Fort Gates climate

Fort Gates Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gatesville, 1.7 km from Fort Gates

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.53 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 Fort Gates, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.53 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
90°FDec 30, 1951
Record low
-4°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 16 min to 10 h 08 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
10.1 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 164°F39°F82°F 194217°F 197615%0%
Dec 264°F39°F85°F 190818°F 200616%0%
Dec 364°F39°F88°F 200520°F 198516%0%
Dec 464°F38°F89°F 195422°F 197416%0%
Dec 563°F38°F81°F 193915°F 200616%0%
Dec 663°F38°F83°F 193917°F 199916%0%
Dec 763°F38°F84°F 193915°F 200516%0%
Dec 862°F38°F82°F 195218°F 191716%0%
Dec 962°F37°F82°F 193917°F 191716%0%
Dec 1062°F37°F86°F 193913°F 197816%0%
Dec 1162°F37°F85°F 193919°F 191916%0%
Dec 1261°F37°F80°F 194818°F 191716%0%
Dec 1361°F37°F83°F 197313°F 198916%0%
Dec 1461°F36°F81°F 199513°F 195816%0%
Dec 1561°F36°F82°F 194214°F 191616%0%
Dec 1661°F36°F85°F 19779°F 198917%0%
Dec 1760°F36°F85°F 190815°F 197217%0%
Dec 1860°F36°F84°F 193617°F 201617%0%
Dec 1960°F36°F81°F 190815°F 199617%0%
Dec 2060°F36°F79°F 196614°F 190917%0%
Dec 2160°F36°F85°F 201016°F 191617%0%
Dec 2260°F36°F78°F 20036°F 198917%0%
Dec 2359°F35°F79°F 1970-4°F 198917%0%
Dec 2459°F35°F80°F 19429°F 198317%0%
Dec 2559°F35°F79°F 20167°F 198317%0%
Dec 2659°F35°F84°F 201614°F 198317%0%
Dec 2759°F35°F88°F 194220°F 192017%0%
Dec 2859°F35°F82°F 201618°F 192017%0%
Dec 2959°F35°F83°F 195111°F 198316%0%
Dec 3059°F35°F90°F 19516°F 198316%0%
Dec 3159°F35°F85°F 195114°F 192716%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Gates, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413485 (Gatesville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413485, 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.