Florida Weather in December
Florida in December
The short of it: Florida in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 61 mm · daylight 11 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & December
December in Florida brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Florida: highs scarcely reach 27°, nights fall to 17°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 14 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and December.
Against its neighbours, Florida runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. La Entrada, 10 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Florida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 74 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La EntradaCopán Department | 10 km ENE | 27° | 17° | 67 mm |
| Trinidad de CopánCopán Department | 14 km SE | 25° | 15° | 67 mm |
| DoloresCopán Department | 17 km S | 24° | 15° | 58 mm |
| NaranjitoSanta Bárbara Department | 18 km ESE | 25° | 16° | 63 mm |
| Dulce NombreCopán Department | 20 km S | 24° | 15° | 58 mm |
| Santa Rosa de CopánCopán Department | 29 km SSE | 23° | 14° | 52 mm |
| San Juan de OpoaCopán Department | 31 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 40 mm |
| Tras CerrosSanta Bárbara Department | 35 km NNE | 25° | 16° | 98 mm |