Independence weather in December: Independence, Missouri: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Independence in December has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 33°F, falling from 47°F on the 1st to 38°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal December, 1.84 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −5°C, 47 mm of precipitation and 9 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationIndependence
- Station IDUSC00234154
- Location39.06°N 94.39°W
- Elevation985 ft (300 m)
- Population121,629
- Jan 38° 19°
- Feb 43° 23°
- Mar 55° 33°
- Apr 65° 43°
- May 74° 54°
- Jun 83° 64°
- Jul 87° 68°
- Aug 86° 66°
- Sep 78° 57°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 53° 34°
- Dec 42° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Independence in December?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 32.9°F. December is 10.4°F cooler than November and 4.5°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Independence and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 47°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 29°F and 37°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 | 47°F | 28°F | 22% | 14% |
| December 8 | 44°F | 26°F | 23% | 14% |
| December 15 | 42°F | 24°F | 23% | 14% |
| December 22 | 40°F | 22°F | 23% | 14% |
| December 31 | 38°F | 20°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 | 47°F | 28°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 46°F | 28°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 46°F | 28°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 46°F | 27°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 45°F | 27°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 45°F | 27°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 44°F | 26°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 44°F | 26°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 44°F | 26°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 43°F | 25°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 43°F | 25°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 43°F | 25°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 42°F | 25°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 42°F | 24°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 42°F | 24°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 42°F | 24°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 41°F | 23°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 41°F | 23°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 41°F | 23°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 40°F | 23°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 40°F | 22°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 40°F | 22°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 40°F | 22°F | 23% | 14% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 39°F | 22°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 39°F | 22°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 39°F | 21°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 39°F | 21°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 39°F | 21°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 38°F | 21°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 38°F | 21°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 38°F | 20°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 24°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.84 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00234154; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Independence in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around December 16 (23%). In all, 1.84 in falls on 7 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Independence, 25 nights fall to freezing, 7 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.5 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 5 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00234154.
How does December in Independence compare across Missouri?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Missouri, December normal highs run from 37°F in Tarkio to 49°F in Neosho; Independence's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Independence in November53°F by day, 34°F at night
- Independence in January38°F by day, 19°F at night
- Independence through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Missouri in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Neosho: Missouri's warmest Decembernormal high 49°F