Overland Park weather in December: Overland Park, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Overland Park in December has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 34°F, falling from 47°F on the 1st to 39°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal December, 1.75 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −4°C, 44 mm of precipitation and 9 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationOlathe (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00145972
- Location38.89°N 94.76°W
- Elevation1,055 ft (322 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population202,893
- Jan 39° 20°
- Feb 44° 24°
- Mar 55° 34°
- Apr 65° 44°
- May 75° 56°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 88° 69°
- Aug 87° 67°
- Sep 79° 58°
- Oct 68° 47°
- Nov 54° 35°
- Dec 43° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Overland Park in December?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 33.5°F. December is 11.0°F cooler than November and 4.2°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Overland Park and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 8°F, from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 30°F and 38°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 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 47°F | 29°F | 22% | 13% |
| December 8 | 45°F | 26°F | 22% | 13% |
| December 15 | 42°F | 25°F | 22% | 12% |
| December 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 21% | 12% |
| December 31 | 39°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% |
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 | 29°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 47°F | 28°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 47°F | 28°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 46°F | 28°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 46°F | 27°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 45°F | 27°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 45°F | 27°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 45°F | 26°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 44°F | 26°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 44°F | 26°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 44°F | 26°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 43°F | 25°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 43°F | 25°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 43°F | 25°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 42°F | 25°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 42°F | 24°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 42°F | 24°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 42°F | 24°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 41°F | 24°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 41°F | 24°F | 22% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 41°F | 23°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 40°F | 23°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 40°F | 23°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 40°F | 23°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 40°F | 22°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 40°F | 22°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 40°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 39°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 39°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 39°F | 22°F | 21% | 11% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 25°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.75 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00145972; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Overland Park in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around December 9 (22%). In all, 1.75 in falls on 6 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Overland Park, 23 nights fall to freezing, 6 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.4 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00145972.
What are the records for December in Overland Park?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 76°F, on December 6, 1939; the coldest is −22°F, on December 22, 1989. The wettest December brought 6.60 in (1895); the snowiest, 14.0 inches (1918).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00145972. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Overland Park compare across Kansas?
Across the 137 places PlainClimate covers in Kansas, December normal highs run from 39°F in Baileyville to 50°F in Coldwater; Overland Park's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Overland Park in November54°F by day, 35°F at night
- Overland Park in January39°F by day, 20°F at night
- Overland Park through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Kansas in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Coldwater: Kansas's warmest Decembernormal high 50°F