Manatee County Weather in December
Average highs run from 76°F on December 1 to 72°F on December 31, and lows from 56°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.39 in over about 6 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 74°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Precipitation
- 2.39 in
- Record high
- 87°FDec 21, 2013
- Record low
- 27°FDec 28, 2010
- Chance of a freeze
- 15%
- Daylight
- 10 h 32 min to 10 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 58°F
- Wind
- 9.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 76°F | 56°F | 85°F 2025 | 44°F 1999 | 14% |
| Dec 2 | 76°F | 56°F | 84°F 2023 | 39°F 1999 | 15% |
| Dec 3 | 76°F | 56°F | 83°F 2012 | 39°F 2008 | 15% |
| Dec 4 | 76°F | 55°F | 85°F 2016 | 40°F 2010 | 15% |
| Dec 5 | 76°F | 55°F | 84°F 2016 | 47°F 2007 | 15% |
| Dec 6 | 75°F | 55°F | 84°F 2001 | 41°F 2010 | 16% |
| Dec 7 | 75°F | 55°F | 84°F 2001 | 35°F 2010 | 16% |
| Dec 8 | 75°F | 55°F | 86°F 2013 | 36°F 2010 | 16% |
| Dec 9 | 75°F | 55°F | 84°F 2007 | 42°F 2010 | 17% |
| Dec 10 | 75°F | 55°F | 84°F 2000 | 41°F 2017 | 17% |
| Dec 11 | 75°F | 54°F | 85°F 2007 | 40°F 2017 | 17% |
| Dec 12 | 75°F | 54°F | 85°F 2001 | 42°F 2014 | 17% |
| Dec 13 | 74°F | 54°F | 85°F 2000 | 41°F 2014 | 18% |
| Dec 14 | 74°F | 54°F | 84°F 2001 | 34°F 2010 | 18% |
| Dec 15 | 74°F | 54°F | 85°F 2001 | 31°F 2010 | 18% |
| Dec 16 | 74°F | 54°F | 86°F 2001 | 35°F 2010 | 18% |
| Dec 17 | 74°F | 53°F | 86°F 2024 | 40°F 2002 | 18% |
| Dec 18 | 74°F | 53°F | 84°F 2006 | 38°F 2000 | 19% |
| Dec 19 | 74°F | 53°F | 83°F 2016 | 39°F 2000 | 19% |
| Dec 20 | 73°F | 53°F | 85°F 2013 | 32°F 2000 | 19% |
| Dec 21 | 73°F | 53°F | 87°F 2013 | 32°F 2000 | 19% |
| Dec 22 | 73°F | 53°F | 84°F 2013 | 40°F 2012 | 19% |
| Dec 23 | 73°F | 52°F | 83°F 2013 | 37°F 2012 | 19% |
| Dec 24 | 73°F | 52°F | 85°F 2015 | 36°F 2022 | 20% |
| Dec 25 | 73°F | 52°F | 85°F 2015 | 36°F 2022 | 20% |
| Dec 26 | 73°F | 52°F | 86°F 2016 | 38°F 1999 | 20% |
| Dec 27 | 72°F | 52°F | 85°F 2015 | 35°F 2010 | 20% |
| Dec 28 | 72°F | 52°F | 85°F 2018 | 27°F 2010 | 20% |
| Dec 29 | 72°F | 52°F | 84°F 2015 | 31°F 2010 | 20% |
| Dec 30 | 72°F | 51°F | 85°F 2015 | 40°F 2002 | 20% |
| Dec 31 | 72°F | 51°F | 86°F 2006 | 31°F 2000 | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086880 (Parrish), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012871, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.