Lake City weather in December: Lake City, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Lake City in December has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 55°F, falling from 68°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 2.91 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 6°C, 74 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationLake City (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00084731
- Location30.19°N 82.59°W
- Elevation195 ft (59 m)
- Population12,783
- Jan 63° 41°
- Feb 67° 44°
- Mar 73° 49°
- Apr 79° 55°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 86° 67°
- Oct 79° 59°
- Nov 71° 49°
- Dec 66° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake City in December?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 54.5°F. December is 5.7°F cooler than November and 2.4°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Lake City and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 68°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 50°F and 59°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 68°F | 46°F | 29% | 13% |
| December 8 | 67°F | 45°F | 31% | 14% |
| December 15 | 66°F | 44°F | 33% | 15% |
| December 22 | 65°F | 43°F | 34% | 15% |
| December 31 | 64°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% |
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 | 68°F | 46°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 68°F | 46°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 68°F | 46°F | 29% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 67°F | 46°F | 30% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 67°F | 45°F | 30% | 13% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 67°F | 45°F | 30% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 67°F | 45°F | 31% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 67°F | 45°F | 31% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 67°F | 45°F | 31% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 66°F | 44°F | 32% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 66°F | 44°F | 32% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 66°F | 44°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 66°F | 44°F | 32% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 66°F | 44°F | 33% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 65°F | 43°F | 33% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 65°F | 43°F | 33% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 65°F | 43°F | 33% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 65°F | 43°F | 33% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 65°F | 43°F | 34% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 65°F | 43°F | 34% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 64°F | 42°F | 34% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 64°F | 42°F | 35% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 64°F | 42°F | 35% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 64°F | 41°F | 35% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 64°F | 41°F | 35% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 44°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.91 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 13
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084731; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lake City in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around December 30 (35%). In all, 2.91 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Lake City, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084731.
What are the records for December in Lake City?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 91°F, on December 6, 1983; the coldest is 9°F, on December 26, 1983. The wettest December brought 12.08 in (1916).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 54.5°F: 2021 61.5°F (+7.0), 2022 54.8°F (+0.3), 2025 55.8°F (+1.3). 3 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.5°F | +7.0°F | 3.33 in |
| 2022 | 54.8°F | +0.3°F | 0.93 in |
| 2025 | 55.8°F | +1.3°F | 1.55 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084731; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084731. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Lake City 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; Lake City's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.