Poteau climate

Poteau Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wister 3S, 14.5 km from Poteau

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 28°F.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Poteau, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
31°F
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
84°FDec 27, 2025
Record low
-5°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 59 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
35°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 157°F35°F77°F 198218°F 19750%
Dec 257°F34°F78°F 201215°F 19850%
Dec 357°F34°F80°F 201221°F 19740%
Dec 456°F34°F79°F 200120°F 19740%
Dec 556°F33°F79°F 195617°F 19500%
Dec 656°F33°F76°F 19669°F 19500%
Dec 755°F33°F81°F 19666°F 19500%
Dec 855°F33°F80°F 199111°F 20050%
Dec 954°F32°F73°F 20219°F 20050%
Dec 1054°F32°F80°F 202113°F 19950%
Dec 1154°F32°F77°F 194916°F 19570%
Dec 1253°F31°F75°F 20157°F 19620%
Dec 1353°F31°F80°F 194810°F 19580%
Dec 1453°F31°F73°F 19756°F 19580%
Dec 1552°F31°F79°F 19484°F 19580%
Dec 1652°F30°F76°F 20065°F 19890%
Dec 1752°F30°F76°F 200610°F 19790%
Dec 1852°F30°F73°F 20028°F 19640%
Dec 1951°F30°F77°F 19788°F 19450%
Dec 2051°F29°F71°F 194911°F 19890%
Dec 2151°F29°F74°F 20174°F 19890%
Dec 2251°F29°F73°F 19821°F 19890%
Dec 2351°F29°F81°F 2025-5°F 19890%
Dec 2450°F29°F80°F 19550°F 19830%
Dec 2550°F29°F79°F 2025-1°F 19830%
Dec 2650°F28°F80°F 20255°F 19830%
Dec 2750°F28°F84°F 202518°F 19500%
Dec 2850°F28°F82°F 202516°F 19830%
Dec 2950°F28°F77°F 19845°F 19830%
Dec 3050°F28°F79°F 19512°F 19830%
Dec 3149°F28°F82°F 19516°F 19760%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Poteau, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.10.20.31102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00349724 (Wister 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013964, 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.