Key West climate

Key West Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Key W WFO, 0.6 km from Key West

Average highs run from 78°F on December 1 to 75°F on December 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 in over about 7 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Key West, in °F, with the record for each date.405060708090151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
2.22 in
Record high
88°FDec 22, 1948
Record low
44°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
10 h 44 min to 10 h 39 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
13.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 178°F68°F84°F 197856°F 195725%
Dec 278°F67°F86°F 197859°F 196325%
Dec 378°F67°F86°F 197857°F 195925%
Dec 478°F67°F86°F 201856°F 195925%
Dec 578°F67°F86°F 199456°F 195725%
Dec 678°F67°F86°F 197857°F 195725%
Dec 778°F67°F85°F 201655°F 197725%
Dec 878°F67°F85°F 197854°F 201024%
Dec 978°F67°F85°F 194856°F 201024%
Dec 1078°F67°F84°F 199355°F 196224%
Dec 1177°F67°F85°F 198651°F 196224%
Dec 1277°F67°F84°F 198646°F 195724%
Dec 1377°F66°F85°F 201646°F 196224%
Dec 1477°F66°F84°F 196350°F 196224%
Dec 1577°F66°F83°F 194846°F 201024%
Dec 1677°F66°F83°F 194851°F 201024%
Dec 1777°F66°F85°F 194851°F 195224%
Dec 1877°F66°F83°F 196154°F 197324%
Dec 1977°F66°F85°F 201652°F 198124%
Dec 2077°F66°F84°F 198650°F 198124%
Dec 2176°F66°F83°F 195154°F 200024%
Dec 2276°F65°F88°F 194851°F 196024%
Dec 2376°F65°F83°F 197850°F 197724%
Dec 2476°F65°F84°F 201644°F 198924%
Dec 2576°F65°F83°F 201546°F 198924%
Dec 2676°F65°F84°F 195145°F 198324%
Dec 2776°F65°F83°F 201544°F 198524%
Dec 2876°F65°F83°F 201549°F 201024%
Dec 2976°F65°F84°F 201554°F 199524%
Dec 3076°F64°F85°F 201954°F 196124%
Dec 3175°F64°F84°F 201552°F 200024%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Key West, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00084571 (Key W WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012836, 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.