Palatka Weather in December
Average highs run from 70°F on December 1 to 65°F on December 31, and lows from 53°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 in over about 8 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 51°F
- Precipitation
- 2.22 in
- Record high
- 85°FDec 1, 1908
- Record low
- 16°FDec 24, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 32%
- Daylight
- 10 h 23 min to 10 h 17 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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 | 70°F | 53°F | 85°F 1908 | 30°F 1903 | 23% |
| Dec 2 | 69°F | 53°F | 82°F 1902 | 31°F 1910 | 23% |
| Dec 3 | 69°F | 53°F | 84°F 1978 | 30°F 1903 | 23% |
| Dec 4 | 69°F | 53°F | 84°F 1978 | 29°F 1903 | 23% |
| Dec 5 | 69°F | 53°F | 84°F 1912 | 34°F 1895 | 23% |
| Dec 6 | 69°F | 53°F | 85°F 1912 | 29°F 1895 | 24% |
| Dec 7 | 68°F | 52°F | 85°F 1912 | 24°F 1937 | 24% |
| Dec 8 | 68°F | 52°F | 85°F 1951 | 27°F 1937 | 24% |
| Dec 9 | 68°F | 52°F | 85°F 1943 | 30°F 1917 | 24% |
| Dec 10 | 68°F | 52°F | 85°F 1961 | 29°F 1974 | 24% |
| Dec 11 | 68°F | 52°F | 85°F 1961 | 27°F 1962 | 24% |
| Dec 12 | 68°F | 51°F | 85°F 1948 | 24°F 1957 | 24% |
| Dec 13 | 67°F | 51°F | 84°F 1972 | 17°F 1962 | 24% |
| Dec 14 | 67°F | 51°F | 84°F 1948 | 24°F 2010 | 24% |
| Dec 15 | 67°F | 51°F | 84°F 1948 | 28°F 1962 | 25% |
| Dec 16 | 67°F | 51°F | 83°F 1911 | 26°F 1968 | 25% |
| Dec 17 | 67°F | 50°F | 82°F 1961 | 26°F 1968 | 25% |
| Dec 18 | 67°F | 50°F | 82°F 1961 | 28°F 1901 | 25% |
| Dec 19 | 67°F | 50°F | 85°F 1967 | 24°F 1981 | 25% |
| Dec 20 | 66°F | 50°F | 85°F 1931 | 24°F 2000 | 25% |
| Dec 21 | 66°F | 50°F | 85°F 1997 | 23°F 1901 | 25% |
| Dec 22 | 66°F | 49°F | 85°F 1948 | 22°F 1901 | 25% |
| Dec 23 | 66°F | 49°F | 84°F 1956 | 21°F 1989 | 25% |
| Dec 24 | 66°F | 49°F | 85°F 1997 | 16°F 1989 | 26% |
| Dec 25 | 66°F | 49°F | 83°F 1942 | 16°F 1983 | 26% |
| Dec 26 | 66°F | 49°F | 85°F 1997 | 18°F 1983 | 26% |
| Dec 27 | 65°F | 48°F | 85°F 1997 | 25°F 1906 | 26% |
| Dec 28 | 65°F | 48°F | 83°F 2015 | 29°F 1925 | 26% |
| Dec 29 | 65°F | 48°F | 84°F 2015 | 17°F 1894 | 26% |
| Dec 30 | 65°F | 48°F | 82°F 1974 | 19°F 1894 | 26% |
| Dec 31 | 65°F | 48°F | 85°F 1893 | 22°F 1917 | 26% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00082915 (Federal Pt), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00082915, 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.