Grand Prairie weather in December: Grand Prairie, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Grand Prairie in December has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 48°F, falling from 63°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal December, 3.03 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 2°C, 77 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationJoe Pool Lake
- Station IDUSC00414597
- Location32.64°N 96.97°W
- Elevation591 ft (180 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population207,331
- Jan 58° 33°
- Feb 62° 38°
- Mar 69° 45°
- Apr 77° 53°
- May 84° 61°
- Jun 92° 69°
- Jul 96° 73°
- Aug 97° 73°
- Sep 90° 66°
- Oct 80° 54°
- Nov 68° 45°
- Dec 60° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Grand Prairie in December?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 47.6°F. December is 8.5°F cooler than November and 2.1°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Grand Prairie and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 63°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 45°F and 50°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 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 63°F | 40°F | 19% | 12% |
| December 8 | 61°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% |
| December 15 | 60°F | 35°F | 21% | 13% |
| December 22 | 59°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% |
| December 31 | 58°F | 32°F | 23% | 13% |
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 | 63°F | 40°F | 19% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 63°F | 39°F | 19% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 62°F | 39°F | 19% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 62°F | 38°F | 19% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 62°F | 38°F | 19% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 62°F | 38°F | 19% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 62°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 61°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 61°F | 37°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 61°F | 36°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 61°F | 36°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 61°F | 36°F | 20% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 61°F | 36°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 60°F | 35°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 60°F | 35°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 60°F | 35°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 60°F | 34°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 60°F | 34°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 60°F | 34°F | 21% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 59°F | 34°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 59°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 59°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 59°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 59°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 59°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 59°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 59°F | 32°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 59°F | 32°F | 22% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 58°F | 32°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 58°F | 32°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 58°F | 32°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 60°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 35°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.03 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00414597; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Grand Prairie in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around December 31 (23%). In all, 3.03 in falls on 6 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Grand Prairie, 14 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00414597.
How does December in Grand Prairie 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; Grand Prairie's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Grand Prairie in November68°F by day, 45°F at night
- Grand Prairie in January58°F by day, 33°F at night
- Grand Prairie 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