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Tampa & Clearwater weather in December

Is it warm? Mostly. December in Tampa & Clearwater is mild: afternoons average 24°C and nights 14°C. Most days (80%) peak between 20°C and 27°C.

Mild · average high

24°C

25°C or more on about four in ten days; 20°C or more on about nine in ten days.

  • Average low14°overnight
  • Sea19°average, 2022–2025
  • Rainy days455 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy50% cloud · 29% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every December afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 20° and 27°.

Number of December days by daily high, 2011–2025.

December, year by year

The average December high in each year. The warmest, 2015, averaged 27°C; the coolest, 2020, 22°C.

Average December high by year: 2011: 23.9°C, 2012: 23.6°C, 2013: 24.7°C, 2014: 22.8°C, 2015: 26.6°C, 2016: 25.1°C, 2017: 23.8°C, 2018: 23°C, 2019: 24.5°C, 2020: 22.3°C, 2021: 25.1°C, 2022: 23.3°C, 2023: 23.2°C, 2024: 22.7°C, 2025: 24.2°C.

Compared with home

Average December highs. Expect rain on about 4 days (55 mm in a typical month).

  • Tampa & Clearwater24°
  • Cork10°
  • London10°
  • Dublin9°
  • Belfast9°
  • Manchester9°
  • Glasgow8°

Other months

Tampa & Clearwater all year · Where else is hot in December

Warmer in December, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Tampa & Clearwater is about 8h 45m.

  • Warm in Dec

    27°C average high

    avg high · 20° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Dec

    26°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Sal

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Very hot in Dec

    33°C average high

    avg high · 20° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    24°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

Air: Copernicus ERA5-Land, 2011–2025, matched to the official averages for Tampa airport. Sea: Copernicus ERA5, 2022–2025. Rainy days = days with 1 mm of rain or more, as weather stations count them. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology