Hill County climate

Hill County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gildford, 15.8 km from Hill County

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.34 in over about 3 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 Hill County, in °F, with the record for each date.-75-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.34 in
Snowfall
5.6 in
Record high
69°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-50°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 35 min to 8 h 21 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.9 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 135°F12°F69°F 2021-31°F 19859%7%
Dec 235°F12°F60°F 1979-33°F 19859%7%
Dec 335°F12°F63°F 1987-27°F 19729%7%
Dec 434°F11°F61°F 1990-30°F 19729%8%
Dec 534°F11°F63°F 2023-28°F 20139%8%
Dec 634°F11°F64°F 1987-38°F 20139%8%
Dec 733°F10°F57°F 1990-39°F 20139%8%
Dec 833°F10°F61°F 1990-36°F 19779%8%
Dec 933°F10°F61°F 1979-37°F 197710%8%
Dec 1032°F10°F60°F 2017-26°F 196110%8%
Dec 1132°F9°F56°F 2004-35°F 196110%8%
Dec 1232°F9°F58°F 2017-35°F 196110%8%
Dec 1332°F9°F63°F 1998-25°F 196310%8%
Dec 1431°F8°F61°F 2002-33°F 200810%8%
Dec 1531°F8°F65°F 1962-30°F 200810%8%
Dec 1631°F8°F60°F 1980-31°F 201610%8%
Dec 1731°F8°F61°F 1976-34°F 198410%8%
Dec 1830°F7°F57°F 1979-35°F 198310%8%
Dec 1930°F7°F60°F 2004-28°F 199010%8%
Dec 2030°F7°F58°F 1994-28°F 199011%9%
Dec 2130°F7°F59°F 2019-44°F 198911%9%
Dec 2230°F6°F56°F 2023-45°F 198911%9%
Dec 2329°F6°F52°F 1994-41°F 198311%9%
Dec 2429°F6°F56°F 1999-50°F 198311%9%
Dec 2529°F6°F53°F 2005-33°F 198311%9%
Dec 2629°F6°F56°F 1980-29°F 196411%9%
Dec 2729°F6°F60°F 1980-26°F 202112%9%
Dec 2829°F5°F57°F 2011-39°F 196812%9%
Dec 2929°F5°F54°F 1999-46°F 196812%9%
Dec 3029°F5°F54°F 1980-31°F 197812%9%
Dec 3129°F5°F55°F 1963-36°F 198412%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hill County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 4:34 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00243530 (Gildford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094012, 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.