High temps in the Sunshine State of the mid-80s to the lower 90s generally persist well into October, according to the NWS. The first real cool down doesn't usually occur until November. The thing to watch for isn't the high temps, but the low ones.
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Sarasota, FLFrequently recognized as one of the best places to live in the U.S. and one of the best places to retire, the Florida Gulf Coast city of Sarasota offers warm weather throughout the year with summer temperatures in the 80s and 90s and winter temperatures as high as 70 degrees.
Yes, the water in Florida in December is plenty warm to swim in. If you plan on spending a lot of time in the ocean you will want to head to the more Southern parts of Florida as they will have warmer water temperatures.
S?everal Florida cities also rewrote their summer heat record books in 2023, including Key West, Miami, Pensacola and Sarasota. While Tampa fell just short of their record summer, they've now had their four hottest summers all within the past four years.