Marco Island weather in December: Marco Island, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December

Marco Island in December has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 68°F, falling from 78°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal December, 1.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 15°C, 43 mm of precipitation in December.

  • NOAA stationMarco Island
  • Station IDUSC00085359
  • Location25.95°N 81.71°W
  • Elevation10 ft (3 m)
  • From the center1 miles
  • Population16,554
  1. Jan 74° 55°
  2. Feb 76° 57°
  3. Mar 79° 60°
  4. Apr 83° 65°
  5. May 88° 70°
  6. Jun 90° 74°
  7. Jul 91° 76°
  8. Aug 92° 76°
  9. Sep 90° 75°
  10. Oct 87° 71°
  11. Nov 81° 63°
  12. Dec 77° 59°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Marco Island in December?

The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 67.7°F. December is 4.3°F cooler than November and 3.3°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Marco Island and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 78°F on December 1 to 75°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 64°F and 71°F.

Marco Island in December, day by day: normal high and low

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 18%).

Normal high and low on five days of December, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
December 178°F61°F18%9%
December 878°F60°F18%9%
December 1577°F59°F17%9%
December 2276°F58°F16%8%
December 3175°F56°F16%8%
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
Marco Island: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of December
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
December 178°F61°F18%9%10 h 40 min
December 278°F61°F18%9%10 h 40 min
December 378°F61°F18%9%10 h 40 min
December 478°F60°F18%9%10 h 40 min
December 578°F60°F18%9%10 h 40 min
December 678°F60°F18%9%10 h 40 min
December 778°F60°F18%9%10 h 40 min
December 878°F60°F18%9%10 h 30 min
December 978°F60°F18%9%10 h 30 min
December 1078°F60°F18%9%10 h 30 min
December 1177°F59°F18%9%10 h 30 min
December 1277°F59°F18%9%10 h 30 min
December 1377°F59°F18%9%10 h 30 min
December 1477°F59°F17%9%10 h 30 min
December 1577°F59°F17%9%10 h 30 min
December 1677°F59°F17%9%10 h 30 min
December 1777°F59°F17%9%10 h 30 min
December 1877°F58°F17%9%10 h 30 min
December 1977°F58°F17%8%10 h 30 min
December 2077°F58°F17%8%10 h 30 min
December 2176°F58°F17%8%10 h 30 min
December 2276°F58°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 2376°F58°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 2476°F57°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 2576°F57°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 2676°F57°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 2776°F57°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 2876°F57°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 2975°F57°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 3075°F56°F16%8%10 h 30 min
December 3175°F56°F16%8%10 h 30 min
Normal high
77°FDecember average
Normal low
59°FDecember average
Precipitation
1.71 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
50.01 inch or more
Daylight
10 h 40 min to 10 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
Days at 70°F or more
25
Days at 80°F or more
11
Sunshine
84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00085359; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Marco Island in December?

On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 17% on average, highest around December 1 (18%). In all, 1.71 in falls on 5 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00085359.

What are the records for December in Marco Island?

The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 2002) is 87°F, on December 12, 2013; the coldest is 32°F, on December 29, 2010. The wettest December brought 4.96 in (2019).

The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.7°F: 2021 72.0°F (+4.3), 2022 68.5°F (+0.8), 2023 67.2°F (−0.5), 2024 66.8°F (−0.9), 2025 69.5°F (+1.8). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Marco Island: December in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
DecemberMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202172.0°F+4.3°F0.25 in
202268.5°F+0.8°F1.36 in
202367.2°F−0.5°F2.68 in
202466.8°F−0.9°F3.23 in
202569.5°F+1.8°F0.48 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00085359; recent months: ACIS, station USC00085359. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does December in Marco Island 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; Marco Island's is 77°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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