Saint Augustine South Sea Temperature in December
Florida, United States
Average sea temperature for Saint Augustine South, United States across December, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
19.08° C
High
21.77° C
Low
16.38° C
At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.
December is the 9th warmest of 12 months at Saint Augustine South. On average the water sits 4.1° than the year-round mean of 23.15° C.
Compared to November, December is 3.5° cooler than (22.54° C in November). By January the water is usually 16.9° C.
Saint Augustine South Day-by-Day Water Temperature in December
10-year low, average and high
Each vertical bar above is one day of December. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Saint Augustine South.
A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.
December Water Temperature Table for Saint Augustine South
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 20.51° C | 18.99° C | 21.77° C |
| December 2 | 20.46° C | 19.01° C | 21.7° C |
| December 3 | 20.42° C | 19.19° C | 21.62° C |
| December 4 | 20.2° C | 19.27° C | 21.18° C |
| December 5 | 20.2° C | 19.42° C | 21.09° C |
| December 6 | 19.99° C | 18.64° C | 20.9° C |
| December 7 | 19.84° C | 18.56° C | 20.48° C |
| December 8 | 19.83° C | 19° C | 20.39° C |
| December 9 | 19.76° C | 18.92° C | 20.48° C |
| December 10 | 19.63° C | 18.72° C | 20.48° C |
| December 11 | 19.42° C | 18.28° C | 20.66° C |
| December 12 | 19.31° C | 17.89° C | 20.6° C |
| December 13 | 19.13° C | 17.82° C | 19.91° C |
| December 14 | 19.12° C | 17.86° C | 19.99° C |
| December 15 | 19.05° C | 17.46° C | 20.05° C |
| December 16 | 18.91° C | 16.58° C | 20.13° C |
| December 17 | 19.06° C | 16.74° C | 20.65° C |
| December 18 | 19.03° C | 16.38° C | 20.86° C |
| December 19 | 18.99° C | 16.84° C | 20.48° C |
| December 20 | 18.78° C | 16.89° C | 20.07° C |
| December 21 | 18.48° C | 16.73° C | 19.63° C |
| December 22 | 18.38° C | 17.15° C | 19.43° C |
| December 23 | 18.25° C | 16.76° C | 19.75° C |
| December 24 | 18.15° C | 16.89° C | 19.92° C |
| December 25 | 18.24° C | 17.2° C | 20.11° C |
| December 26 | 18.43° C | 16.85° C | 20.72° C |
| December 27 | 18.16° C | 16.64° C | 20.86° C |
| December 28 | 17.96° C | 16.57° C | 20.17° C |
| December 29 | 17.92° C | 16.81° C | 19.26° C |
| December 30 | 17.93° C | 16.66° C | 19.36° C |
| December 31 | 17.84° C | 16.78° C | 19.5° C |
Where December Sits in the Year
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Saint Augustine South Location
29.8469, -81.3152
Saint Augustine South sits at 29.8469°N, 81.3152°W, on the coast of Florida, United States. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.
Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.
Nearest locations to Saint Augustine South
- State Road 312, Matanzas River, ICWW, 2.3 km N
- Anastasia Island, 3.5 km E
- St. Augustine Beach, 4.3 km E
- Saint Augustine Beach, 4.8 km E
- St. Augustine, city dock, Florida, 5.0 km N
- Saint Augustine, 6.0 km N