Weather in Orlando in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Orlando in December
Going from a maximum of +82°F during the day to a minimum of +30°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +73°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 3% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +77°F to +75°F.
Is Orlando warm or cold in December?
Orlando is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +77°F to +72°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +61°F to +54°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 Orlando, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Orlando in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +72°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +36°F | +21°F | +19°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +86°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 52 mm | 49 mm | 58 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 74% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +77°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +72°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 52 mm to 49 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 12 sunny days in November to 11 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Orlando is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Orlando?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Orlando in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2010 (+66°F) and the highest in 2015 (+81°F). The driest year was 1980 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2002 with 286 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Orlando, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.