Midland climate

Midland Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Midland, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 3°C on December 1 to -1°C on December 31, and lows from -1°C to -7°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 53 mm over about 16 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Midland, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
1°C
Average low
-4°C
Precipitation
53 mm
Reanalysis high
13°CDec 24, 2015
Reanalysis low
-23°CDec 20, 2004
Daylight
9 h 03 min to 8 h 52 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
-4°C
Wind
19.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 13°C-1°C8°C 2016-12°C 200751%
Dec 23°C-2°C9°C 1998-14°C 200251%
Dec 33°C-2°C10°C 1998-16°C 200251%
Dec 42°C-2°C11°C 2012-9°C 199150%
Dec 52°C-2°C12°C 2001-10°C 199149%
Dec 62°C-3°C12°C 2001-9°C 200047%
Dec 72°C-3°C7°C 1998-15°C 200048%
Dec 81°C-3°C7°C 1991-13°C 200247%
Dec 91°C-3°C8°C 2015-11°C 200246%
Dec 101°C-3°C9°C 2015-11°C 200847%
Dec 111°C-4°C9°C 2015-13°C 200045%
Dec 121°C-4°C8°C 1991-14°C 200044%
Dec 131°C-4°C9°C 1991-14°C 201342%
Dec 140°C-4°C11°C 2015-14°C 201341%
Dec 150°C-4°C9°C 2011-14°C 200741%
Dec 160°C-4°C7°C 1997-14°C 200242%
Dec 170°C-4°C6°C 2006-15°C 200243%
Dec 180°C-5°C5°C 1997-15°C 199142%
Dec 190°C-5°C5°C 1998-22°C 200443%
Dec 200°C-5°C5°C 2006-23°C 200442%
Dec 210°C-5°C5°C 1994-13°C 199544%
Dec 220°C-5°C7°C 2015-13°C 200843%
Dec 230°C-5°C11°C 2015-13°C 199343%
Dec 240°C-5°C13°C 2015-14°C 201344%
Dec 25-1°C-5°C7°C 2015-15°C 199343%
Dec 26-1°C-6°C7°C 2016-20°C 199344%
Dec 27-1°C-6°C8°C 2008-17°C 200443%
Dec 28-1°C-6°C9°C 2008-16°C 201744%
Dec 29-1°C-6°C4°C 2003-14°C 201744%
Dec 30-1°C-6°C5°C 2019-17°C 199845%
Dec 31-1°C-7°C7°C 2004-16°C 201745%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Midland, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.