Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in United States in December
In December, average daytime highs across the 498 cities listed in the United States range from -5.1°C in Anchorage to 25.0°C in Honolulu. Monthly precipitation ranges from 10 mm in Yuma to 253 mm in Redding.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
December in United States
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 5.8°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 100 | 9.7 |
| Los Angeles | 18.7°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 52 | 4.6 |
| Brooklyn | 6.1°C-0.9°C | -0.9°C | 100 | 9.7 |
| Chicago | 2.2°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 61 | 8.7 |
| Queens | 6.3°C-0.3°C | -0.3°C | 105 | 9.7 |
| Houston | 17.6°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 105 | 9.6 |
| Phoenix | 17.8°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 28 | 3.6 |
| Philadelphia | 7.0°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 100 | 9.3 |
| San Antonio | 17.5°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 63 | 7.5 |
| Manhattan | 5.7°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 100 | 9.7 |
| San Diego | 17.3°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 40 | 4.9 |
| The Bronx | 5.9°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 105 | 9.7 |
| Dallas | 14.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 89 | 6.9 |
| Jacksonville | 18.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 58 | 6.5 |
| Fort Worth | 14.1°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 78 | 6.5 |
| San Jose | 14.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 119 | 9.2 |
| Austin | 16.6°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 70 | 7.4 |
| Columbus | 4.5°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 86 | 10.3 |
| Charlotte | 11.2°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 93 | 9.1 |
| Indianapolis | 4.2°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 78 | 9.9 |
| San Francisco | 13.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 108 | 10.1 |
| Seattle | 6.6°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 178 | 17.7 |
| Denver | 4.4°C-9.6°C | -9.6°C | 21 | 4.9 |
| Washington | 8.2°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 90 | 8.8 |
| Nashville | 9.5°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 124 | 10.7 |
| Oklahoma City | 9.7°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 46 | 5.1 |
| El Paso | 13.8°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 18 | 3.6 |
| Boston | 4.4°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 115 | 10.8 |
| Portland | 7.7°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 193 | 18.0 |
| Detroit | 2.2°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 62 | 9.1 |
| Las Vegas | 12.8°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 21 | 3.3 |
| Memphis | 10.9°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 126 | 9.7 |
| Louisville | 7.1°C-0.5°C | -0.5°C | 102 | 10.1 |
| Baltimore | 7.1°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 109 | 9.6 |
| Albuquerque | 8.0°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 18 | 3.7 |
| Milwaukee | 1.1°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 55 | 8.5 |
| Tucson | 17.1°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 31 | 4.3 |
| Fresno | 14.2°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 71 | 6.9 |
| Sacramento | 13.3°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 113 | 9.6 |
| Atlanta | 12.0°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 109 | 10.2 |
| Miami | 24.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 39 | 7.0 |
| Omaha | 2.2°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 36 | 5.1 |
| Raleigh | 11.5°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 90 | 9.1 |
| Kansas City | 5.2°C-3.0°C | -3.0°C | 46 | 5.8 |
| Long Beach | 17.7°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 47 | 4.6 |
| Mesa | 17.8°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 33 | 4.1 |
| Staten Island | 6.4°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 100 | 9.5 |
| Colorado Springs | 4.9°C-9.1°C | -9.1°C | 13 | 3.5 |
| Virginia Beach | 10.8°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 96 | 9.6 |
| Oakland | 13.8°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 87 | 9.3 |
| Tampa | 21.9°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 50 | 5.4 |
| Tulsa | 9.3°C1.0°C | 1.0°C | 57 | 6.0 |
| Minneapolis | -2.5°C-9.7°C | -9.7°C | 35 | 6.1 |
| Wichita | 7.0°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 38 | 4.8 |
| Arlington (Texas), United States | 14.0°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 83 | 6.7 |
| Bakersfield | 14.8°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 48 | 6.9 |
| Cleveland | 3.5°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 81 | 12.6 |
| New Orleans | 17.1°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 96 | 9.2 |
| Aurora (Colorado), United States | 5.0°C-8.0°C | -8.0°C | 14 | 3.4 |
| Honolulu | 25.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 47 | 5.1 |
| Anaheim | 17.9°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 48 | 4.9 |
| Orlando | 21.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 50 | 5.5 |
| Lexington | 7.1°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 106 | 10.8 |
| Riverside | 17.1°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 67 | 5.8 |
| Corpus Christi | 19.8°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 51 | 7.2 |
| Cincinnati | 5.6°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 92 | 10.2 |
| Santa Ana, United States | 17.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 55 | 5.0 |
| Stockton | 13.5°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 93 | 8.9 |
| Pittsburgh | 5.1°C-2.1°C | -2.1°C | 89 | 11.6 |
| Saint Paul | -2.2°C-9.6°C | -9.6°C | 35 | 6.1 |
| Lincoln | 3.1°C-5.5°C | -5.5°C | 34 | 4.7 |
| Anchorage | -5.1°C-9.4°C | -9.4°C | 73 | 12.9 |
| Meads | 7.7°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 95 | 10.3 |
| Henderson | 13.7°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 17 | 2.5 |
| Greensboro | 10.1°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 91 | 9.0 |
| Plano | 13.4°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 91 | 7.1 |
| Newark | 6.1°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 103 | 9.7 |
| Madison | -0.1°C-7.4°C | -7.4°C | 48 | 7.5 |
| St. Louis | 6.3°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 65 | 8.2 |
| Chula Vista | 17.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 47 | 5.3 |
| Toledo, United States | 2.9°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 63 | 9.1 |
| Reno | 4.7°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 64 | 7.6 |
| Chandler | 18.1°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 27 | 3.9 |
| Fort Wayne | 2.9°C-3.9°C | -3.9°C | 64 | 9.7 |
| Buffalo | 2.4°C-2.6°C | -2.6°C | 78 | 12.8 |
| Durham | 11.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 89 | 9.1 |
| St. Petersburg | 20.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 53 | 5.6 |
| Irvine | 18.2°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 55 | 5.0 |
| Lubbock | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 |
| Tri-Cities | 5.6°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 35 | 8.4 |
| Winston-Salem | 10.0°C1.0°C | 1.0°C | 93 | 9.0 |
| Glendale (Arizona), United States | 17.7°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 25 | 3.2 |
| Norfolk | 11.3°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 87 | 9.2 |
| Hialeah | 24.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 39 | 7.0 |
| Garland | 13.6°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 91 | 7.1 |
| Scottsdale | 17.7°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 28 | 3.6 |
| Irving | 14.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 83 | 6.7 |
| Boise | 3.7°C-4.1°C | -4.1°C | 50 | 10.1 |
| Fremont | 14.0°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 83 | 8.9 |
| Spokane | 1.9°C-4.1°C | -4.1°C | 78 | 12.3 |
| Baton Rouge | 17.1°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 112 | 9.3 |
| Richmond | 9.7°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 89 | 8.8 |
| Paradise | 13.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 20 | 2.8 |
| Tacoma | 6.7°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 174 | 16.7 |
| San Bernardino | 16.5°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 55 | 5.0 |
| Salt Lake City | 2.3°C-7.3°C | -7.3°C | 49 | 8.9 |
| Huntsville | 11.1°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 139 | 11.2 |
| Des Moines | 1.5°C-6.5°C | -6.5°C | 41 | 5.9 |
| Fontana | 16.3°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 67 | 5.8 |
| Modesto | 13.7°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 86 | 8.3 |
| Rochester (New York), United States | 2.6°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 95 | 15.9 |
| Arlington (Virginia), United States | 7.6°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 90 | 8.8 |
| Oxnard | 16.6°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 58 | 4.9 |
| Columbus, United States | 14.8°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 113 | 9.5 |
| Worcester, United States | 3.5°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 108 | 10.5 |
| Moreno Valley | 16.3°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 55 | 5.0 |
| Little Rock | 11.3°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 116 | 9.1 |
| Fayetteville | 12.8°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 93 | 8.7 |
| Huntington Beach | 17.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 48 | 4.9 |
| Tallahassee | 17.7°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 86 | 7.4 |
| Yonkers | 5.6°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 102 | 9.8 |
| Glendale (California), United States | 18.1°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 58 | 5.2 |
| Cypress | 17.2°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 102 | 9.8 |
| Aurora (Illinois), United States | 2.0°C-5.1°C | -5.1°C | 55 | 8.0 |
| Amarillo | 10.1°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 27 | 3.6 |
| Akron | 3.5°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 81 | 10.8 |
| Vancouver, United States | 7.2°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 231 | 18.5 |
| Birmingham, United States | 13.0°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 132 | 10.5 |
| Montgomery | 14.6°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 110 | 9.6 |
| Grand Rapids | 1.7°C-3.8°C | -3.8°C | 60 | 10.8 |
| Peoria (Arizona), United States | 17.7°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 25 | 3.2 |
| Providence | 5.5°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 109 | 10.4 |
| Knoxville | 9.9°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 117 | 10.6 |
| Grand Prairie | 14.2°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 83 | 6.7 |
| Shreveport | 14.3°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 120 | 9.3 |
| Overland Park | 5.1°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 45 | 5.6 |
| Newport News | 11.3°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 88 | 9.1 |
| Mobile | 16.6°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 115 | 9.0 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 24.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 41 | 8.0 |
| Santa Clarita | 16.5°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 50 | 5.2 |
| Chattanooga | 10.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 128 | 10.3 |
| Spring Valley | 12.4°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 20 | 2.8 |
| Santa Rosa, United States | 14.0°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 150 | 10.2 |
| Eugene | 8.2°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 206 | 17.0 |
| Tempe | 17.8°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 28 | 3.6 |
| Oceanside | 16.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 46 | 4.7 |
| Salem, United States | 8.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 181 | 16.8 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 16.9°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 67 | 5.8 |
| Cape Coral | 23.8°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 36 | 4.4 |
| Sioux Falls | -1.3°C-9.5°C | -9.5°C | 27 | 5.0 |
| Ontario | 17.2°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 62 | 5.3 |
| Fort Collins | 4.2°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 16 | 3.8 |
| Springfield (Missouri), United States | 7.2°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 68 | 7.6 |
| Elk Grove | 13.1°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 121 | 9.7 |
| Clarksville | 9.3°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 115 | 10.6 |
| Pembroke Pines | 24.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 41 | 8.0 |
| Murfreesboro | 10.0°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 130 | 10.7 |
| Port Saint Lucie | 23.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 41 | 7.3 |
| Corona | 18.0°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 67 | 5.8 |
| McKinney | 13.1°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 94 | 7.2 |
| Lancaster | 13.3°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 30 | 3.6 |
| Cary | 11.2°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 90 | 9.1 |
| Alexandria, United States | 8.2°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 87 | 8.8 |
| Palmdale | 13.4°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 47 | 5.0 |
| Hayward | 13.8°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 81 | 8.7 |
| Salinas | 14.9°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 85 | 7.9 |
| Sunnyvale | 14.0°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 119 | 9.2 |
| Frisco | 13.1°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 87 | 7.0 |
| Springfield (Massachusetts), United States | 4.0°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 104 | 10.3 |
| East Chattanooga | 10.6°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 128 | 10.3 |
| Pasadena (Texas), United States | 17.7°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 105 | 9.6 |
| Jackson | 14.4°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 119 | 9.4 |
| Pomona | 17.3°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 62 | 5.3 |
| Lakewood | 4.4°C-9.1°C | -9.1°C | 21 | 4.9 |
| Escondido | 17.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 59 | 5.5 |
| Valencia, United States | 17.0°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 50 | 5.2 |
| Rockford | 1.1°C-6.0°C | -6.0°C | 53 | 7.6 |
| East Hampton | 10.9°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 94 | 9.4 |
| Joliet | 2.6°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 56 | 8.2 |
| Savannah | 16.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 86 | 8.8 |
| Paterson | 5.6°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 105 | 9.9 |
| Bridgeport | 5.5°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 119 | 10.4 |
| Naperville | 2.1°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 55 | 8.0 |
| Gainesville | 20.0°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 60 | 6.6 |
| Mesquite | 13.9°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 94 | 7.4 |
| Syracuse | 2.5°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 96 | 14.8 |
| Torrance | 17.6°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 47 | 4.6 |
| Surprise | 17.5°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 31 | 3.4 |
| Columbia (South Carolina), United States | 13.6°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 93 | 8.8 |
| Pasadena (California), United States | 17.6°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 58 | 5.2 |
| Fullerton | 18.4°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 48 | 4.9 |
| Killeen | 15.6°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 72 | 6.6 |
| McAllen | 22.5°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 30 | 5.1 |
| Bellevue | 6.8°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 178 | 17.7 |
| Metairie | 17.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 98 | 9.6 |
| West Valley City | 2.0°C-7.0°C | -7.0°C | 49 | 8.9 |
| Dayton | 4.6°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 85 | 9.7 |
| Olathe | 5.4°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 45 | 5.6 |
| Warren | 2.1°C-3.8°C | -3.8°C | 56 | 9.0 |
| Thornton | 4.0°C-9.7°C | -9.7°C | 21 | 4.9 |
Showing the 200 most populous of 498 cities. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.