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December Weather at Daytona Beach International Airport Florida, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 73°F to 69°F, rarely falling below 57°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 56°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 36°F or exceeding 67°F.

For reference, on July 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Daytona Beach International Airport typically range from 74°F to 89°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 49°F to 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313135°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FNovJanDec 173°FDec 173°F56°F56°FDec 3169°FDec 3169°F50°F50°FDec 1171°FDec 1171°F53°F53°FDec 2170°FDec 2170°F52°F52°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmcoldcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Puli, Taiwan (8,493 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Daytona Beach International Airport (view comparison).

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The month of December at Daytona Beach International Airport experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 40% to 45%.

The clearest day of the month is December 4, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 60% of the time.

For reference, on July 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on April 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 65%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 160%Dec 160%Dec 3155%Dec 3155%Dec 1158%Dec 1158%Dec 2156%Dec 2156%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Daytona Beach International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 18% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 63% on August 8, and its lowest chance is 17% on November 20.

Probability of Precipitation in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Probability of Precipitation in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%22%22%24%24%NovJanDec 119%Dec 119%Dec 3118%Dec 3118%Dec 1118%Dec 1118%Dec 2119%Dec 2119%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December at Daytona Beach International Airport is gradually increasing, starting the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.5 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the month at 2.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.0 inches or falls below 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December at Daytona Beach International Airport, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 2110 hr, 17 minDec 2110 hr, 17 minnightnightdaydayDec 110 hr, 25 minDec 110 hr, 25 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Daytona Beach International Airport is 7:01 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 17 minutes later at 7:18 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:25 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 5:37 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Daytona Beach International Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:25 AM and sets 14 hours, 1 minute later, at 8:26 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:14 AM and sets 10 hours, 17 minutes later, at 5:30 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNovJan7:01 AM7:01 AMDec 15:25 PMDec 15:25 PM7:18 AM7:18 AMDec 315:37 PMDec 315:37 PM7:08 AM7:08 AMDec 115:27 PMDec 115:27 PM7:14 AM7:14 AMDec 215:30 PMDec 215:30 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan001010202030304000101020203030NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PMDec 11:22 AMDec 11:22 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 305:28 PMDec 305:28 PMJan 135:28 PMJan 135:28 PMJan 297:37 AMJan 297:37 AM7:41 AM7:41 AM6:36 PM6:36 PM5:12 PM5:12 PM7:42 AM7:42 AM7:29 AM7:29 AM5:36 PM5:36 PM4:41 PM4:41 PM7:37 AM7:37 AM7:15 AM7:15 AM5:19 PM5:19 PM5:34 PM5:34 PM8:06 AM8:06 AM7:32 AM7:32 AM6:19 PM6:19 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%7:29 AMESE5:36 PMWSW-12:32 PMS245,335 mi
2
2%8:28 AMESE6:30 PMWSW-1:29 PMS243,251 mi
3
7%9:23 AMESE7:29 PMWSW-2:26 PMS241,118 mi
4
13%10:14 AMESE8:32 PMWSW-3:23 PMS238,971 mi
5
21%10:58 AMESE9:37 PMWSW-4:18 PMS236,831 mi
6
31%11:37 AMESE10:42 PMWSW-5:09 PMS234,715 mi
7
42%12:12 PMESE11:45 PMW-5:58 PMS232,661 mi
8
50%12:44 PME--6:45 PMS230,740 mi
9
66%-12:49 AMW1:16 PME7:32 PMS229,068 mi
10
77%-1:53 AMW1:48 PME8:21 PMS227,799 mi
11
86%-2:58 AMWNW2:23 PMENE9:12 PMS227,106 mi
12
93%-4:07 AMWNW3:02 PMENE10:06 PMS227,151 mi
13
98%-5:18 AMWNW3:48 PMENE11:06 PMS228,044 mi
14
99%-6:29 AMWNW4:41 PMENE--
15
100%-7:37 AMWNW5:42 PMENE12:08 AMS229,805 mi
16
99%-8:38 AMWNW6:47 PMENE1:11 AMS232,341 mi
17
95%-9:30 AMWNW7:52 PMENE2:11 AMS235,451 mi
18
90%-10:14 AMWNW8:56 PMENE3:06 AMS238,863 mi
19
82%-10:50 AMWNW9:56 PMENE3:56 AMS242,279 mi
20
74%-11:21 AMWNW10:52 PME4:41 AMS245,416 mi
21
64%-11:49 AMW11:46 PME5:23 AMS248,034 mi
22
50%-12:15 PMW-6:02 AMS249,954 mi
23
45%12:38 AME12:41 PMW-6:41 AMS251,063 mi
24
35%1:31 AME1:07 PMWSW-7:20 AMS251,319 mi
25
26%2:24 AMESE1:36 PMWSW-8:00 AMS250,749 mi
26
18%3:20 AMESE2:08 PMWSW-8:44 AMS249,442 mi
27
11%4:18 AMESE2:45 PMWSW-9:31 AMS247,538 mi
28
6%5:17 AMESE3:29 PMWSW-10:23 AMS245,216 mi
29
2%6:17 AMESE4:20 PMWSW-11:19 AMS242,676 mi
30
0%7:15 AMESE5:19 PMWSW-12:17 PMS240,118 mi
31
1%8:08 AMESE6:22 PMWSW-1:16 PMS237,716 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Daytona Beach International Airport is rapidly decreasing during December, falling from 20% to 9% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 25, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 5% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 120%Dec 120%Dec 319%Dec 319%Dec 1116%Dec 1116%Dec 2112%Dec 2112%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Daytona Beach International Airport is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.8 miles per hour, while on August 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during December is 9.0 miles per hour on December 16.

Average Wind Speed in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Average Wind Speed in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphNovJanDec 169.0 mphDec 169.0 mphDec 19.2 mphDec 19.2 mphDec 319.2 mphDec 319.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Daytona Beach International Airport throughout December is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 36% on December 1.

Wind Direction in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Wind Direction in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Daytona Beach International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Daytona Beach International Airport is gradually decreasing during December, falling by 2°F, from 73°F to 70°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Average Water Temperature in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313166°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°FNovJanDec 173°FDec 173°FDec 3170°FDec 3170°FDec 1172°FDec 1172°FDec 2171°FDec 2171°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Daytona Beach International Airport typically lasts for 11 months (345 days), from around January 23 to around January 2, rarely starting after February 27, or ending before December 13.

The month of December at Daytona Beach International Airport is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 98% to 53% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December at Daytona Beach International Airportgrowing seasonDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan98%Dec 198%Dec 153%Dec 3153%Dec 3192%Dec 1192%Dec 1174%Dec 2174%Dec 21NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Daytona Beach International Airport are increasing during December, increasing by 364°F, from 7,225°F to 7,589°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Growing Degree Days in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031317,000°F7,000°F7,200°F7,200°F7,400°F7,400°F7,600°F7,600°F7,800°F7,800°FNovJanDec 17,225°FDec 17,225°FDec 317,589°FDec 317,589°FDec 117,358°FDec 117,358°FDec 217,474°FDec 217,474°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Daytona Beach International Airport is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 3.3 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 3.2 kWh on December 20.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December at Daytona Beach International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December at Daytona Beach International AirportDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWhNovJanDec 203.2 kWhDec 203.2 kWhDec 13.4 kWhDec 13.4 kWhDec 313.3 kWhDec 313.3 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Daytona Beach International Airport are 29.185 deg latitude, -81.061 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Daytona Beach International Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 56 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 23 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (59 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (184 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Daytona Beach International Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (99%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (30%) and water (26%), and within 50 miles by water (48%) and herbaceous vegetation (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Daytona Beach International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Daytona Beach International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Orlando Sanford International Airport; NASA Shuttle Facility; Titusville, NASA Shuttle Landing Facility; Executive Airport; Orlando International Airport; Northeast Florida Regional Airport; Leesburg International Airport; and Port Canaveral North Heliport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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