weather in florida at christmas

[poshmum]

Hi all, im thinking about taking the kids to Disneyworld this xmas and would like to no what the weather is likely to be like, is it t-shirt weather? We went last August and it was wet to say the least, but still hot, the hotter the better as far as im concerned!

[Clanad]

The official records indicate the expectations for your time frame for Orlando: High 73�-Low 51� (F). It can be cool in th eevenings, so take a sweater.

Keep in mind the week from Christmas to New Years is the busiest time of th eyear for Disney World... The week previous is the end of the least busy times...

[Meg]

Went to Florida in December about 20 years ago, It was unusually cold. We only took summer clothes and had to buy warmer stuff while we where there. First night into the holiday we went to the Disney village (think it's called the Market Place now) watched some outside entertainers, people were wrapping their coats around our kids because they were so cold, If I remember rightly there were also a few snow flurries.

Have been to Orlando about 20 times, the last few times it has rained incessantly, still better than being in the UK though!!

Disney is fun, Christmas time lots of things going on, if thats what you fancy go for it and take the weather as it comes.

Hope this helps, ATB, Wendyxx

[poshmum]

Thanks for your answers, I will defo go and make sure I am prepared for all weather conditions!

[grasscarp]

Like Miss Meg I remember a really freezing Christmas there. Had tried for air tickets and couldnt get them so went to LA instead. We had warmth and Florida had very extreme cold!

[mikey0118]

Florida, like so many other destinations around the world, has the four seasons plus hurricane seasons, tornado seasons and more. December is apparently the second coldest month in Florida (behind January). Back in January, I recall the temperature on several mornings being as low as 4�C. That hopefully puts into perspective just how nippy this place can get during the winter months! Temperatures got up to 20�C or so during the day. August is the height of the summer and it gets very hot and very humid and rainfall is almost guaranteed on a daily basis along with thunder and lightning, although only in the late afternoon and rarely for more than an hour at a time.