Hot Springs weather in December: Hot Springs, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Hot Springs in December has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 45°F, falling from 58°F on the 1st to 52°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 4.64 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 2°C, 118 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationHot Springs Asos
- Station IDUSW00003962
- Location34.29°N 93.06°W
- Elevation535 ft (163 m)
- Population37,971
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 57° 36°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 74° 51°
- May 81° 61°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 93° 71°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 75° 52°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hot Springs in December?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 44.7°F. December is 7.8°F cooler than November and 2.1°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Hot Springs and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 58°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 42°F and 48°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 58°F | 38°F | 31% | 20% |
| December 8 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 21% |
| December 15 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% |
| December 22 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 21% |
| December 31 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% |
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 | 58°F | 38°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 58°F | 38°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 57°F | 37°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 57°F | 37°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 57°F | 37°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 56°F | 37°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 56°F | 36°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 55°F | 36°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 55°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 55°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 55°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 54°F | 34°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 35°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.64 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003962; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hot Springs in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around December 14 (32%). In all, 4.64 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Hot Springs, 14 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003962.
What are the records for December in Hot Springs?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1986) is 80°F, on December 3, 2005; the coldest is 1°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 14.78 in (1987); the snowiest, 1.0 inches (1990).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.7°F: 2021 55.3°F (+10.6), 2022 45.1°F (+0.4), 2023 47.1°F (+2.4), 2024 48.0°F (+3.3), 2025 46.7°F (+2.0). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.3°F | +10.6°F | 3.75 in |
| 2022 | 45.1°F | +0.4°F | 4.45 in |
| 2023 | 47.1°F | +2.4°F | 1.96 in |
| 2024 | 48.0°F | +3.3°F | 5.27 in |
| 2025 | 46.7°F | +2.0°F | 0.19 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003962; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003962. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Hot Springs 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; Hot Springs's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hot Springs in November63°F by day, 42°F at night
- Hot Springs in January53°F by day, 33°F at night
- Hot Springs 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