Bentonville weather in December: Bentonville, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Bentonville in December has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 38°F, falling from 53°F on the 1st to 46°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal December, 3.26 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −3°C, 83 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationBentonville (4 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00030586
- Location36.32°N 94.22°W
- Elevation1,220 ft (372 m)
- Population61,791
- Jan 46° 24°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 60° 36°
- Apr 69° 44°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 90° 65°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 59° 36°
- Dec 49° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bentonville in December?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 38.1°F. December is 9.3°F cooler than November and 2.9°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Bentonville and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 7°F, from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 35°F and 41°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 53°F | 30°F | 21% | 19% |
| December 8 | 51°F | 28°F | 21% | 18% |
| December 15 | 49°F | 27°F | 21% | 18% |
| December 22 | 48°F | 26°F | 20% | 16% |
| December 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% |
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 | 53°F | 30°F | 21% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 53°F | 30°F | 21% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 52°F | 29°F | 21% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 52°F | 29°F | 21% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 52°F | 29°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 51°F | 28°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 51°F | 28°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 51°F | 28°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 50°F | 28°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 50°F | 27°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 50°F | 27°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 50°F | 27°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 49°F | 27°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 49°F | 27°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 49°F | 27°F | 21% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 49°F | 26°F | 21% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 49°F | 26°F | 20% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 48°F | 26°F | 20% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 48°F | 26°F | 20% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 48°F | 26°F | 20% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 48°F | 26°F | 20% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 48°F | 26°F | 20% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 47°F | 26°F | 20% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 47°F | 26°F | 20% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 47°F | 25°F | 20% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 25°F | 20% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 20% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 27°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.26 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00030586; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bentonville in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around December 1 (21%). In all, 3.26 in falls on 6 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Bentonville, 22 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.2 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00030586.
What are the records for December in Bentonville?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1943) is 78°F, on December 31, 1951; the coldest is −15°F, on December 24, 1989. The wettest December brought 9.06 in (1984); the snowiest, 10.0 inches (1990).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00030586. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Bentonville compare across Arkansas?
Across the 86 places PlainClimate covers in Arkansas, December normal highs run from 44°F in Deer to 59°F in Crossett; Bentonville's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Bentonville in November59°F by day, 36°F at night
- Bentonville in January46°F by day, 24°F at night
- Bentonville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Arkansas in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Crossett: Arkansas's warmest Decembernormal high 59°F