Fort Pierce weather in December: Fort Pierce, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Fort Pierce in December has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 66°F, falling from 77°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 2.33 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 13°C, 59 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationFort Pierce St Lucie County International Airport
- Station IDUSW00012895
- Location27.50°N 80.38°W
- Elevation24 ft (7 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population50,805
- Jan 73° 51°
- Feb 76° 54°
- Mar 78° 57°
- Apr 82° 61°
- May 86° 67°
- Jun 89° 71°
- Jul 90° 73°
- Aug 90° 73°
- Sep 88° 73°
- Oct 84° 69°
- Nov 79° 61°
- Dec 75° 56°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Pierce in December?
The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 65.5°F. December is 4.4°F cooler than November and 3.2°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Fort Pierce and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 77°F on December 1 to 74°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 62°F and 69°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 77°F | 58°F | 32% | 16% |
| December 8 | 76°F | 57°F | 32% | 15% |
| December 15 | 76°F | 56°F | 31% | 15% |
| December 22 | 75°F | 55°F | 30% | 13% |
| December 31 | 74°F | 53°F | 28% | 12% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 77°F | 58°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 77°F | 58°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 77°F | 58°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 77°F | 58°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 77°F | 58°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 77°F | 57°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 76°F | 57°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 76°F | 57°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 76°F | 57°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 76°F | 57°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 76°F | 57°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 76°F | 57°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 76°F | 56°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 76°F | 56°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 76°F | 56°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 75°F | 56°F | 31% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 75°F | 56°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 75°F | 56°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 75°F | 55°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 75°F | 55°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 75°F | 55°F | 30% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 75°F | 55°F | 30% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 75°F | 55°F | 30% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 75°F | 54°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 74°F | 54°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 74°F | 54°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 74°F | 54°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 74°F | 53°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 74°F | 53°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 74°F | 53°F | 28% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 74°F | 53°F | 28% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 75°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 56°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.33 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min to 10 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 26
- Days at 80°F or more
- 10
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012895; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Pierce in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around December 1 (32%). In all, 2.33 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012895.
What are the records for December in Fort Pierce?
The warmest December temperature on Fort Pierce's official record (since 1901) is 89°F, on December 22, 1953; the coldest is 19°F, on December 24, 1989. The wettest December brought 8.21 in (1963).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.5°F: 2021 68.3°F (+2.8), 2022 66.7°F (+1.2), 2023 67.3°F (+1.8), 2024 66.3°F (+0.8), 2025 66.5°F (+1.0). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.3°F | +2.8°F | 1.28 in |
| 2022 | 66.7°F | +1.2°F | 2.22 in |
| 2023 | 67.3°F | +1.8°F | 5.19 in |
| 2024 | 66.3°F | +0.8°F | 5.46 in |
| 2025 | 66.5°F | +1.0°F | 0.66 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FPRthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012895. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Fort Pierce compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, December normal highs run from 63°F in Milton to 80°F in Everglades; Fort Pierce's is 75°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fort Pierce in November79°F by day, 61°F at night
- Fort Pierce in January73°F by day, 51°F at night
- Fort Pierce through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Everglades: Florida's warmest Decembernormal high 80°F