Kansas Weather in December
Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.79 in over about 11 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 42°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 2.79 in
- Snowfall
- 3.0 in
- Record high
- 73°FDec 2, 1982
- Record low
- -22°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 35 min to 9 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 48°F | 30°F | 69°F 1951 | 4°F 1964 | 34% | 6% |
| Dec 2 | 47°F | 30°F | 73°F 1982 | 3°F 1942 | 34% | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 47°F | 29°F | 70°F 1982 | -5°F 1929 | 34% | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 46°F | 29°F | 71°F 2012 | -2°F 1893 | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 5 | 46°F | 29°F | 71°F 1998 | 6°F 2025 | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 6 | 46°F | 29°F | 66°F 1946 | -2°F 1977 | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 7 | 45°F | 28°F | 72°F 1998 | -5°F 1977 | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 8 | 45°F | 28°F | 68°F 1946 | -2°F 1909 | 34% | 8% |
| Dec 9 | 44°F | 28°F | 67°F 1952 | -6°F 1917 | 34% | 8% |
| Dec 10 | 44°F | 28°F | 66°F 1971 | -10°F 1917 | 34% | 8% |
| Dec 11 | 44°F | 27°F | 67°F 1931 | -11°F 1917 | 34% | 8% |
| Dec 12 | 43°F | 27°F | 70°F 2015 | -9°F 1962 | 34% | 9% |
| Dec 13 | 43°F | 27°F | 70°F 2015 | -3°F 1962 | 34% | 9% |
| Dec 14 | 43°F | 27°F | 68°F 1984 | -7°F 2025 | 35% | 9% |
| Dec 15 | 42°F | 26°F | 72°F 1948 | -11°F 1901 | 35% | 9% |
| Dec 16 | 42°F | 26°F | 65°F 1948 | -20°F 1951 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 17 | 42°F | 26°F | 64°F 1984 | -7°F 1914 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 18 | 42°F | 26°F | 63°F 1908 | -7°F 1985 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 19 | 41°F | 25°F | 61°F 1895 | -11°F 1983 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 20 | 41°F | 25°F | 65°F 1949 | -12°F 1989 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 21 | 41°F | 25°F | 63°F 1949 | -18°F 1989 | 34% | 11% |
| Dec 22 | 40°F | 25°F | 62°F 1933 | -22°F 1989 | 34% | 11% |
| Dec 23 | 40°F | 24°F | 67°F 1933 | -17°F 1989 | 34% | 11% |
| Dec 24 | 40°F | 24°F | 65°F 1893 | -18°F 1983 | 34% | 11% |
| Dec 25 | 40°F | 24°F | 64°F 2023 | -14°F 1983 | 34% | 11% |
| Dec 26 | 39°F | 24°F | 64°F 1942 | -9°F 1914 | 34% | 11% |
| Dec 27 | 39°F | 23°F | 65°F 2019 | -7°F 1925 | 34% | 12% |
| Dec 28 | 39°F | 23°F | 68°F 1984 | -19°F 1924 | 34% | 12% |
| Dec 29 | 39°F | 23°F | 66°F 2025 | -5°F 1917 | 34% | 12% |
| Dec 30 | 39°F | 23°F | 65°F 1965 | -10°F 1983 | 34% | 12% |
| Dec 31 | 38°F | 23°F | 67°F 1951 | -9°F 1976 | 34% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111436 (Charleston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116610, 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.