Arkansas City climate

Arkansas City Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dermott 3 Ne, 17.4 km from Arkansas City

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.99 in over about 9 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Arkansas City, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
5.99 in
Record high
84°FDec 10, 2021
Record low
10°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 05 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 157°F39°F77°F 201825°F 202028%0%
Dec 257°F39°F77°F 200725°F 200828%0%
Dec 357°F39°F79°F 200527°F 200628%0%
Dec 456°F39°F79°F 201322°F 200628%0%
Dec 556°F38°F78°F 202123°F 200929%0%
Dec 656°F38°F76°F 202223°F 200529%0%
Dec 755°F38°F81°F 202222°F 195429%0%
Dec 855°F38°F80°F 200716°F 200629%0%
Dec 955°F38°F81°F 200717°F 200629%0%
Dec 1054°F37°F84°F 202123°F 195530%0%
Dec 1154°F37°F79°F 201522°F 201830%0%
Dec 1254°F37°F78°F 201521°F 195730%0%
Dec 1354°F37°F77°F 201518°F 195830%0%
Dec 1453°F37°F71°F 202112°F 195830%0%
Dec 1553°F37°F73°F 202113°F 195831%0%
Dec 1653°F37°F78°F 202118°F 195531%0%
Dec 1753°F36°F78°F 201626°F 195331%
Dec 1853°F36°F70°F 200222°F 195331%
Dec 1952°F36°F73°F 201220°F 201631%
Dec 2052°F36°F75°F 200821°F 201631%
Dec 2152°F36°F77°F 201327°F 195831%
Dec 2252°F36°F75°F 201717°F 202231%
Dec 2352°F36°F77°F 201510°F 202231%
Dec 2452°F35°F79°F 195516°F 202231%
Dec 2551°F35°F78°F 202117°F 200431%
Dec 2651°F35°F81°F 201522°F 200431%
Dec 2751°F35°F79°F 201518°F 201031%
Dec 2851°F35°F81°F 202119°F 201031%
Dec 2951°F35°F82°F 202121°F 201731%
Dec 3051°F35°F74°F 202123°F 201231%
Dec 3151°F35°F80°F 202119°F 201731%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Arkansas City, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00031962 (Dermott 3 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013939, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.