Average December Temperature in Tampa by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Tampa, Florida for the month of December each year between 1890 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest December Ever in Tampa?

1939 was the warmest December in the history of Tampa, Florida. The average daily high temperature was 109.3 °F, and the average low was 72.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest December Ever in Tampa?

2010 was the coolest December in the history of Tampa, Florida. The average daily high temperature was 63.4 °F, and the average low was 43.0 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	43	72.3	57.5
2022	46	73.2	56.3
2021	4	79.8	63.3
2020	82	71.0	51.5
2019	13	75.4	59.8
2018	38	73.1	57.7
2017	16	76.0	58.7
2016	5	78.7	61.5
2015	2	80.9	65.9
2014	42	73.1	56.8
2013	9	77.1	60.0
2012	40	74.5	55.7
2011	15	76.5	58.6
2010	134	63.4	43.0
2009	58	70.8	55.6
2008	29	75.1	57.1
2007	10	77.5	59.3
2006	6	77.5	61.4
2005	110	68.2	50.4
2004	79	70.8	51.8
2003	104	70.0	49.5
2002	100	69.2	50.9
2001	8	76.8	60.7
2000	95	70.1	50.3
1999	59	71.7	54.6
1998	12	77.0	59.0
1997	78	68.3	54.3
1996	55	72.8	54.2
1995	87	70.2	51.7
1994	39	74.5	55.7
1993	107	69.7	49.2
1992	50	74.7	53.9
1991	47	74.9	54.3
1990	19	78.1	55.6
1989	129	66.5	45.8
1988	60	73.8	52.3
1987	51	74.2	54.3
1986	23	74.6	58.3
1985	113	69.4	48.5
1984	17	78.6	55.9
1983	102	68.1	51.7
1982	14	76.0	59.2
1981	111	69.4	49.0
1980	125	68.3	46.7
1979	62	71.8	54.1
1978	27	74.4	58.0
1977	116	68.2	49.2
1976	105	70.0	49.1
1975	96	71.5	48.8
1974	72	72.2	51.6
1973	99	69.6	50.6
1972	41	75.9	54.2
1971	7	79.2	59.5
1970	68	75.2	49.5
1969	122	69.4	46.7
1968	124	68.9	46.3
1967	45	75.0	54.7
1966	112	70.3	48.0
1965	91	71.9	49.4
1964	57	73.1	53.3
1963	132	66.0	43.7
1962	120	68.3	48.1
1961	52	74.2	54.2
1960	121	69.7	46.5
1959	76	71.0	51.6
1958	74	71.6	51.9
1957	108	70.1	48.5
1956	37	76.1	54.8
1955	86	71.1	51.1
1954	123	68.7	46.6
1953	54	71.9	55.7
1952	118	69.4	47.3
1951	30	75.6	56.4
1950	119	68.5	48.1
1949	31	75.9	56.1
1948	11	77.1	58.9
1947	53	73.3	54.9
1946	28	76.7	55.5
1945	106	67.8	51.1
1944	114	69.2	48.4
1943	70	71.8	52.3
1942	49	72.5	56.4
1941	34	73.3	57.9
1940	18	74.8	59.1
1939	1	109.3	72.2
1938	83	70.6	51.8
1937	103	69.2	50.4
1936	44	73.0	56.8
1935	133	63.8	45.3
1934	71	71.6	52.3
1933	24	75.7	57.1
1932	20	76.3	57.1
1931	3	80.2	64.5
1930	128	64.4	49.0
1929	85	71.0	51.2
1928	75	70.3	52.6
1927	89	69.4	52.1
1926	21	75.0	58.1
1925	98	67.7	52.5
1924	33	74.5	57.1
1923	26	73.9	58.6
1922	25	73.8	58.8
1921	22	74.7	58.3
1920	94	69.5	51.0
1919	63	71.9	54.0
1918	64	70.4	54.7
1917	127	66.5	47.1
1916	61	72.4	53.5
1915	117	68.4	48.5
1914	80	68.3	54.2
1913	66	70.5	54.3
1912	35	73.8	57.2
1911	36	73.5	57.4
1910	131	65.1	45.9
1909	126	66.9	48.1
1908	48	73.5	55.4
1907	77	69.9	52.8
1906	81	70.6	52.0
1905	97	68.5	51.8
1904	90	69.7	51.8
1903	130	66.8	44.7
1902	73	71.1	52.5
1901	115	68.0	49.4
1900	92	67.8	53.3
1899	84	69.8	52.4
1898	101	68.5	51.4
1897	65	71.6	53.4
1896	93	69.1	51.4
1895	109	68.4	50.2
1894	69	71.4	53.1
1893	56	73.1	53.4
1892	67	71.2	53.6
1891	32	75.1	56.8
1890	88	70.1	51.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1940–2024	Tampa International Airport	location
1890–1939	Tampa	location