Sarasota County Weather in December
Average highs run from 79°F on December 1 to 75°F on December 31, and lows from 55°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 in over about 7 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
- 77°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 2.51 in
- Record high
- 89°FDec 4, 1998
- Record low
- 22°FDec 13, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 26%
- Daylight
- 10 h 33 min to 10 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 60°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 79°F | 55°F | 87°F 1994 | 35°F 1957 | 20% |
| Dec 2 | 78°F | 55°F | 85°F 1955 | 38°F 1960 | 20% |
| Dec 3 | 78°F | 55°F | 88°F 1994 | 37°F 2008 | 20% |
| Dec 4 | 78°F | 55°F | 89°F 1998 | 35°F 1989 | 20% |
| Dec 5 | 78°F | 55°F | 86°F 1998 | 36°F 1957 | 21% |
| Dec 6 | 78°F | 54°F | 86°F 1998 | 38°F 1957 | 21% |
| Dec 7 | 78°F | 54°F | 87°F 1972 | 36°F 1984 | 21% |
| Dec 8 | 78°F | 54°F | 87°F 1998 | 36°F 1984 | 21% |
| Dec 9 | 78°F | 54°F | 88°F 2001 | 37°F 1984 | 21% |
| Dec 10 | 77°F | 54°F | 86°F 1994 | 36°F 1974 | 22% |
| Dec 11 | 77°F | 54°F | 87°F 2001 | 24°F 1981 | 22% |
| Dec 12 | 77°F | 54°F | 86°F 2001 | 27°F 1957 | 22% |
| Dec 13 | 77°F | 54°F | 88°F 1972 | 22°F 1962 | 22% |
| Dec 14 | 77°F | 53°F | 89°F 1987 | 26°F 1962 | 22% |
| Dec 15 | 77°F | 53°F | 87°F 2009 | 35°F 2004 | 22% |
| Dec 16 | 77°F | 53°F | 85°F 2021 | 30°F 1968 | 22% |
| Dec 17 | 77°F | 53°F | 86°F 2024 | 32°F 1968 | 22% |
| Dec 18 | 76°F | 53°F | 87°F 2021 | 32°F 1973 | 22% |
| Dec 19 | 76°F | 53°F | 87°F 2021 | 33°F 1975 | 22% |
| Dec 20 | 76°F | 53°F | 88°F 1998 | 28°F 1981 | 22% |
| Dec 21 | 76°F | 52°F | 87°F 1987 | 29°F 1981 | 22% |
| Dec 22 | 76°F | 52°F | 84°F 1987 | 32°F 1960 | 22% |
| Dec 23 | 76°F | 52°F | 87°F 1998 | 29°F 1989 | 22% |
| Dec 24 | 76°F | 52°F | 86°F 2016 | 27°F 1989 | 22% |
| Dec 25 | 76°F | 52°F | 87°F 2016 | 27°F 1989 | 23% |
| Dec 26 | 75°F | 52°F | 86°F 1988 | 26°F 1983 | 23% |
| Dec 27 | 75°F | 51°F | 86°F 1988 | 25°F 1983 | 23% |
| Dec 28 | 75°F | 51°F | 86°F 1988 | 34°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 29 | 75°F | 51°F | 86°F 1988 | 34°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 30 | 75°F | 51°F | 85°F 1996 | 30°F 1961 | 23% |
| Dec 31 | 75°F | 51°F | 89°F 1987 | 30°F 2000 | 23% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00086065 (Myakka Rvr SP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00089176, 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.