The Villages weather in December

In December, The Villages sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 2.2 in of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 69°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is The Villages's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see The Villages's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
11th warmest
Overnight low
51°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2.2 in
5.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:19 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
7 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

The Villages is retirement community in Sumter County, Florida, United States.

Density
618/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 69°F by the end.

A typical December day in The Villages reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 59°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°F cooler than November and about 2°F warmer than January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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27353
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How December really feels in The Villages

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

The Villages weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 48°2.46.810.47.0
Feb71° / 51°2.16.1117.3
Mar76° / 55°2.66.911.87.5
Apr82° / 61°2.27.112.76.8
May87° / 67°2.58.813.45.0
Jun89° / 73°5.318.513.83.2
Jul90° / 75°5.721.813.72.7
Aug90° / 75°5.922132.8
Sep88° / 73°4.71612.23.8
Oct83° / 65°2.28.111.36.3
Nov76° / 56°1.4510.67.8
Dec71° / 51°2.25.510.27.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46238
56238
66040
76040
85941
95743
105743
115743
125545
135545
145446
155347
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215050
225050
234951
244951
254852
264852
274753
284753
294852
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

The Villages gets around 2.2 in of rain over 5.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
517
617
717
817
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1018
1118
1218
1318
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1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
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2219
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2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3118

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1482021101
2492021101
3491921101
4491921101
5491922100
649192290
751192190
851192190
951192190
1051192190
1152192090
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3158171690

Wind in December

Winds average 7 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:095:26
210.37:105:26
310.37:115:26
410.37:115:26
510.27:125:26
610.27:135:26
710.27:135:27
810.27:145:27
910.27:155:27
1010.27:155:27
1110.27:165:27
1210.27:175:28
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1410.27:185:28
1510.27:195:29
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2910.27:255:35
3010.27:255:36
3110.27:265:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
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243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for The Villages

In seasonPeak

None of The Villages's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

The Villages sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

The Villages's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit The Villages?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit The Villages for general sightseeing.

What to pack for The Villages in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, The Villages sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 51°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in The Villages in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in The Villages peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in The Villages in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in The Villages is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1218 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is The Villages?

The Villages sits at 28.9°N, 82.0°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Leesburg, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around The Villages

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of The Villages.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around The Villages has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 79 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 ft.

The land around The Villages is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (34%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and trees (66%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
115 ft
10 miles
157 ft
50 miles
335 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Leesburg 9.9 mi · Marion Oaks 14 mi · Tavares 17 mi · Eustis 17 mi · Ocala 21 mi · Clermont 29 mi · Apopka 32 mi · Winter Garden 34 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for The Villages (28.9341°, -81.9599°, elevation 72 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).