Climate averages 1991–2020
Lehigh Acres weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and one of 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 Lehigh Acres: daytime highs average 24.5°C and nights cool to about 14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 30 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fort Myers (21 km away). In December its highs average 24.1°C, about as warm as Lehigh Acres, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lehigh Acres ranks 4th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 55th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Lehigh Acres is 14.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 23.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 47 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
Lehigh Acres climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 47 | 5.4 | 10.711 h |
| February | 25.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 38 | 5.2 | 11.211 h |
| March | 27.1°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 48 | 5.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 57 | 6.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 31.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 83 | 10.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 31.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 193 | 20.8 | 13.814 h |
| July | 31.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 189 | 23.5 | 13.614 h |
| August | 31.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 184 | 24.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.7°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 162 | 20.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 72 | 9.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 26.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 33 | 4.3 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 24.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 33 | 4.6 | 10.511 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
- Fort Myers in DecemberUnited States · 21 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 15.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Cape Coral in DecemberUnited States · 33 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.5°C · 36 mm rain
- Coral Springs in DecemberUnited States · 140 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Port Saint Lucie in DecemberUnited States · 147 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Davie in DecemberUnited States · 152 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Doral in DecemberUnited States · 155 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Boynton Beach in DecemberUnited States · 155 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Pompano Beach in DecemberUnited States · 155 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.5°C · 43 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 Lehigh Acres) is explained once on the Lehigh Acres year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.