Hattiesburg weather in December: Hattiesburg, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Hattiesburg in December has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 51°F, falling from 65°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 4.98 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 5°C, 126 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationHattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00013833
- Location31.28°N 89.25°W
- Elevation151 ft (46 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population48,522
- Jan 60° 38°
- Feb 65° 42°
- Mar 72° 48°
- Apr 78° 54°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 72°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 80° 55°
- Nov 69° 44°
- Dec 62° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hattiesburg in December?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 51.4°F. December is 5.2°F cooler than November and 2.3°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Hattiesburg and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 65°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 48°F and 55°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 65°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% |
| December 8 | 64°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% |
| December 15 | 62°F | 41°F | 33% | 23% |
| December 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% |
| December 31 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 23% |
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 | 65°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 65°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 65°F | 42°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 64°F | 41°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 64°F | 41°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 64°F | 41°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 64°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 64°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 63°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 63°F | 41°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 63°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 63°F | 41°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 63°F | 41°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 63°F | 41°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 62°F | 41°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 62°F | 41°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 62°F | 41°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 62°F | 40°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 62°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 41°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.98 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 10
- 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
- 1
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013833; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hattiesburg in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around December 21 (34%). In all, 4.98 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Hattiesburg, 10 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013833.
What are the records for December in Hattiesburg?
The warmest December temperature on Hattiesburg's official record (since 1893) is 90°F, on December 3, 1925; the coldest is 4°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 17.34 in (2009); the snowiest, 4.1 inches (2017).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.4°F: 2021 61.2°F (+9.8), 2022 54.0°F (+2.6), 2023 52.5°F (+1.1), 2024 54.2°F (+2.8), 2025 54.7°F (+3.3). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.2°F | +9.8°F | 2.22 in |
| 2022 | 54.0°F | +2.6°F | 6.15 in |
| 2023 | 52.5°F | +1.1°F | 4.16 in |
| 2024 | 54.2°F | +2.8°F | 4.87 in |
| 2025 | 54.7°F | +3.3°F | 2.71 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HBGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013833. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Hattiesburg compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, December normal highs run from 52°F in Independence to 65°F in Pascagoula; Hattiesburg's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hattiesburg in November69°F by day, 44°F at night
- Hattiesburg in January60°F by day, 38°F at night
- Hattiesburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Mississippi in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Pascagoula: Mississippi's warmest Decembernormal high 65°F