Jacksonville Beach weather in December: Jacksonville Beach, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Jacksonville Beach in December has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 60°F, falling from 70°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 2.95 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 12°C, 75 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationJacksonville Beach
- Station IDUSC00084366
- Location30.29°N 81.39°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population23,630
- Jan 65° 49°
- Feb 68° 52°
- Mar 72° 57°
- Apr 77° 63°
- May 83° 70°
- Jun 87° 75°
- Jul 89° 77°
- Aug 89° 77°
- Sep 86° 76°
- Oct 80° 69°
- Nov 73° 60°
- Dec 67° 53°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Jacksonville Beach in December?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 60.1°F. December is 6.2°F cooler than November and 3.0°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Jacksonville Beach and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 70°F on December 1 to 65°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 56°F and 64°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 | 70°F | 56°F | 29% | 13% |
| December 8 | 68°F | 55°F | 30% | 14% |
| December 15 | 67°F | 53°F | 31% | 15% |
| December 22 | 66°F | 52°F | 31% | 15% |
| December 31 | 65°F | 50°F | 32% | 16% |
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 | 70°F | 56°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 69°F | 56°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 69°F | 56°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 69°F | 56°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 69°F | 55°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 69°F | 55°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 69°F | 55°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 68°F | 55°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 68°F | 55°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 68°F | 54°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 68°F | 54°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 68°F | 54°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 68°F | 54°F | 31% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 67°F | 54°F | 31% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 67°F | 53°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 67°F | 53°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 67°F | 53°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 67°F | 53°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 67°F | 53°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 67°F | 52°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 66°F | 52°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 66°F | 52°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 66°F | 52°F | 31% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 66°F | 52°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 66°F | 51°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 66°F | 51°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 66°F | 51°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 66°F | 51°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 66°F | 51°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 65°F | 50°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 65°F | 50°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 67°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 53°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.95 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 11
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084366; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Jacksonville Beach in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around December 30 (32%). In all, 2.95 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Jacksonville Beach, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084366.
What are the records for December in Jacksonville Beach?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1944) is 85°F, on December 2, 1968; the coldest is 15°F, on December 25, 1983. The wettest December brought 9.86 in (1983); the snowiest, 2.5 inches (1989).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 60.1°F: 2021 69.6°F (+9.5), 2022 58.9°F (−1.2), 2023 60.5°F (+0.4), 2024 58.5°F (−1.6), 2025 60.5°F (+0.4). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69.6°F | +9.5°F | 3.00 in |
| 2022 | 58.9°F | −1.2°F | 0.74 in |
| 2023 | 60.5°F | +0.4°F | 6.39 in |
| 2024 | 58.5°F | −1.6°F | 1.33 in |
| 2025 | 60.5°F | +0.4°F | 0.20 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084366; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084366. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Jacksonville Beach 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; Jacksonville Beach's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Jacksonville Beach in November73°F by day, 60°F at night
- Jacksonville Beach in January65°F by day, 49°F at night
- Jacksonville Beach 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