Salado climate

Salado Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stillhouse Hollow Dam, 10.1 km from Salado

Average highs run from 65°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.80 in over about 8 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 Salado, 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
38°F
Precipitation
2.80 in
Record high
87°FDec 30, 2024
Record low
-2°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 17 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
9.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 165°F41°F82°F 201225°F 197924%
Dec 264°F41°F81°F 201222°F 198524%
Dec 364°F41°F84°F 201322°F 198524%
Dec 464°F41°F84°F 201726°F 198524%
Dec 564°F40°F80°F 199826°F 199124%
Dec 663°F40°F82°F 199523°F 199924%
Dec 763°F40°F81°F 202221°F 201324%
Dec 863°F40°F83°F 202224°F 201724%
Dec 963°F39°F82°F 201224°F 199524%
Dec 1062°F39°F84°F 202121°F 199525%
Dec 1162°F39°F82°F 198320°F 199525%
Dec 1262°F39°F81°F 199621°F 198925%
Dec 1362°F39°F77°F 199518°F 198925%
Dec 1462°F38°F81°F 199518°F 198525%
Dec 1561°F38°F81°F 202121°F 198525%
Dec 1661°F38°F82°F 199510°F 198925%
Dec 1761°F38°F81°F 201610°F 198925%
Dec 1861°F38°F84°F 201220°F 201625%
Dec 1961°F37°F81°F 201217°F 199625%
Dec 2060°F37°F74°F 197917°F 198926%
Dec 2160°F37°F81°F 201717°F 198926%
Dec 2260°F37°F79°F 20189°F 198326%
Dec 2360°F37°F79°F 1982-2°F 198926%
Dec 2460°F37°F79°F 2016-2°F 198926%
Dec 2560°F36°F81°F 20218°F 198326%
Dec 2660°F36°F84°F 20168°F 198326%
Dec 2760°F36°F80°F 202410°F 199026%
Dec 2860°F36°F84°F 201627°F 198226%
Dec 2959°F36°F79°F 202113°F 198326%
Dec 3059°F36°F87°F 20249°F 198326%
Dec 3159°F36°F79°F 198113°F 198326%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salado, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418646 (Stillhouse Hollow Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00414792, 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.