Salina climate

Salina Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salina Muni AP, 5.6 km from Salina

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.12 in over about 5 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 Salina, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.12 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
76°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-24°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
24°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 148°F26°F69°F 19982°F 198516%3%
Dec 247°F26°F72°F 20212°F 198516%4%
Dec 347°F26°F72°F 20179°F 198316%4%
Dec 447°F25°F72°F 20019°F 198316%4%
Dec 546°F25°F70°F 19890°F 196416%4%
Dec 646°F25°F65°F 19812°F 197216%4%
Dec 745°F24°F67°F 2023-1°F 200516%4%
Dec 845°F24°F66°F 1990-5°F 200516%4%
Dec 945°F24°F71°F 2015-6°F 200916%4%
Dec 1044°F24°F70°F 2021-9°F 200916%4%
Dec 1144°F23°F63°F 19900°F 196316%4%
Dec 1244°F23°F64°F 2006-11°F 196116%5%
Dec 1343°F23°F64°F 1988-10°F 196116%5%
Dec 1443°F23°F65°F 2006-10°F 196316%5%
Dec 1543°F22°F76°F 2021-15°F 198916%5%
Dec 1643°F22°F70°F 1962-16°F 198916%5%
Dec 1742°F22°F70°F 1976-5°F 200816%5%
Dec 1842°F22°F69°F 1988-10°F 198316%5%
Dec 1942°F22°F63°F 1966-10°F 198316%5%
Dec 2042°F22°F69°F 2004-10°F 198316%5%
Dec 2142°F21°F62°F 2020-11°F 198916%5%
Dec 2242°F21°F65°F 2020-24°F 198916%5%
Dec 2341°F21°F66°F 1955-20°F 198916%5%
Dec 2441°F21°F71°F 1955-10°F 198316%5%
Dec 2541°F21°F68°F 2016-7°F 198316%5%
Dec 2641°F21°F67°F 2008-4°F 196216%5%
Dec 2741°F21°F64°F 1956-3°F 200016%5%
Dec 2841°F21°F71°F 1984-1°F 198316%5%
Dec 2941°F20°F71°F 1999-8°F 198316%5%
Dec 3041°F20°F73°F 2004-7°F 198316%5%
Dec 3141°F20°F64°F 2025-7°F 196816%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salina, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003919 (Salina Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003919, 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.