Independence Weather in December
Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.35 in over about 6 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
- 48°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 2.35 in
- Snowfall
- 2.1 in
- Record high
- 80°FDec 25, 2021
- Record low
- -16°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 48 min to 9 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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 | 52°F | 30°F | 75°F 1950 | 9°F 1893 | 21% | 2% |
| Dec 2 | 52°F | 30°F | 74°F 1956 | 6°F 1985 | 21% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 51°F | 29°F | 78°F 2021 | 7°F 2006 | 21% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 51°F | 29°F | 73°F 1998 | 11°F 1898 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 5 | 51°F | 29°F | 75°F 1980 | 11°F 2006 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 50°F | 29°F | 76°F 1998 | -2°F 1950 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 7 | 50°F | 28°F | 78°F 1966 | 0°F 1950 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 71°F 1918 | -8°F 1917 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 9 | 49°F | 28°F | 75°F 1940 | -6°F 1917 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 10 | 49°F | 28°F | 74°F 1939 | -5°F 1917 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 11 | 49°F | 27°F | 74°F 1929 | 3°F 1917 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 12 | 48°F | 27°F | 71°F 2015 | -4°F 1932 | 21% | 3% |
| Dec 13 | 48°F | 27°F | 77°F 1921 | -1°F 1917 | 21% | 4% |
| Dec 14 | 48°F | 27°F | 75°F 1933 | -4°F 1898 | 21% | 4% |
| Dec 15 | 47°F | 26°F | 70°F 1915 | -10°F 1989 | 21% | 4% |
| Dec 16 | 47°F | 26°F | 77°F 2021 | -4°F 1989 | 20% | 4% |
| Dec 17 | 47°F | 26°F | 73°F 1939 | 0°F 1979 | 20% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 47°F | 26°F | 71°F 1939 | -2°F 1983 | 20% | 4% |
| Dec 19 | 46°F | 26°F | 75°F 1978 | -10°F 1945 | 20% | 4% |
| Dec 20 | 46°F | 25°F | 71°F 1966 | -6°F 1983 | 20% | 4% |
| Dec 21 | 46°F | 25°F | 66°F 1957 | -5°F 1983 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 22 | 46°F | 25°F | 70°F 1979 | -16°F 1989 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 23 | 46°F | 25°F | 72°F 1982 | -13°F 1989 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 24 | 45°F | 25°F | 73°F 1955 | -10°F 1983 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 25 | 45°F | 25°F | 80°F 2021 | -10°F 1983 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 26 | 45°F | 24°F | 77°F 2025 | -7°F 1918 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 27 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1946 | 0°F 1894 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 28 | 45°F | 24°F | 79°F 2025 | -5°F 1894 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 29 | 45°F | 24°F | 68°F 1947 | -8°F 1983 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 30 | 45°F | 24°F | 70°F 1965 | -9°F 1983 | 20% | 5% |
| Dec 31 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1951 | -4°F 1927 | 20% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143954 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143954, 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.