Best beach weather in the US in December

Ranked by the most beach days in December: highs 80-95°F, under 0.05 in of rain and afternoon wind under 15 mph (cities within 10 mi of a coast or Great Lake). First: Key Largo, FL (17 days), of 91 cities.

Best beach weather in the US in December
Rank	City	Beach days	High	Wet days
1	Key Largo, FL	17 days	80°F	7
2	Honolulu, HI	16 days	82°F	9
3	Cape Coral, FL	12 days	77°F	6
4	Naples, FL	12 days	76°F	8
5	Miami, FL	12 days	78°F	8
6	Kihei, HI	11 days	83°F	10
7	East Honolulu, HI	11 days	79°F	14
8	Hilo, HI	10 days	79°F	22
9	Fort Lauderdale, FL	10 days	77°F	10
10	Key West, FL	10 days	78°F	6
11	Spring Hill, FL	9 days	73°F	7
12	Boca Raton, FL	8 days	77°F	9
13	West Palm Beach, FL	8 days	77°F	9
14	Haleiwa, HI	8 days	79°F	25
15	Lihue, HI	7 days	79°F	18
16	Port St. Lucie, FL	7 days	74°F	8
17	Tampa, FL	7 days	74°F	6
18	Palm Bay, FL	6 days	74°F	9
19	Daytona Beach, FL	4 days	72°F	8
20	Costa Mesa, CA	2 days	68°F	6
21	Huntington Beach, CA	2 days	68°F	5
22	Irvine, CA	2 days	68°F	6
23	Solvang, CA	2 days	67°F	7
24	St. Augustine, FL	2 days	69°F	8
25	South Padre Island, TX	2 days	72°F	8

Which states lead

Florida (14 of the top 25), Hawaii (6 of the top 25), California (4 of the top 25), then 1 more states. The top 25 range from 17 days to 2 days; the median across all 91 cities is 0 days.

The other end: fewest beach days in December

Best beach weather through the year

Month	First place	Beach days
January	Honolulu, HI	15 days
February	Key Largo, FL	15 days
March	Key Largo, FL	17 days
April	Cape Coral, FL	22 days
May	Tampa, FL	25 days
June	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
July	East Honolulu, HI	25 days
August	Costa Mesa, CA	27 days
September	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
October	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
November	East Honolulu, HI	19 days
December	Key Largo, FL	17 days

91 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.