Platte County Weather in December
Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.57 in over about 7 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
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 1.57 in
- Snowfall
- 4.0 in
- Record high
- 74°FDec 3, 2012
- Record low
- -23°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 36 min to 9 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 47°F | 28°F | 67°F 1982 | 4°F 1985 | 22% | 6% |
| Dec 2 | 47°F | 28°F | 71°F 2021 | 2°F 1985 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 3 | 46°F | 27°F | 74°F 2012 | 8°F 1989 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 4 | 46°F | 27°F | 72°F 2017 | 9°F 1991 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 5 | 45°F | 27°F | 74°F 2001 | 7°F 1972 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 6 | 45°F | 26°F | 60°F 2001 | 0°F 1972 | 22% | 8% |
| Dec 7 | 45°F | 26°F | 66°F 2023 | 0°F 2013 | 22% | 8% |
| Dec 8 | 44°F | 26°F | 64°F 1991 | 2°F 1995 | 22% | 8% |
| Dec 9 | 44°F | 26°F | 68°F 2020 | -5°F 2005 | 22% | 8% |
| Dec 10 | 44°F | 25°F | 68°F 2020 | -3°F 1995 | 22% | 8% |
| Dec 11 | 43°F | 25°F | 64°F 1990 | 0°F 1989 | 22% | 9% |
| Dec 12 | 43°F | 25°F | 65°F 2015 | -5°F 1989 | 22% | 9% |
| Dec 13 | 43°F | 24°F | 65°F 1975 | -1°F 1985 | 22% | 9% |
| Dec 14 | 43°F | 24°F | 65°F 2021 | -1°F 1989 | 22% | 9% |
| Dec 15 | 42°F | 24°F | 74°F 2021 | -16°F 1989 | 22% | 10% |
| Dec 16 | 42°F | 24°F | 67°F 2006 | -14°F 1989 | 22% | 10% |
| Dec 17 | 42°F | 23°F | 63°F 2002 | -6°F 1981 | 22% | 10% |
| Dec 18 | 41°F | 23°F | 64°F 1976 | -15°F 1983 | 22% | 10% |
| Dec 19 | 41°F | 23°F | 59°F 1978 | -18°F 1983 | 22% | 10% |
| Dec 20 | 41°F | 23°F | 56°F 1979 | -17°F 1983 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 21 | 41°F | 23°F | 60°F 2020 | -18°F 1989 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 22 | 41°F | 22°F | 64°F 1979 | -23°F 1989 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 23 | 40°F | 22°F | 63°F 2025 | -23°F 1989 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 24 | 40°F | 22°F | 72°F 2021 | -17°F 1983 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 25 | 40°F | 22°F | 66°F 2019 | -16°F 1983 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 26 | 40°F | 22°F | 66°F 2008 | -5°F 1983 | 22% | 12% |
| Dec 27 | 40°F | 21°F | 66°F 2025 | -5°F 2017 | 22% | 12% |
| Dec 28 | 39°F | 21°F | 69°F 1984 | 0°F 1983 | 22% | 12% |
| Dec 29 | 39°F | 21°F | 68°F 2022 | -6°F 1983 | 22% | 12% |
| Dec 30 | 39°F | 21°F | 68°F 2004 | -8°F 1983 | 22% | 12% |
| Dec 31 | 39°F | 21°F | 65°F 2011 | -11°F 1976 | 22% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003947 (Kansas City Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003947, 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.