Ponca City weather in December: Ponca City, Oklahoma: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Ponca City in December has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 38°F, falling from 53°F on the 1st to 46°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal December, 1.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −3°C, 32 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationPonca City Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00013969
- Location36.74°N 97.10°W
- Elevation1,000 ft (305 m)
- Population24,234
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 52° 28°
- Mar 62° 37°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 84° 61°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 60° 36°
- Dec 49° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ponca City in December?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 38.1°F. December is 10.0°F cooler than November and 2.2°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Ponca City and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 7°F, from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 35°F and 42°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 17%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 53°F | 31°F | 17% | 9% |
| December 8 | 51°F | 29°F | 16% | 9% |
| December 15 | 49°F | 27°F | 16% | 8% |
| December 22 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% |
| December 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 15% | 7% |
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 | 53°F | 31°F | 17% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 53°F | 31°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 52°F | 30°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 52°F | 30°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 52°F | 30°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 51°F | 29°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 51°F | 29°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 51°F | 29°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 50°F | 29°F | 16% | 9% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 50°F | 28°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 50°F | 28°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 49°F | 28°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 49°F | 28°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 49°F | 28°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 49°F | 27°F | 16% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 48°F | 27°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 48°F | 27°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 48°F | 27°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 48°F | 27°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 48°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 26°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 15% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 25°F | 15% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 47°F | 25°F | 15% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 15% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 27°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013969; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Ponca City in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 16% on average, highest around December 1 (17%). In all, 1.27 in falls on 5 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Ponca City, 21 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013969.
What are the records for December in Ponca City?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 83°F, on December 24, 2021; the coldest is −10°F, on December 22, 1989. The wettest December brought 4.46 in (1999); the snowiest, 10.8 inches (1987).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.1°F: 2021 48.5°F (+10.4), 2022 38.3°F (+0.2), 2023 43.5°F (+5.4), 2024 43.7°F (+5.6), 2025 42.9°F (+4.8). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.5°F | +10.4°F | 0.24 in |
| 2022 | 38.3°F | +0.2°F | 1.68 in |
| 2023 | 43.5°F | +5.4°F | 3.51 in |
| 2024 | 43.7°F | +5.6°F | 0.27 in |
| 2025 | 42.9°F | +4.8°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00013969; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013969. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Ponca City compare across Oklahoma?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Oklahoma, December normal highs run from 47°F in Newkirk to 57°F in Idabel; Ponca City's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.