Climate averages 1991–2020
Daytona Beach weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the joint 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Daytona Beach: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Deltona (42 km away). In December its highs average 21.5°C, about as warm as Daytona Beach, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Daytona Beach ranks joint 33rd of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 209th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Daytona Beach is 10.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 59 mm to 61 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Daytona Beach climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.8°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 61 | 7.4 | 10.511 h |
| February | 21.2°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 60 | 7.5 | 11.111 h |
| March | 23.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 63 | 7.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 52 | 7.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 67 | 8.9 | 13.614 h |
| June | 30.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 121 | 17.5 | 14.014 h |
| July | 31.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 112 | 19.4 | 13.814 h |
| August | 30.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 133 | 20.6 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 140 | 18.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 87 | 11.3 | 11.511 h |
| November | 23.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 45 | 7.3 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 21.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 59 | 7.2 | 10.310 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Deltona in DecemberUnited States · 42 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Palm Coast in DecemberUnited States · 45 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 13.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Alafaya in DecemberUnited States · 74 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 13.2°C · 49 mm rain
- Orlando in DecemberUnited States · 82 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Melbourne, United States in DecemberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 45 mm rain
- Gainesville in DecemberUnited States · 135 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Palm Bay in DecemberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 16.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Jacksonville in DecemberUnited States · 139 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.6°C · 58 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Daytona Beach) is explained once on the Daytona Beach year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.