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Typical December weather

Pensacola

Florida · December

Grey, wet, and cold enough to want a fire.

65° days
46° nights

about 7 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight · gulf 62°

What to pack

What December feels like

December is one of the wettest and coldest months of the year here and the beach becomes a walking destination only. Downtown does winter well — the lights along Palafox, the tree at Plaza Ferdinand, and oysters at their best.

Expect about 7 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy.

Can you swim?

The Gulf runs about 62° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.

The numbers

Typical high65°
Typical low46°
Days with real rain7
Total rain5.4 in
Humiditydry air
Water temperature62°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:38 am / 4:49 pm

How December compares

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