Climate averages 1991–2020
Brandon weather
in December.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Brandon: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 24 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tampa (17 km away). In December its highs average 21.9°C, about as warm as Brandon, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Brandon ranks 24th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 132nd of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Brandon is 11.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 21.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 61 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Brandon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 61 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 50 | 5.9 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 59 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 51 | 5.9 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 65 | 7.6 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 143 | 18.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 142 | 20.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 21.6 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 120 | 16.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 52 | 7.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 38 | 4.1 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 22.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 49 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Tampa in DecemberUnited States · 17 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in DecemberUnited States · 30 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 14.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Lakeland in DecemberUnited States · 35 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 46 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in DecemberUnited States · 43 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Largo in DecemberUnited States · 49 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 15.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Clearwater in DecemberUnited States · 51 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 56 mm rain
- Spring Hill in DecemberUnited States · 64 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 61 mm rain
- Orlando in DecemberUnited States · 111 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 50 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Brandon) is explained once on the Brandon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.