Plant City weather in December: Plant City, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Plant City in December has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 65°F, falling from 79°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal December, 2.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 12°C, 65 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationPlant City
- Station IDUSC00087205
- Location28.02°N 82.14°W
- Elevation110 ft (34 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population43,046
- Jan 75° 50°
- Feb 78° 53°
- Mar 81° 56°
- Apr 86° 61°
- May 91° 67°
- Jun 93° 72°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 94° 74°
- Sep 92° 72°
- Oct 87° 66°
- Nov 81° 58°
- Dec 77° 53°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Plant City in December?
The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 65.0°F. December is 4.4°F cooler than November and 2.6°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Plant City and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 79°F on December 1 to 75°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 61°F and 69°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 79°F | 56°F | 23% | 11% |
| December 8 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 12% |
| December 15 | 77°F | 54°F | 25% | 12% |
| December 22 | 76°F | 52°F | 26% | 13% |
| December 31 | 75°F | 51°F | 25% | 13% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 79°F | 56°F | 23% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 79°F | 55°F | 23% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 78°F | 55°F | 23% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 78°F | 55°F | 23% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 78°F | 55°F | 24% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 78°F | 55°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 78°F | 54°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 77°F | 54°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 77°F | 54°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 77°F | 54°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 77°F | 54°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 77°F | 54°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 77°F | 53°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 77°F | 53°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 77°F | 53°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 76°F | 53°F | 25% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 76°F | 53°F | 26% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 76°F | 53°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 76°F | 52°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 76°F | 52°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 76°F | 52°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 76°F | 52°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 76°F | 52°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 76°F | 52°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 75°F | 51°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 75°F | 51°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 75°F | 51°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 75°F | 51°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 77°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 53°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min to 10 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 24
- Days at 80°F or more
- 10
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00087205; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Plant City in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around December 23 (26%). In all, 2.54 in falls on 8 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Plant City, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00087205.
What are the records for December in Plant City?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 91°F, on December 8, 1908; the coldest is 18°F, on December 13, 1962. The wettest December brought 14.75 in (1997).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.0°F: 2021 69.7°F (+4.7), 2022 64.7°F (−0.3), 2023 64.8°F (−0.2), 2024 63.7°F (−1.3), 2025 67.1°F (+2.1). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69.7°F | +4.7°F | 0.77 in |
| 2022 | 64.7°F | −0.3°F | 1.94 in |
| 2023 | 64.8°F | −0.2°F | 3.22 in |
| 2024 | 63.7°F | −1.3°F | 0.51 in |
| 2025 | 67.1°F | +2.1°F | 2.52 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00087205; recent months: ACIS, station USC00087205. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Plant City compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, December normal highs run from 63°F in Milton to 80°F in Everglades; Plant City's is 77°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Plant City in November81°F by day, 58°F at night
- Plant City in January75°F by day, 50°F at night
- Plant City through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Everglades: Florida's warmest Decembernormal high 80°F