Climate averages 1991–2020
Homestead weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Homestead: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kendall (28 km away). In December its highs average 24.4°C, about as warm as Homestead, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Homestead ranks 2nd of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 47th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Homestead is 14.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 23.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 35 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
Homestead climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 35 | 5.7 | 10.711 h |
| February | 24.9°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 33 | 5.8 | 11.311 h |
| March | 26.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 40 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 50 | 7.7 | 12.713 h |
| May | 29.5°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 95 | 13.0 | 13.413 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 185 | 23.7 | 13.714 h |
| July | 30.7°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 149 | 24.7 | 13.614 h |
| August | 30.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 176 | 25.5 | 13.013 h |
| September | 29.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 171 | 23.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 101 | 15.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 26.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 38 | 6.8 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 24.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 30 | 5.5 | 10.611 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
- Kendall in DecemberUnited States · 28 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Doral in DecemberUnited States · 41 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Miami in DecemberUnited States · 44 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 19.5°C · 39 mm rain
- Hialeah in DecemberUnited States · 48 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 39 mm rain
- Miami Gardens in DecemberUnited States · 58 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Pembroke Pines in DecemberUnited States · 65 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 41 mm rain
- Davie in DecemberUnited States · 70 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Fort Lauderdale in DecemberUnited States · 80 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 41 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 Homestead) is explained once on the Homestead year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.