Climate averages 1991–2020
Tallahassee weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Tallahassee: daytime highs average 17.7°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 86 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 13 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Albany (Georgia), United States (127 km away). In December its highs average 16.3°C, 1.3°C cooler than Tallahassee, with 88 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Tallahassee ranks joint 72nd of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 304th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Tallahassee is 7.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 16.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 86 mm to 97 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
Tallahassee climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.4°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 97 | 7.6 | 10.410 h |
| February | 18.4°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 84 | 7.6 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 108 | 8.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 71 | 7.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 59 | 8.6 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 141 | 16.9 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 144 | 19.9 | 13.914 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 147 | 20.2 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 102 | 11.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 70 | 6.3 | 11.511 h |
| November | 21.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 60 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 17.7°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 86 | 7.4 | 10.210 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
- Albany (Georgia), United States in DecemberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 6.4°C · 88 mm rain
- Gainesville in DecemberUnited States · 208 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Columbus, United States in DecemberUnited States · 235 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 5.2°C · 113 mm rain
- Warner Robins in DecemberUnited States · 250 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 5.2°C · 96 mm rain
- Jacksonville in DecemberUnited States · 252 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Macon in DecemberUnited States · 274 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 5.1°C · 98 mm rain
- Spring Hill in DecemberUnited States · 276 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 61 mm rain
- Montgomery in DecemberUnited States · 288 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 5.1°C · 110 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 Tallahassee) is explained once on the Tallahassee year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.