Tahlequah weather in December: Tahlequah, Oklahoma: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Tahlequah in December has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 42°F, falling from 57°F on the 1st to 51°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal December, 2.82 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of −1°C, 72 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationTahlequah
- Station IDUSC00348677
- Location35.94°N 94.96°W
- Elevation850 ft (259 m)
- Population17,319
- Jan 51° 28°
- Feb 56° 32°
- Mar 65° 40°
- Apr 74° 48°
- May 80° 57°
- Jun 88° 65°
- Jul 93° 69°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 85° 61°
- Oct 75° 49°
- Nov 63° 39°
- Dec 53° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Tahlequah in December?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 41.9°F. December is 9.0°F cooler than November and 2.5°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Tahlequah and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 39°F and 45°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 20%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 57°F | 34°F | 20% | 16% |
| December 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 15% |
| December 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 18% | 14% |
| December 22 | 52°F | 29°F | 17% | 14% |
| December 31 | 51°F | 28°F | 16% | 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 | 57°F | 34°F | 20% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 57°F | 34°F | 19% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 56°F | 33°F | 19% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 56°F | 33°F | 19% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 56°F | 33°F | 19% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 55°F | 33°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 54°F | 32°F | 18% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 54°F | 31°F | 18% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 54°F | 31°F | 18% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 54°F | 31°F | 18% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 53°F | 31°F | 18% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 18% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 53°F | 30°F | 18% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 53°F | 30°F | 18% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 53°F | 30°F | 18% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 53°F | 30°F | 17% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 52°F | 30°F | 17% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 52°F | 29°F | 17% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 52°F | 29°F | 17% | 14% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 52°F | 29°F | 17% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 52°F | 29°F | 17% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 52°F | 29°F | 17% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 52°F | 29°F | 17% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 52°F | 29°F | 16% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 51°F | 28°F | 16% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 51°F | 28°F | 16% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 51°F | 28°F | 16% | 13% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 51°F | 28°F | 16% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 31°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.82 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00348677; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Tahlequah in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 18% on average, highest around December 1 (20%). In all, 2.82 in falls on 5 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Tahlequah, 17 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00348677.
What are the records for December in Tahlequah?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1900) is 80°F, on December 31, 1951; the coldest is −14°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 7.52 in (1984); the snowiest, 7.4 inches (1969).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00348677. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Tahlequah 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; Tahlequah's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.