Destin Weather in December
Average highs run from 68°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31, and lows from 50°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 11 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 66°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 4.72 in
- Record high
- 85°FDec 27, 2008
- Record low
- 22°FDec 20, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 49%
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 49°F
- Wind
- 8.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 68°F | 50°F | 76°F 1998 | 35°F 2020 | 31% |
| Dec 2 | 68°F | 50°F | 82°F 2021 | 36°F 2020 | 32% |
| Dec 3 | 68°F | 49°F | 79°F 2022 | 37°F 2019 | 32% |
| Dec 4 | 68°F | 49°F | 80°F 2022 | 36°F 2000 | 32% |
| Dec 5 | 68°F | 49°F | 77°F 2013 | 33°F 2006 | 32% |
| Dec 6 | 67°F | 49°F | 79°F 2022 | 34°F 2010 | 33% |
| Dec 7 | 67°F | 49°F | 81°F 2022 | 32°F 2010 | 33% |
| Dec 8 | 67°F | 49°F | 78°F 1998 | 28°F 2006 | 33% |
| Dec 9 | 67°F | 48°F | 76°F 2004 | 31°F 2010 | 33% |
| Dec 10 | 67°F | 48°F | 79°F 2022 | 36°F 2010 | 33% |
| Dec 11 | 66°F | 48°F | 78°F 2015 | 38°F 2003 | 34% |
| Dec 12 | 66°F | 48°F | 78°F 2022 | 35°F 2018 | 34% |
| Dec 13 | 66°F | 48°F | 79°F 2016 | 31°F 2010 | 34% |
| Dec 14 | 66°F | 48°F | 79°F 2022 | 28°F 2010 | 34% |
| Dec 15 | 66°F | 48°F | 74°F 2007 | 30°F 2025 | 34% |
| Dec 16 | 65°F | 47°F | 76°F 2001 | 36°F 2005 | 34% |
| Dec 17 | 65°F | 47°F | 81°F 2018 | 34°F 2000 | 34% |
| Dec 18 | 65°F | 47°F | 80°F 2017 | 30°F 2000 | 34% |
| Dec 19 | 65°F | 47°F | 77°F 2006 | 26°F 2000 | 34% |
| Dec 20 | 65°F | 47°F | 77°F 2017 | 22°F 2000 | 34% |
| Dec 21 | 65°F | 47°F | 73°F 2011 | 32°F 1996 | 34% |
| Dec 22 | 65°F | 47°F | 74°F 2013 | 31°F 2000 | 34% |
| Dec 23 | 64°F | 47°F | 77°F 2015 | 26°F 2022 | 35% |
| Dec 24 | 64°F | 46°F | 76°F 2015 | 22°F 2022 | 35% |
| Dec 25 | 64°F | 46°F | 76°F 2016 | 28°F 2022 | 34% |
| Dec 26 | 64°F | 46°F | 76°F 2015 | 30°F 1999 | 34% |
| Dec 27 | 64°F | 46°F | 85°F 2008 | 29°F 2010 | 34% |
| Dec 28 | 64°F | 46°F | 77°F 2015 | 30°F 2010 | 34% |
| Dec 29 | 64°F | 46°F | 78°F 2016 | 33°F 2010 | 34% |
| Dec 30 | 64°F | 46°F | 77°F 2015 | 28°F 2000 | 34% |
| Dec 31 | 64°F | 46°F | 77°F 2021 | 26°F 2000 | 34% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053853 (Destin Ft Walton AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053853, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.