Florida Weather in December
Florida in December
The short of it: Florida in December averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 134 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 18° · rain 134 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Florida an average December high of 28°, a low of 18° and some 134 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 134 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 56 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Florida runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Miranda, 8 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Florida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 53 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MirandaCauca Department | 8 km S | 28° | 18° | 136 mm |
| PraderaValle del Cauca Department | 11 km N | 28° | 18° | 133 mm |
| PadillaCauca Department | 14 km SW | 29° | 19° | 146 mm |
| CandelariaValle del Cauca Department | 16 km NW | 29° | 19° | 125 mm |
| CorintoCauca Department | 17 km S | 29° | 18° | 148 mm |
| Puerto TejadaCauca Department | 23 km WSW | 29° | 19° | 142 mm |
| PalmiraValle del Cauca Department | 24 km NNW | 29° | 19° | 163 mm |
| CaliValle del Cauca Department | 34 km WNW | 29° | 19° | 192 mm |