Okeechobee weather in December: Okeechobee, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Okeechobee in December has a normal high of 76°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 65°F, falling from 78°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal December, 2.33 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 13°C, 59 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationOkeechobee
- Station IDUSC00086485
- Location27.15°N 80.87°W
- Elevation18 ft (6 m)
- Population5,731
- Jan 74° 52°
- Feb 77° 55°
- Mar 82° 59°
- Apr 84° 64°
- May 89° 68°
- Jun 90° 73°
- Jul 92° 75°
- Aug 92° 75°
- Sep 90° 74°
- Oct 86° 68°
- Nov 80° 60°
- Dec 76° 55°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Okeechobee in December?
The normal high is 76°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 65.4°F. December is 4.8°F cooler than November and 2.2°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Okeechobee and the 10th 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 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 61°F and 70°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 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 78°F | 58°F | 19% | 11% |
| December 8 | 77°F | 56°F | 21% | 12% |
| December 15 | 76°F | 55°F | 21% | 12% |
| December 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 21% | 13% |
| December 31 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% |
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 | 78°F | 58°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 77°F | 57°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 77°F | 57°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 77°F | 57°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 77°F | 57°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 77°F | 57°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 77°F | 57°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 77°F | 56°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 77°F | 56°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 76°F | 56°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 76°F | 56°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 76°F | 56°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 76°F | 56°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 76°F | 55°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 76°F | 55°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 76°F | 55°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 76°F | 55°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 76°F | 55°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 76°F | 55°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 75°F | 54°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 75°F | 54°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 75°F | 54°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 75°F | 54°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 75°F | 53°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 76°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 55°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.33 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min to 10 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 25
- Days at 80°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00086485; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Okeechobee in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around December 11 (22%). In all, 2.33 in falls on 7 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Okeechobee, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00086485.
What are the records for December in Okeechobee?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1945) is 89°F, on December 18, 1994; the coldest is 20°F, on December 27, 1983. The wettest December brought 5.55 in (1997).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00086485. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Okeechobee 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; Okeechobee's is 76°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Okeechobee in November80°F by day, 60°F at night
- Okeechobee in January74°F by day, 52°F at night
- Okeechobee 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