Temple climate

Temple Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carrollton, 16.2 km from Temple

Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 53°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.09 in over about 12 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 Temple, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
5.09 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
81°FDec 21, 1971
Record low
0°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 57 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
4.7 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 159°F36°F75°F 199112°F 197631%0%
Dec 259°F36°F74°F 198211°F 197631%0%
Dec 359°F36°F75°F 198214°F 196032%0%
Dec 458°F36°F77°F 198218°F 196032%0%
Dec 558°F35°F75°F 197718°F 194432%0%
Dec 658°F35°F75°F 198221°F 194033%0%
Dec 758°F35°F77°F 195114°F 198433%0%
Dec 857°F35°F75°F 197816°F 198433%0%
Dec 957°F35°F79°F 195214°F 197634%0%
Dec 1057°F35°F75°F 200711°F 199534%0%
Dec 1157°F35°F75°F 200717°F 199535%0%
Dec 1256°F35°F77°F 19715°F 196235%0%
Dec 1356°F35°F74°F 19710°F 196235%0%
Dec 1456°F34°F74°F 198412°F 196236%0%
Dec 1556°F34°F74°F 194813°F 201036%0%
Dec 1655°F34°F75°F 197111°F 195136%0%
Dec 1755°F34°F72°F 195614°F 194337%0%
Dec 1855°F34°F71°F 202412°F 195337%0%
Dec 1955°F34°F73°F 19849°F 196337%0%
Dec 2055°F34°F74°F 198410°F 194537%0%
Dec 2155°F34°F81°F 197112°F 200037%0%
Dec 2254°F34°F71°F 19845°F 197638%0%
Dec 2354°F33°F71°F 19485°F 198938%0%
Dec 2454°F33°F72°F 19443°F 198938%0%
Dec 2554°F33°F74°F 20258°F 202238%0%
Dec 2654°F33°F75°F 20153°F 198338%1%
Dec 2754°F33°F75°F 201512°F 197038%1%
Dec 2854°F33°F74°F 202515°F 190438%1%
Dec 2953°F33°F73°F 198412°F 198338%1%
Dec 3053°F33°F76°F 19848°F 198338%1%
Dec 3153°F33°F72°F 195115°F 198338%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Temple, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:42 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00091640 (Carrollton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00091640, 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.