Raytown climate

Raytown Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 9.1 km from Raytown

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.84 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 Raytown, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.84 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
74°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-7°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 28 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
10.5 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 147°F28°F68°F 201211°F 200622%5%
Dec 246°F28°F71°F 202116°F 202522%5%
Dec 346°F28°F71°F 201212°F 200622%6%
Dec 446°F27°F72°F 201711°F 202522%6%
Dec 545°F27°F65°F 20219°F 200522%6%
Dec 645°F27°F55°F 20239°F 200522%6%
Dec 744°F26°F68°F 20234°F 201322%7%
Dec 844°F26°F59°F 20082°F 200523%7%
Dec 944°F26°F68°F 2020-1°F 200523%7%
Dec 1043°F25°F67°F 20203°F 200923%7%
Dec 1143°F25°F65°F 201511°F 201323%7%
Dec 1243°F25°F68°F 20157°F 201023%8%
Dec 1342°F25°F64°F 20154°F 201023%8%
Dec 1442°F24°F65°F 20215°F 202523%8%
Dec 1542°F24°F74°F 20213°F 200823%8%
Dec 1642°F24°F67°F 200610°F 200823%8%
Dec 1741°F23°F64°F 20024°F 201623%8%
Dec 1841°F23°F63°F 2013-6°F 201623%9%
Dec 1941°F23°F56°F 20131°F 201623%9%
Dec 2040°F23°F58°F 20234°F 200823%9%
Dec 2140°F22°F60°F 20231°F 200823%9%
Dec 2240°F22°F63°F 2020-7°F 202223%9%
Dec 2340°F22°F62°F 2015-7°F 202223%9%
Dec 2439°F22°F73°F 20213°F 200423%9%
Dec 2539°F22°F68°F 20191°F 202223%9%
Dec 2639°F21°F66°F 20086°F 201723%9%
Dec 2739°F21°F69°F 20250°F 201723%10%
Dec 2839°F21°F65°F 202513°F 201723%10%
Dec 2938°F21°F67°F 202210°F 201323%10%
Dec 3038°F21°F68°F 20046°F 201723%10%
Dec 3138°F20°F65°F 2011-3°F 201723%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Raytown, 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 7:18 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234154 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053879, 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.