College Station weather in December: College Station, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
College Station in December has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 53°F, falling from 66°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 3.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 6°C, 94 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationCollege Station Easterwood Field
- Station IDUSW00003904
- Location30.59°N 96.36°W
- Elevation305 ft (93 m)
- Population128,023
- Jan 62° 41°
- Feb 66° 45°
- Mar 73° 52°
- Apr 79° 58°
- May 86° 66°
- Jun 92° 73°
- Jul 95° 75°
- Aug 97° 75°
- Sep 91° 70°
- Oct 82° 60°
- Nov 71° 50°
- Dec 63° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is College Station in December?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 53.1°F. December is 7.3°F cooler than November and 1.6°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in College Station and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 66°F on December 1 to 61°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 50°F and 56°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 66°F | 45°F | 29% | 16% |
| December 8 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 16% |
| December 15 | 63°F | 43°F | 30% | 17% |
| December 22 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% |
| December 31 | 61°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 30)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 66°F | 45°F | 29% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 66°F | 45°F | 29% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 66°F | 45°F | 29% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 66°F | 45°F | 29% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 65°F | 45°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 65°F | 44°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 64°F | 44°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 64°F | 43°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 64°F | 43°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 64°F | 43°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 64°F | 43°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 63°F | 43°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 63°F | 43°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 63°F | 42°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 62°F | 42°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 62°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 62°F | 41°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 62°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 61°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 61°F | 41°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 43°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003904; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in College Station in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around December 11 (30%). In all, 3.71 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in College Station, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003904.
What are the records for December in College Station?
The warmest December temperature on College Station's official record (since 1888) is 89°F, on December 5, 1890; the coldest is 2°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 12.66 in (1913); the snowiest, 5.5 inches (1929).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 53.1°F: 2021 66.5°F (+13.4), 2022 55.1°F (+2.0), 2023 56.0°F (+2.9), 2024 59.5°F (+6.4), 2025 57.1°F (+4.0). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.5°F | +13.4°F | 2.29 in |
| 2022 | 55.1°F | +2.0°F | 5.54 in |
| 2023 | 56.0°F | +2.9°F | 1.93 in |
| 2024 | 59.5°F | +6.4°F | 3.69 in |
| 2025 | 57.1°F | +4.0°F | 0.43 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CLLthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003904. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in College Station 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; College Station's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- College Station in November71°F by day, 50°F at night
- College Station in January62°F by day, 41°F at night
- College Station through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Texas in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Brownsville: Texas's warmest Decembernormal high 74°F