Hidalgo County Weather in December
Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.03 in over about 4 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
- 56°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 1.03 in
- Snowfall
- 0.9 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 1, 1904
- Record low
- -14°FDec 9, 1978
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 13 min to 10 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 38%
- Humidity
- 54%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 60°F | 33°F | 78°F 1904 | 6°F 1979 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 59°F | 33°F | 76°F 1904 | 9°F 1979 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 59°F | 33°F | 75°F 1958 | 12°F 1976 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 59°F | 33°F | 76°F 1987 | 11°F 1993 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 58°F | 32°F | 78°F 2010 | 3°F 1909 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 58°F | 32°F | 73°F 1958 | 5°F 2005 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 58°F | 32°F | 73°F 2003 | 0°F 1978 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 58°F | 32°F | 73°F 1970 | -12°F 1978 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 57°F | 32°F | 75°F 1950 | -14°F 1978 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 57°F | 31°F | 74°F 1950 | -2°F 1978 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 57°F | 31°F | 75°F 1987 | 4°F 1978 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 57°F | 31°F | 75°F 1910 | 6°F 1989 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 56°F | 31°F | 72°F 1950 | 6°F 1989 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 56°F | 31°F | 72°F 1950 | 8°F 1964 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 56°F | 31°F | 70°F 1950 | 2°F 1964 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 56°F | 31°F | 72°F 1980 | 9°F 1911 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 56°F | 31°F | 72°F 1980 | 13°F 1993 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 56°F | 31°F | 71°F 1980 | 10°F 1996 | 13% | 2% |
| Dec 19 | 56°F | 31°F | 72°F 1969 | 9°F 1996 | 13% | 2% |
| Dec 20 | 55°F | 31°F | 73°F 2010 | 11°F 1977 | 13% | 2% |
| Dec 21 | 55°F | 31°F | 76°F 2003 | 9°F 1909 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 22 | 55°F | 31°F | 71°F 1963 | 12°F 1968 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 23 | 55°F | 31°F | 73°F 1955 | 9°F 1999 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 24 | 55°F | 31°F | 75°F 1955 | 2°F 1953 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 25 | 55°F | 31°F | 72°F 1955 | 3°F 1912 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 26 | 55°F | 31°F | 73°F 2005 | 9°F 2007 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 27 | 55°F | 31°F | 71°F 1955 | 7°F 1987 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 28 | 55°F | 31°F | 75°F 1980 | 8°F 1988 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 29 | 55°F | 31°F | 74°F 1955 | 5°F 2003 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 30 | 55°F | 31°F | 74°F 1951 | 8°F 1988 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 31 | 55°F | 31°F | 73°F 1909 | 6°F 2010 | 14% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00290417 (Animas 3ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295079, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.