Leesburg weather in December: Leesburg, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Leesburg in December has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 62°F, falling from 75°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal December, 2.17 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 11°C, 55 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationLeesburg Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00012819
- Location28.82°N 81.81°W
- Elevation77 ft (24 m)
- Population37,815
- Jan 70° 49°
- Feb 73° 52°
- Mar 77° 56°
- Apr 83° 62°
- May 88° 68°
- Jun 91° 73°
- Jul 91° 75°
- Aug 92° 75°
- Sep 90° 73°
- Oct 85° 66°
- Nov 77° 57°
- Dec 72° 52°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Leesburg in December?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 62.2°F. December is 5.0°F cooler than November and 2.8°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Leesburg and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 75°F on December 1 to 70°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 58°F and 66°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 75°F | 54°F | 27% | 10% |
| December 8 | 74°F | 53°F | 27% | 11% |
| December 15 | 73°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% |
| December 22 | 72°F | 51°F | 27% | 12% |
| December 31 | 70°F | 50°F | 27% | 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 | 75°F | 54°F | 27% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 74°F | 54°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 74°F | 54°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 74°F | 54°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 74°F | 54°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 74°F | 54°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 74°F | 54°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 74°F | 53°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 73°F | 53°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 73°F | 53°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 73°F | 53°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 73°F | 53°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 73°F | 53°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 73°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 73°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 72°F | 51°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 72°F | 51°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 72°F | 51°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 71°F | 51°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 71°F | 51°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 71°F | 51°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 71°F | 50°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 71°F | 50°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 71°F | 50°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 71°F | 50°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 70°F | 50°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 70°F | 50°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 52°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.17 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min to 10 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 21
- Days at 80°F or more
- 8
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012819; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Leesburg in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around December 20 (27%). In all, 2.17 in falls on 8 days of a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012819.
What are the records for December in Leesburg?
The warmest December temperature on Leesburg's official record (since 1958) is 87°F, on December 18, 2016; the coldest is 16°F, on December 13, 1962. The wettest December brought 9.33 in (2002).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 62.2°F: 2021 69.7°F (+7.5), 2022 62.0°F (−0.3), 2023 62.4°F (+0.2), 2024 62.0°F (−0.2), 2025 63.0°F (+0.8). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69.7°F | +7.5°F | 1.86 in |
| 2022 | 62.0°F | −0.3°F | 0.87 in |
| 2023 | 62.4°F | +0.2°F | 4.31 in |
| 2024 | 62.0°F | −0.2°F | 1.66 in |
| 2025 | 63.0°F | +0.8°F | 1.34 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record LEEthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012819. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Leesburg 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; Leesburg's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.