Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland 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 Lakeland: daytime highs average 22.3°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 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 Brandon (35 km away). In December its highs average 22.4°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks 25th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 108th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Lakeland is 11.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 21.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 59 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
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 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
- Brandon in DecemberUnited States · 35 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Tampa in DecemberUnited States · 51 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in DecemberUnited States · 62 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 14.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Spring Hill in DecemberUnited States · 74 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 61 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in DecemberUnited States · 78 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Orlando in DecemberUnited States · 79 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Largo in DecemberUnited States · 84 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 15.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Clearwater in DecemberUnited States · 84 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 56 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 Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.