Sugar Land weather in December: Sugar Land, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Sugar Land in December has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 45°F, a daily mean of 55°F, falling from 68°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal December, 3.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 7°C, 83 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationSugar Land
- Station IDUSC00418728
- Location29.62°N 95.66°W
- Elevation84 ft (26 m)
- Population109,851
- Jan 64° 43°
- Feb 68° 48°
- Mar 74° 54°
- Apr 81° 60°
- May 87° 68°
- Jun 92° 74°
- Jul 94° 76°
- Aug 94° 76°
- Sep 90° 71°
- Oct 83° 62°
- Nov 73° 53°
- Dec 66° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sugar Land in December?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 45°F, for a daily mean of 55.4°F. December is 7.2°F cooler than November and 1.9°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Sugar Land and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 68°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 53°F and 58°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 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% |
| December 8 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% |
| December 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 20% | 14% |
| December 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 22% | 14% |
| December 31 | 64°F | 43°F | 23% | 15% |
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 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 68°F | 48°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 68°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 67°F | 47°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 67°F | 46°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 67°F | 46°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 67°F | 46°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 66°F | 46°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 66°F | 45°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 66°F | 45°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 66°F | 45°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 66°F | 45°F | 20% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 66°F | 44°F | 21% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 65°F | 44°F | 21% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 65°F | 44°F | 21% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 65°F | 44°F | 21% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 22% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 65°F | 44°F | 22% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 65°F | 43°F | 22% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 65°F | 43°F | 22% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 65°F | 43°F | 22% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 64°F | 43°F | 22% | 15% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 64°F | 43°F | 23% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 64°F | 43°F | 23% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 64°F | 43°F | 23% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 64°F | 43°F | 23% | 15% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 45°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 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
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00418728; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Sugar Land in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around December 31 (23%). In all, 3.27 in falls on 6 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Sugar Land, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00418728.
What are the records for December in Sugar Land?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 90°F, on December 14, 1948; the coldest is 6°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 12.42 in (1935); the snowiest, 1.3 inches (1929).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00418728. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Sugar Land 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; Sugar Land's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.