Gainesville Weather in December
Average highs run from 72°F on December 1 to 67°F on December 31, and lows from 48°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.88 in over about 7 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
- 69°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 2.88 in
- Record high
- 86°FDec 18, 2016
- Record low
- 13°FDec 13, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 80%
- Daylight
- 10 h 23 min to 10 h 17 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 51°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 72°F | 48°F | 84°F 1968 | 28°F 1965 | 21% |
| Dec 2 | 72°F | 48°F | 84°F 1968 | 24°F 1999 | 21% |
| Dec 3 | 71°F | 47°F | 82°F 1968 | 28°F 2008 | 21% |
| Dec 4 | 71°F | 47°F | 83°F 1994 | 24°F 1989 | 21% |
| Dec 5 | 71°F | 47°F | 85°F 2016 | 28°F 1989 | 22% |
| Dec 6 | 71°F | 47°F | 84°F 2013 | 27°F 2000 | 22% |
| Dec 7 | 71°F | 47°F | 83°F 2013 | 25°F 1962 | 22% |
| Dec 8 | 71°F | 47°F | 84°F 1998 | 23°F 2010 | 22% |
| Dec 9 | 70°F | 46°F | 83°F 2013 | 28°F 1968 | 22% |
| Dec 10 | 70°F | 46°F | 84°F 1961 | 28°F 1962 | 22% |
| Dec 11 | 70°F | 46°F | 84°F 2021 | 25°F 1995 | 22% |
| Dec 12 | 70°F | 46°F | 81°F 2001 | 22°F 1962 | 23% |
| Dec 13 | 70°F | 46°F | 83°F 2015 | 13°F 1962 | 23% |
| Dec 14 | 70°F | 46°F | 84°F 1967 | 19°F 1962 | 23% |
| Dec 15 | 69°F | 45°F | 83°F 2007 | 22°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 16 | 69°F | 45°F | 83°F 2000 | 22°F 1968 | 23% |
| Dec 17 | 69°F | 45°F | 82°F 2015 | 25°F 1968 | 23% |
| Dec 18 | 69°F | 45°F | 86°F 2016 | 26°F 1960 | 23% |
| Dec 19 | 69°F | 45°F | 85°F 1967 | 26°F 1963 | 23% |
| Dec 20 | 69°F | 45°F | 83°F 1967 | 21°F 2000 | 23% |
| Dec 21 | 69°F | 44°F | 84°F 2013 | 22°F 2000 | 23% |
| Dec 22 | 68°F | 44°F | 83°F 2013 | 24°F 1960 | 24% |
| Dec 23 | 68°F | 44°F | 83°F 2013 | 22°F 1989 | 24% |
| Dec 24 | 68°F | 44°F | 83°F 2025 | 16°F 1989 | 24% |
| Dec 25 | 68°F | 44°F | 83°F 2015 | 19°F 1989 | 24% |
| Dec 26 | 68°F | 44°F | 84°F 2016 | 19°F 1985 | 24% |
| Dec 27 | 68°F | 43°F | 83°F 2015 | 24°F 2020 | 24% |
| Dec 28 | 68°F | 43°F | 85°F 2015 | 21°F 2010 | 24% |
| Dec 29 | 67°F | 43°F | 82°F 2021 | 23°F 1961 | 24% |
| Dec 30 | 67°F | 43°F | 84°F 2015 | 19°F 1961 | 24% |
| Dec 31 | 67°F | 43°F | 84°F 2015 | 19°F 2000 | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012816 (Gainesville Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012816, 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.