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Typical December weather

Panama City Beach

Florida · December

Off-season at its most literal — pack layers.

67° days
45° nights

about 6 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight · gulf 64°

What to pack

What December feels like

December is one of the quietest months here, with a handful of freezing mornings and nobody in the water. The beach ball drop at Pier Park on New Year's Eve is the one night the strip looks like summer again.

Expect about 6 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.

Can you swim?

The Gulf runs about 64° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.

The numbers

Typical high67°
Typical low45°
Days with real rain6
Total rain4.3 in
Water temperature64°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:32 am / 4:44 pm

How December compares

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