December is one of the cooler months of the year in Palm Coast, with average highs near 20.8°C and lows around 12.8°C (mean 16.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 73 mm of rainfall and 81% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Palm Coast. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Palm Coast was 2015 — when the month averaged 21°C — while the coldest was 2010 at 11.7°C. Typical December days reach 20.8°C with nights near 12.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
December is one of the drier months in Palm Coast, averaging 73 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 1997 with 260 mm, while the driest was 1984 at 12 mm.
Relative humidity in Palm Coast during December averages 81%. The most humid December was 2015 at 88%, and the least humid was 2010 at 65%.
December receives about 2.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Palm Coast. The sunniest December was 2010 at 3.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1986 and 2009 at 2.3.
Average wind speed in Palm Coast during December is 1.7 m/s. The windiest December was 2010 at 2.1 m/s, while the calmest were 1984 and 2021 at 1.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.2°C | 17.1°C | 16.5°C | 17.4°C | 17.2°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 20.1°C | 21.0°C | 20.4°C | 21.5°C | 21.4°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Low | 12.3°C | 13.1°C | 12.6°C | 13.3°C | 13.0°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 74 mm | 66 mm | 77 mm | 79 mm | 64 mm | -10 mm |
December temperatures in Palm Coast have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of -4.4°C (1983) to a record high of 28.1°C (1990).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 73 mm, with a wettest year of 260 mm.
A good time to visit Palm Coast
December is a good time to visit Palm Coast, with days averaging 20.8°C and nights around 12.8°C (mean 16.8°C, cooler than Palm Coast's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. April and November are marginally more temperate, but December still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.4°C | 17.7°C | 13.0°C | 26.6°C | 3.4°C | 70 mm | 80% | 1.6 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 21.3°C | 17.2°C | 13.2°C | 25.5°C | 6.4°C | 41 mm | 81% | 1.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 20.5°C | 17.1°C | 13.7°C | 26.3°C | 5.0°C | 111 mm | 83% | 1.7 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 21.2°C | 16.9°C | 12.6°C | 27.1°C | -1.1°C | 32 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 23.8°C | 19.5°C | 15.1°C | 26.8°C | 7.4°C | 70 mm | 87% | 1.3 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 19.0°C | 14.6°C | 10.2°C | 24.8°C | 2.2°C | 63 mm | 81% | 1.6 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 21.9°C | 18.2°C | 14.5°C | 26.2°C | 5.3°C | 147 mm | 84% | 1.8 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 20.2°C | 16.3°C | 12.5°C | 27.4°C | 4.9°C | 259 mm | 86% | 1.6 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 20.6°C | 16.4°C | 12.3°C | 25.2°C | 3.5°C | 35 mm | 87% | 1.6 m/s | 3 |
| 2016 | 23.6°C | 19.2°C | 14.7°C | 28.0°C | 8.2°C | 30 mm | 78% | 1.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2015 🔥 | 24.2°C | 21.0°C | 17.9°C | 27.2°C | 10.1°C | 25 mm | 88% | 1.5 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2014 | 20.5°C | 16.7°C | 12.9°C | 25.9°C | 5.1°C | 64 mm | 85% | 1.5 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 22.9°C | 18.6°C | 14.3°C | 27.8°C | 6.8°C | 60 mm | 82% | 1.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2012 | 21.7°C | 17.2°C | 12.7°C | 26.6°C | 2.4°C | 88 mm | 82% | 1.6 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2011 | 22.5°C | 18.5°C | 14.5°C | 26.8°C | 8.0°C | 70 mm | 78% | 1.7 m/s | 3 |
| 2010 ❄️ | 17.1°C | 11.7°C | 6.4°C | 24.0°C | -1.6°C | 13 mm | 65% | 2.1 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2009 | 19.8°C | 16.3°C | 12.9°C | 26.4°C | 4.1°C | 124 mm | 84% | 1.8 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 21.5°C | 17.4°C | 13.3°C | 25.2°C | 6.2°C | 24 mm | 81% | 1.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 22.5°C | 18.5°C | 14.5°C | 26.2°C | 4.0°C | 43 mm | 84% | 1.5 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 22.6°C | 19.2°C | 15.8°C | 27.9°C | 6.6°C | 103 mm | 81% | 1.7 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 18.4°C | 14.4°C | 10.4°C | 22.9°C | 4.9°C | 98 mm | 81% | 2 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2004 | 19.1°C | 15.3°C | 11.4°C | 26.1°C | 1.3°C | 71 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 19.7°C | 15.2°C | 10.7°C | 24.7°C | 4.3°C | 43 mm | 76% | 1.9 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 18.9°C | 14.7°C | 10.5°C | 25.4°C | 4.5°C | 224 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 22.0°C | 18.5°C | 15.0°C | 26.6°C | 3.6°C | 24 mm | 82% | 1.6 m/s | 3 |
| 2000 | 19.5°C | 15.2°C | 11.0°C | 27.7°C | -1.8°C | 19 mm | 75% | 1.9 m/s | 3 |
| 1999 | 20.3°C | 16.1°C | 11.8°C | 26.1°C | 5.1°C | 38 mm | 78% | 1.8 m/s | 3 |
| 1998 | 23.7°C | 19.6°C | 15.5°C | 27.7°C | 6.7°C | 26 mm | 81% | 1.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1997 🌧️ | 19.0°C | 15.3°C | 11.6°C | 25.3°C | 3.1°C | 260 mm | 86% | 1.9 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1996 | 21.0°C | 16.9°C | 12.7°C | 25.5°C | 1.8°C | 58 mm | 80% | 1.8 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1995 | 19.3°C | 15.4°C | 11.4°C | 25.3°C | 1.3°C | 78 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1994 | 20.8°C | 17.7°C | 14.5°C | 25.7°C | 6.6°C | 89 mm | 88% | 1.8 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1993 | 18.9°C | 14.8°C | 10.7°C | 25.2°C | 3.4°C | 47 mm | 76% | 2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1992 | 21.1°C | 17.5°C | 14.0°C | 25.2°C | 5.5°C | 18 mm | 84% | 1.8 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1991 | 22.2°C | 18.2°C | 14.3°C | 27.6°C | 8.8°C | 24 mm | 77% | 1.8 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1990 | 23.4°C | 19.0°C | 14.5°C | 28.1°C | 6.5°C | 25 mm | 77% | 1.6 m/s | 3 |
| 1989 | 16.5°C | 12.2°C | 7.9°C | 23.8°C | -4.4°C | 105 mm | 79% | 1.9 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1988 | 19.6°C | 15.7°C | 11.7°C | 24.9°C | 2.9°C | 34 mm | 81% | 1.7 m/s | 3 |
| 1987 | 21.4°C | 17.2°C | 13.0°C | 25.8°C | 4.8°C | 25 mm | 78% | 1.7 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1986 | 21.5°C | 18.4°C | 15.3°C | 26.8°C | 10.6°C | 85 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1985 | 18.5°C | 14.2°C | 10.0°C | 26.3°C | -2.8°C | 36 mm | 76% | 1.8 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1984 | 23.2°C | 18.9°C | 14.6°C | 26.7°C | 3.5°C | 12 mm | 79% | 1.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 19.1°C | 15.4°C | 11.7°C | 26.5°C | -4.4°C | 203 mm | 85% | 2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 21.6°C | 18.4°C | 15.2°C | 25.8°C | 5.7°C | 48 mm | 83% | 1.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 19.1°C | 15.0°C | 10.9°C | 25.8°C | -0.4°C | 119 mm | 77% | 1.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 20.8°C with lows near 12.8°C (mean 16.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 73 mm of rainfall in Palm Coast, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 260 mm in 1997.
The hottest December reached 28.1°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to -4.4°C in 1983.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.3°C to 21.8°C and overnight lows from 12.5°C to 13.5°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Palm Coast and one of the drier months, so plan for around 20.8°C daytime highs and 12.8°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 3rd coolest month in Palm Coast, averaging 16.8°C.
For December in Palm Coast, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 20.8°C and lows of 12.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in December averages 81% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in December is 1.7 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 2.1 m/s (2010).
The wettest December on record was 1997 with 260 mm. On average, December sees 73 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Palm Coast behaves each December, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for December specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
