Houston climate

Houston Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Houston, 1 km from Houston

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 in over about 7 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 Houston, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
2.95 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
77°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-8°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 38 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
29°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 150°F31°F70°F 201414°F 202025%2%
Dec 250°F31°F68°F 202115°F 202025%2%
Dec 349°F31°F77°F 202117°F 202425%2%
Dec 449°F30°F76°F 202115°F 202425%2%
Dec 549°F30°F67°F 201712°F 200925%2%
Dec 648°F30°F71°F 202111°F 202425%2%
Dec 748°F30°F59°F 20126°F 201324%3%
Dec 848°F29°F66°F 20236°F 201324%3%
Dec 947°F29°F61°F 202313°F 201624%3%
Dec 1047°F29°F69°F 20206°F 200924%3%
Dec 1147°F29°F73°F 20206°F 200924%3%
Dec 1247°F28°F70°F 20155°F 201324%3%
Dec 1346°F28°F64°F 20154°F 201024%3%
Dec 1446°F28°F71°F 20153°F 201024%3%
Dec 1546°F28°F67°F 20145°F 202524%3%
Dec 1645°F27°F73°F 202111°F 200824%3%
Dec 1745°F27°F63°F 202413°F 200824%3%
Dec 1845°F27°F61°F 20254°F 201624%3%
Dec 1945°F27°F58°F 2025-3°F 201624%3%
Dec 2044°F27°F57°F 2007-1°F 201624%3%
Dec 2144°F26°F65°F 20134°F 200824%3%
Dec 2244°F26°F65°F 20151°F 200824%3%
Dec 2344°F26°F65°F 2015-8°F 202224%4%
Dec 2444°F26°F73°F 2025-8°F 202224%4%
Dec 2544°F26°F75°F 20254°F 202224%4%
Dec 2643°F26°F75°F 20258°F 202024%4%
Dec 2743°F25°F77°F 20254°F 201724%4%
Dec 2843°F25°F73°F 20254°F 201724%4%
Dec 2943°F25°F75°F 202510°F 201724%4%
Dec 3043°F25°F72°F 202210°F 201324%4%
Dec 3143°F25°F65°F 20085°F 201724%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Houston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234019 (Houston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232981, 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.