Cactus climate

Cactus Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Encinal, 7.9 km from Cactus

Average highs run from 71°F on December 1 to 66°F on December 31, and lows from 46°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.13 in over about 2 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 Cactus, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
1.13 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
93°FDec 30, 2024
Record low
25°FDec 25, 2022
Chance of a freeze
75%
Daylight
10 h 30 min to 10 h 24 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
8.5 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 171°F46°F85°F 201233°F 20207%0%
Dec 271°F46°F86°F 202144°F 20257%0%
Dec 370°F46°F91°F 201338°F 19676%0%
Dec 470°F45°F88°F 202136°F 19686%0%
Dec 570°F45°F86°F 197041°F 19686%0%
Dec 670°F45°F84°F 196638°F 20136%0%
Dec 769°F45°F87°F 196631°F 20116%0%
Dec 869°F44°F85°F 202332°F 20176%0%
Dec 969°F44°F89°F 202138°F 20256%0%
Dec 1069°F44°F91°F 202138°F 19676%0%
Dec 1168°F43°F88°F 201530°F 19666%0%
Dec 1268°F43°F83°F 202528°F 19666%0%
Dec 1368°F43°F84°F 201928°F 19666%0%
Dec 1468°F43°F91°F 201936°F 19666%0%
Dec 1567°F43°F90°F 201935°F 20136%0%
Dec 1667°F42°F87°F 202135°F 20186%0%
Dec 1767°F42°F86°F 202434°F 20206%0%
Dec 1867°F42°F89°F 201230°F 20196%0%
Dec 1967°F42°F87°F 201232°F 20166%0%
Dec 2067°F42°F85°F 202540°F 19656%0%
Dec 2166°F42°F84°F 202537°F 20126%0%
Dec 2266°F42°F86°F 202532°F 20226%0%
Dec 2366°F42°F86°F 201527°F 20226%0%
Dec 2466°F41°F85°F 202129°F 20227%0%
Dec 2566°F41°F89°F 202125°F 20227%0%
Dec 2666°F41°F90°F 201533°F 20227%0%
Dec 2766°F41°F88°F 202535°F 20227%0%
Dec 2866°F41°F87°F 202432°F 19677%0%
Dec 2966°F41°F86°F 202035°F 19667%0%
Dec 3066°F41°F93°F 202437°F 19697%0%
Dec 3166°F41°F90°F 202136°F 19697%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cactus, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412906 (Encinal), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012907, 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.