Huntsville weather in December: Huntsville, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Huntsville in December has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 53°F, falling from 65°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 4.13 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 6°C, 105 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationHuntsville Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053903
- Location30.74°N 95.59°W
- Elevation366 ft (112 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population49,500
- Jan 61° 41°
- Feb 65° 45°
- Mar 72° 51°
- Apr 79° 58°
- May 86° 66°
- Jun 92° 73°
- Jul 94° 75°
- Aug 95° 74°
- Sep 90° 69°
- Oct 81° 59°
- Nov 70° 49°
- Dec 62° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Huntsville in December?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 52.5°F. December is 7.0°F cooler than November and 1.4°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Huntsville and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 65°F on December 1 to 61°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 50°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 65°F | 45°F | 31% | 17% |
| December 8 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 17% |
| December 15 | 62°F | 43°F | 32% | 16% |
| December 22 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 16% |
| December 31 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% |
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 | 45°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 65°F | 45°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 65°F | 45°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 64°F | 45°F | 31% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 64°F | 44°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 63°F | 44°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 63°F | 44°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 63°F | 43°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 63°F | 43°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 63°F | 43°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 62°F | 43°F | 32% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 62°F | 43°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 62°F | 43°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 62°F | 42°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 62°F | 42°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 62°F | 42°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 61°F | 42°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 61°F | 41°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 43°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.13 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 6
- 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
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053903; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Huntsville in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around December 12 (32%). In all, 4.13 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Huntsville, 6 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053903.
What are the records for December in Huntsville?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 84°F, on December 10, 2021; the coldest is 14°F, on December 23, 2022. The wettest December brought 10.16 in (2018).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.5°F: 2021 67.0°F (+14.5), 2022 55.9°F (+3.4), 2023 55.3°F (+2.8), 2024 57.6°F (+5.1), 2025 57.5°F (+5.0). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67.0°F | +14.5°F | 1.15 in |
| 2022 | 55.9°F | +3.4°F | 6.93 in |
| 2023 | 55.3°F | +2.8°F | 1.60 in |
| 2024 | 57.6°F | +5.1°F | 4.59 in |
| 2025 | 57.5°F | +5.0°F | 0.83 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053903; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053903. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Huntsville 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; Huntsville's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.