Climate averages 1991–2020
Saint Joseph weather
in December.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Saint Joseph: daytime highs average 4.4°C and nights cool to about -4.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 25 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kansas City (78 km away). In December its highs average 5.2°C, 0.9°C warmer than Saint Joseph, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Saint Joseph ranks joint 379th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 99th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Saint Joseph is 6.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 2.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 45 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Saint Joseph climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.1°C-6.8°C | -6.8°C | 30 | 5.4 | 9.710 h |
| February | 4.9°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 44 | 6.2 | 10.711 h |
| March | 11.3°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 76 | 9.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.3°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 115 | 11.1 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 143 | 12.5 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 114 | 11.1 | 14.915 h |
| July | 30.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 112 | 9.1 | 14.715 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 91 | 9.0 | 13.714 h |
| September | 25.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 85 | 8.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 81 | 7.9 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.7°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 54 | 6.4 | 10.010 h |
| December, selected | 4.4°C-4.0°C | -4.0°C | 45 | 5.4 | 9.49 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Kansas City in DecemberUnited States · 78 kmHigh 5.2°C · Low -3.0°C · 46 mm rain
- Independence in DecemberUnited States · 84 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -3.0°C · 46 mm rain
- Overland Park in DecemberUnited States · 89 kmHigh 5.1°C · Low -2.8°C · 45 mm rain
- Lawrence (Kansas), United States in DecemberUnited States · 95 kmHigh 5.5°C · Low -2.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Olathe in DecemberUnited States · 99 kmHigh 5.4°C · Low -2.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in DecemberUnited States · 103 kmHigh 5.4°C · Low -2.7°C · 46 mm rain
- Topeka in DecemberUnited States · 107 kmHigh 5.6°C · Low -3.0°C · 41 mm rain
- Omaha in DecemberUnited States · 190 kmHigh 2.2°C · Low -6.3°C · 36 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Saint Joseph) is explained once on the Saint Joseph year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.