Climate averages 1991–2020
Wichita Falls weather
in December.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Wichita Falls: daytime highs average 12.9°C and nights cool to about 2.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 57 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lawton (78 km away). In December its highs average 11.3°C, 1.6°C cooler than Wichita Falls, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wichita Falls ranks 221st of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 122nd of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Wichita Falls is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 12.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 48 mm to 37 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
Wichita Falls climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 37 | 4.7 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.1°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 46 | 5.4 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.7°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 73 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 85 | 6.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 107 | 10.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 82 | 7.9 | 14.414 h |
| July | 35.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 38 | 5.2 | 14.214 h |
| August | 35.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 42 | 5.3 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 65 | 6.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 83 | 6.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 51 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 12.9°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 48 | 4.8 | 9.910 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
- Lawton in DecemberUnited States · 78 kmHigh 11.3°C · Low 1.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Denton in DecemberUnited States · 148 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 4.4°C · 75 mm rain
- Flower Mound in DecemberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 4.7°C · 85 mm rain
- Lewisville in DecemberUnited States · 169 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 4.8°C · 85 mm rain
- Fort Worth in DecemberUnited States · 171 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 4.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Norman in DecemberUnited States · 175 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 1.5°C · 48 mm rain
- Frisco in DecemberUnited States · 176 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 4.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Carrollton in DecemberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 4.8°C · 85 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 Wichita Falls) is explained once on the Wichita Falls year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.