Hidalgo County climate

Hidalgo County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Edinburg, 11.2 km from Hidalgo County

Average highs run from 75°F on December 1 to 71°F on December 31, and lows from 54°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.09 in.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Hidalgo County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
1.09 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
92°FDec 30, 2024
Record low
26°FDec 26, 2010
Chance of a freeze
17%
Daylight
10 h 36 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
51°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 175°F54°F87°F 201229°F 20060%
Dec 275°F54°F91°F 200736°F 20080%
Dec 375°F53°F89°F 200540°F 20090%
Dec 475°F53°F88°F 201731°F 20090%
Dec 574°F53°F89°F 201726°F 20090%
Dec 674°F53°F86°F 200736°F 20110%
Dec 774°F52°F88°F 200730°F 20110%
Dec 874°F52°F89°F 200731°F 20110%
Dec 974°F52°F89°F 200733°F 20100%
Dec 1074°F52°F88°F 202137°F 20180%
Dec 1174°F51°F88°F 201030°F 20080%
Dec 1274°F51°F86°F 200435°F 20080%
Dec 1373°F51°F89°F 202234°F 20100%
Dec 1473°F51°F92°F 201937°F 20040%
Dec 1573°F51°F89°F 201930°F 20040%
Dec 1673°F50°F86°F 201931°F 20070%
Dec 1773°F50°F90°F 201630°F 20070%
Dec 1873°F50°F87°F 201232°F 20190%
Dec 1973°F50°F88°F 201235°F 20190%
Dec 2072°F50°F87°F 202538°F 20040%
Dec 2172°F50°F87°F 200734°F 20120%
Dec 2272°F49°F88°F 201732°F 20200%
Dec 2372°F49°F87°F 201527°F 20220%
Dec 2472°F49°F88°F 201530°F 20220%
Dec 2572°F49°F89°F 201526°F 20040%
Dec 2672°F49°F88°F 201526°F 20100%
Dec 2771°F49°F91°F 200832°F 20200%
Dec 2871°F49°F89°F 202432°F 20200%
Dec 2971°F48°F88°F 202432°F 20200%
Dec 3071°F48°F92°F 202432°F 20200%
Dec 3171°F48°F87°F 202132°F 20200%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hidalgo County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.10.10.20.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412758 (Edinburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012987, 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.