Temple climate

Temple Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Farmington, 5.5 km from Temple

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 in over about 13 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.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
4.31 in
Snowfall
20.8 in
Record high
67°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-27°FDec 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 04 min to 8 h 52 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
5.4 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 138°F20°F59°F 20206°F 197440%17%
Dec 237°F20°F60°F 2020-4°F 198940%17%
Dec 337°F19°F54°F 1998-1°F 197840%18%
Dec 437°F19°F67°F 19820°F 198941%18%
Dec 536°F19°F63°F 2009-2°F 197641%19%
Dec 636°F18°F58°F 1973-3°F 196341%19%
Dec 736°F18°F62°F 2001-6°F 199141%20%
Dec 835°F18°F65°F 1998-6°F 196441%20%
Dec 935°F17°F55°F 1974-16°F 198941%20%
Dec 1035°F17°F55°F 1973-8°F 198941%21%
Dec 1134°F17°F61°F 1966-12°F 197841%21%
Dec 1234°F16°F59°F 2024-10°F 197041%21%
Dec 1334°F16°F55°F 2010-10°F 198941%22%
Dec 1433°F16°F53°F 2010-7°F 199541%22%
Dec 1533°F15°F54°F 2019-10°F 198041%22%
Dec 1633°F15°F53°F 1982-12°F 197041%22%
Dec 1732°F14°F51°F 1982-15°F 201341%23%
Dec 1832°F14°F59°F 2000-13°F 201341%23%
Dec 1932°F14°F61°F 2023-13°F 198541%23%
Dec 2031°F13°F57°F 2025-10°F 201641%23%
Dec 2131°F13°F58°F 1973-18°F 198041%23%
Dec 2231°F13°F57°F 1973-21°F 197041%24%
Dec 2331°F12°F58°F 1994-19°F 198941%24%
Dec 2430°F12°F56°F 1990-15°F 198940%24%
Dec 2530°F12°F56°F 1990-14°F 198040%24%
Dec 2630°F11°F59°F 2020-27°F 198040%24%
Dec 2730°F11°F55°F 1964-12°F 196840%24%
Dec 2829°F11°F52°F 2011-12°F 201740%25%
Dec 2929°F10°F55°F 1982-21°F 201740%25%
Dec 3029°F10°F48°F 1984-21°F 201739%25%
Dec 3129°F10°F52°F 2022-17°F 201739%25%

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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00172765 (Farmington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00179151, 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.