Climate averages 1991–2020
Palm Coast weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the joint 10th warmest and the 2nd 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 Palm Coast: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 13.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 51 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 17 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Daytona Beach (45 km away). In December its highs average 21.2°C, 1.1°C warmer than Palm Coast, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Palm Coast ranks 36th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 146th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Palm Coast is 9.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 51 mm to 56 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
Palm Coast climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 56 | 6.9 | 10.510 h |
| February | 20.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 55 | 6.4 | 11.111 h |
| March | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 63 | 7.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 52 | 7.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.3°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 68 | 9.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 30.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 139 | 18.2 | 14.014 h |
| July | 30.9°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 142 | 20.4 | 13.814 h |
| August | 30.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 152 | 21.7 | 13.213 h |
| September | 28.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 137 | 18.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 86 | 10.8 | 11.511 h |
| November | 22.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 41 | 6.1 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 20.1°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 51 | 6.0 | 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
- Daytona Beach in DecemberUnited States · 45 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 14.0°C · 59 mm rain
- Deltona in DecemberUnited States · 76 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Jacksonville in DecemberUnited States · 94 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Gainesville in DecemberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Alafaya in DecemberUnited States · 114 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 13.2°C · 49 mm rain
- Orlando in DecemberUnited States · 118 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Melbourne, United States in DecemberUnited States · 177 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 45 mm rain
- Spring Hill in DecemberUnited States · 178 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 61 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 Palm Coast) is explained once on the Palm Coast year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.