Weather in Jacksonville in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Jacksonville in December
Going from a maximum of +79°F during the day to a minimum of +37°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 39% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +79°F to +63°F.
Is Jacksonville warm or cold in December?
Jacksonville is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +73°F to +68°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +55°F to +50°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Jacksonville, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Jacksonville in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +68°F | +64°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +28°F | +16°F | +10°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +84°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 46 mm | 50 mm | 62 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 77% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +73°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +68°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 46 mm to 50 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 78% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in November to 6 in December.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in January as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Jacksonville is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Jacksonville?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Jacksonville in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+75°F) and the highest in 2015 (+82°F). The driest year was 2006 with only 554 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1607 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Jacksonville, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.