Homestead weather in December: Homestead, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Homestead in December has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 69°F, falling from 81°F on the 1st to 78°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 1.97 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 15°C, 50 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationHomestead Gen Aviation Airport
- Station IDUSC00084095
- Location25.50°N 80.55°W
- Elevation9 ft (3 m)
- Population85,796
- Jan 78° 55°
- Feb 80° 57°
- Mar 82° 59°
- Apr 86° 63°
- May 88° 68°
- Jun 91° 73°
- Jul 92° 74°
- Aug 92° 74°
- Sep 91° 74°
- Oct 88° 70°
- Nov 83° 63°
- Dec 79° 59°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Homestead in December?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 69.0°F. December is 4.0°F cooler than November and 2.6°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Homestead and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 81°F on December 1 to 78°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 66°F and 72°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 81°F | 61°F | 28% | 13% |
| December 8 | 80°F | 60°F | 29% | 12% |
| December 15 | 79°F | 59°F | 28% | 12% |
| December 22 | 79°F | 58°F | 27% | 11% |
| December 31 | 78°F | 56°F | 26% | 10% |
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 | 81°F | 61°F | 28% | 13% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 81°F | 61°F | 28% | 13% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 81°F | 61°F | 28% | 13% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 80°F | 60°F | 28% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 80°F | 60°F | 28% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 80°F | 60°F | 28% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 80°F | 60°F | 28% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 80°F | 60°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 80°F | 60°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 80°F | 60°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 80°F | 60°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 80°F | 59°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 80°F | 59°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 79°F | 59°F | 29% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 79°F | 59°F | 28% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 79°F | 59°F | 28% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 79°F | 59°F | 28% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 79°F | 59°F | 28% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 79°F | 58°F | 28% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 79°F | 58°F | 28% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 79°F | 58°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 79°F | 58°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 78°F | 58°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 78°F | 58°F | 27% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 78°F | 57°F | 27% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 78°F | 57°F | 27% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 78°F | 57°F | 27% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 78°F | 57°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 78°F | 57°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 78°F | 57°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 78°F | 56°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 79°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 59°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.97 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 40 min to 10 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 28
- Days at 80°F or more
- 16
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084095; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Homestead in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around December 10 (29%). In all, 1.97 in falls on 9 days of a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084095.
What are the records for December in Homestead?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1990) is 90°F, on December 4, 2018; the coldest is 31°F, on December 28, 2010. The wettest December brought 9.30 in (2015).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 69.0°F: 2022 69.9°F (+0.9), 2023 69.7°F (+0.7), 2024 69.1°F (+0.1), 2025 71.6°F (+2.6). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 69.9°F | +0.9°F | 0.89 in |
| 2023 | 69.7°F | +0.7°F | 4.36 in |
| 2024 | 69.1°F | +0.1°F | 2.18 in |
| 2025 | 71.6°F | +2.6°F | 0.33 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084095; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084095. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Homestead 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; Homestead's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.