Typical December weather
Tampa
Florida · December
74° days
56° nights
about 4 rainy days · 10½ hours of daylight · gulf 68°
What to pack
- Light jacket
- Sunscreen
What December feels like
December brings holiday boat parades on the bay and the first real snowbird wave into the restaurants. Every few winters a front pushes down cold enough to make the news and send the citrus growers out to run their sprinklers all night.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. Humidity stays comfortable; the air never feels heavy.
Can you swim?
The Gulf runs about 68° — brisk but swimmable.
The numbers
| Typical high | 74° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 56° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 2.6 in |
| Humidity | comfortable |
| Water temperature | 68° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:13 am / 5:36 pm |