Arlington weather in December: Arlington, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Arlington in December has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 49°F, falling from 62°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal December, 2.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 4°C, 71 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationArlington Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053907
- Location32.66°N 97.09°W
- Elevation630 ft (192 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population403,672
- Jan 58° 37°
- Feb 62° 40°
- Mar 70° 48°
- Apr 77° 55°
- May 84° 64°
- Jun 92° 72°
- Jul 96° 75°
- Aug 96° 75°
- Sep 89° 68°
- Oct 79° 57°
- Nov 67° 46°
- Dec 59° 39°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Arlington in December?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 48.8°F. December is 8.0°F cooler than November and 1.5°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Arlington and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 46°F and 51°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 62°F | 42°F | 21% | 13% |
| December 8 | 61°F | 40°F | 22% | 13% |
| December 15 | 59°F | 39°F | 22% | 13% |
| December 22 | 58°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% |
| December 31 | 57°F | 36°F | 21% | 12% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 62°F | 42°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 62°F | 42°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 62°F | 41°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 62°F | 41°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 61°F | 41°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 61°F | 41°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 61°F | 40°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 61°F | 40°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 60°F | 40°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 60°F | 40°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 60°F | 39°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 60°F | 39°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 59°F | 39°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 59°F | 39°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 59°F | 39°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 59°F | 38°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 59°F | 38°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 58°F | 38°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 58°F | 38°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 58°F | 38°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 58°F | 38°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 58°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 58°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 58°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 58°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 57°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 57°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 57°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 57°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 57°F | 37°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 57°F | 36°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 59°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 39°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053907; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Arlington in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around December 10 (22%). In all, 2.81 in falls on 7 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Arlington, 11 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053907.
What are the records for December in Arlington?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 91°F, on December 3, 2005; the coldest is 11°F, on December 23, 2022. The wettest December brought 5.95 in (1998).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.8°F: 2021 62.1°F (+13.4), 2022 50.3°F (+1.5), 2023 52.1°F (+3.3), 2024 54.0°F (+5.2), 2025 53.6°F (+4.8). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.1°F | +13.4°F | 0.30 in |
| 2022 | 50.3°F | +1.5°F | 2.20 in |
| 2023 | 52.1°F | +3.3°F | 4.16 in |
| 2024 | 54.0°F | +5.2°F | 2.54 in |
| 2025 | 53.6°F | +4.8°F | 0.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053907; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053907. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Arlington compare across Texas?
Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, December normal highs run from 49°F in Dumas to 74°F in Brownsville; Arlington's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.