Houma weather in December: Houma, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Houma in December has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 56°F, falling from 69°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 4.17 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 8°C, 106 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationHouma
- Station IDUSC00164407
- Location29.64°N 90.82°W
- Elevation8 ft (2 m)
- Population31,671
- Jan 64° 44°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 73° 54°
- Apr 78° 60°
- May 85° 67°
- Jun 90° 73°
- Jul 91° 74°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 89° 71°
- Oct 82° 61°
- Nov 72° 52°
- Dec 66° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Houma in December?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 56.0°F. December is 5.9°F cooler than November and 2.3°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Houma and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 69°F on December 1 to 65°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 53°F and 59°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 69°F | 48°F | 27% | 16% |
| December 8 | 68°F | 47°F | 29% | 17% |
| December 15 | 67°F | 46°F | 31% | 18% |
| December 22 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 19% |
| December 31 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% |
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 | 69°F | 48°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 69°F | 48°F | 27% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 68°F | 48°F | 28% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 68°F | 48°F | 28% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 68°F | 47°F | 28% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 68°F | 47°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 68°F | 47°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 68°F | 47°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 67°F | 47°F | 29% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 67°F | 46°F | 30% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 67°F | 46°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 67°F | 46°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 67°F | 46°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 67°F | 46°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 67°F | 46°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 66°F | 46°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 66°F | 45°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 66°F | 45°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 65°F | 45°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 65°F | 44°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 46°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.17 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 13
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00164407; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Houma in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around December 27 (33%). In all, 4.17 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Houma, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00164407.
What are the records for December in Houma?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 89°F, on December 3, 1921; the coldest is 10°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 13.62 in (1918); the snowiest, 3.0 inches (1989).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00164407. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Houma compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, December normal highs run from 56°F in Bastrop to 66°F in Houma; Houma's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.