The Geminids meteor shower will illuminate December skies. Here’s when and how you can watch it
FILE - A meteor streaks over an Orthodox church during the annual Geminid meteor shower near the village of Zagorie, some 110 kms. (69 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) (Sergei Grits, Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Make sure to look up in the sky this weekend!
Every year, one of the best meteor showers, known as the Geminids meteor shower, illuminates the skies during mid-December, and this year, it will peak on Dec. 12 and 13.
PEAKS DECEMBER 13-14TH 2025 The Geminids are best viewed at night and just before dawn. Make sure you are in an unobstructed area away from lights for the best viewing conditions.
Meteors come from leftover comet particles and bits from asteroids. When Earth passes through the leftover comet particles and bits, they create the colorful streaks in the sky!
The next meteor shower is the Ursids meteor shower, which peaks later this month on Dec. 22.
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Chris Holtzman joined News4JAX in October 2025. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society and is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designated by the American Meteorological Society.
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