Hot Springs Weather in December
Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.91 in over about 12 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
- 52°F
- Average low
- 32°F
- Precipitation
- 3.91 in
- Snowfall
- 1.2 in
- Record high
- 80°FDec 7, 1951
- Record low
- -16°FDec 12, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 54 min to 9 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 33°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 55°F | 33°F | 77°F 1991 | 9°F 1964 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 55°F | 33°F | 72°F 1950 | 12°F 1960 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 3 | 55°F | 33°F | 76°F 1982 | 12°F 1935 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 4 | 54°F | 33°F | 75°F 1982 | 8°F 1942 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 5 | 54°F | 33°F | 75°F 1982 | 10°F 2000 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 54°F | 33°F | 76°F 2013 | 8°F 1895 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 7 | 53°F | 33°F | 80°F 1951 | 5°F 1977 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 8 | 53°F | 33°F | 80°F 1998 | 6°F 1977 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 9 | 53°F | 32°F | 73°F 1966 | 9°F 2006 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 10 | 53°F | 32°F | 76°F 1971 | 4°F 1995 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 11 | 52°F | 32°F | 73°F 2007 | 4°F 1995 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 12 | 52°F | 32°F | 76°F 1949 | -16°F 1962 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 13 | 52°F | 32°F | 72°F 1979 | -16°F 1962 | 36% | 4% |
| Dec 14 | 52°F | 32°F | 72°F 2015 | 3°F 1982 | 36% | 4% |
| Dec 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 79°F 1971 | 1°F 2010 | 37% | 4% |
| Dec 16 | 51°F | 32°F | 74°F 1971 | -5°F 1989 | 37% | 4% |
| Dec 17 | 51°F | 32°F | 75°F 2001 | -5°F 1989 | 37% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 51°F | 31°F | 72°F 2016 | 6°F 1953 | 37% | 4% |
| Dec 19 | 51°F | 31°F | 75°F 1990 | -2°F 1963 | 37% | 4% |
| Dec 20 | 51°F | 31°F | 71°F 1967 | 1°F 2004 | 37% | 4% |
| Dec 21 | 50°F | 31°F | 73°F 1967 | -8°F 1901 | 37% | 5% |
| Dec 22 | 50°F | 31°F | 74°F 2013 | 2°F 1901 | 37% | 5% |
| Dec 23 | 50°F | 31°F | 69°F 1957 | -3°F 1989 | 38% | 5% |
| Dec 24 | 50°F | 31°F | 74°F 1964 | -3°F 1989 | 38% | 5% |
| Dec 25 | 50°F | 31°F | 71°F 1964 | -5°F 1983 | 38% | 5% |
| Dec 26 | 50°F | 30°F | 74°F 1982 | -5°F 1983 | 38% | 5% |
| Dec 27 | 49°F | 30°F | 72°F 2015 | 0°F 1983 | 38% | 5% |
| Dec 28 | 49°F | 30°F | 76°F 2008 | 2°F 2000 | 38% | 5% |
| Dec 29 | 49°F | 30°F | 76°F 2015 | -4°F 1894 | 38% | 5% |
| Dec 30 | 49°F | 30°F | 76°F 2015 | 2°F 1899 | 38% | 6% |
| Dec 31 | 49°F | 30°F | 74°F 1972 | -1°F 1899 | 38% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00314260 (Hot Springs), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00403679, 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.