Arlington climate

Arlington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Arlington 1 W, 3 km from Arlington

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 in over about 5 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 Arlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.58 in
Snowfall
6.8 in
Record high
68°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-36°FDec 29, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 8 h 55 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
12.1 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 134°F16°F60°F 1962-20°F 189316%14%
Dec 233°F16°F63°F 1998-18°F 189516%14%
Dec 333°F15°F63°F 1998-20°F 198516%15%
Dec 432°F15°F59°F 1998-20°F 189716%15%
Dec 532°F15°F59°F 1939-20°F 200516%15%
Dec 631°F14°F68°F 1939-22°F 197216%16%
Dec 731°F14°F59°F 2023-21°F 197216%16%
Dec 830°F14°F59°F 2023-24°F 192716%16%
Dec 930°F13°F60°F 1939-22°F 195516%16%
Dec 1030°F13°F56°F 2006-24°F 196616%17%
Dec 1129°F12°F58°F 1913-23°F 196616%17%
Dec 1229°F12°F55°F 1913-24°F 190316%17%
Dec 1329°F12°F57°F 1921-34°F 191716%17%
Dec 1428°F11°F53°F 1912-26°F 190116%18%
Dec 1528°F11°F58°F 1939-23°F 190117%18%
Dec 1628°F11°F61°F 1962-26°F 191417%18%
Dec 1727°F11°F57°F 1962-22°F 192217%18%
Dec 1827°F10°F61°F 1923-31°F 201617%18%
Dec 1927°F10°F54°F 2011-30°F 201617%19%
Dec 2026°F10°F57°F 1941-30°F 191617%19%
Dec 2126°F9°F51°F 1894-33°F 191617%19%
Dec 2226°F9°F49°F 1979-28°F 198917%19%
Dec 2326°F9°F57°F 2020-27°F 198317%19%
Dec 2425°F9°F53°F 2023-21°F 192117%19%
Dec 2525°F8°F50°F 1943-21°F 190217%20%
Dec 2625°F8°F46°F 1905-30°F 191417%20%
Dec 2725°F8°F50°F 1928-24°F 192417%20%
Dec 2825°F8°F52°F 1898-26°F 199317%20%
Dec 2925°F8°F50°F 2002-36°F 191717%20%
Dec 3024°F7°F52°F 1999-28°F 197317%20%
Dec 3124°F7°F58°F 1904-32°F 197317%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Arlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 4:59 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00390281 (Arlington 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00391076, 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.