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Miami in December

Warm and damp, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Miami is warm: highs near 79°F, lows near 68°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 33 minutes.December in Miami is warm: highs near 26°C, lows near 20°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 33 minutes.

High
79°F26°Caverage
Low
68°F20°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 37% of days
Daylight
10h 33mon average

Is December a good time to visit Miami?

Yes. December is one of Miami's best months (December to March).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 79°F in December, against 77°F to 89°F through the year.Highs near 26°C in December, against 25°C to 32°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

37% of days in December, against 28% to 79% through the year.

Cloud cover

39% cover in December, against 33% to 66% through the year.

Daylight

10h 33m in December, against 10h 33m to 13h 43m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November82°28°low 72°low 22°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. December79°26°low 68°low 20°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. January77°25°low 65°low 18°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Miami sits, in December

America/New York
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
7:00 AMsets 5:32 PM
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
Latitude
25.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Palm Beach104 km north

The land around Miami, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Miami

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Miami. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.