Sanderson climate

Sanderson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sanderson, 0.2 km from Sanderson

Average highs run from 65°F on December 1 to 61°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.68 in over about 3 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 Sanderson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
0.68 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
89°FDec 20, 2025
Record low
13°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 21 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
30°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 165°F36°F80°F 202123°F 20109%0%
Dec 264°F36°F88°F 201327°F 20109%0%
Dec 364°F35°F85°F 200531°F 20069%0%
Dec 464°F35°F85°F 201325°F 20099%0%
Dec 564°F35°F83°F 201921°F 20099%0%
Dec 663°F35°F81°F 201226°F 20119%0%
Dec 763°F35°F81°F 200721°F 20059%0%
Dec 863°F34°F84°F 201517°F 20058%0%
Dec 963°F34°F82°F 201516°F 20058%0%
Dec 1063°F34°F88°F 201526°F 20058%0%
Dec 1162°F34°F87°F 201527°F 20128%0%
Dec 1262°F34°F83°F 202526°F 20008%0%
Dec 1362°F34°F82°F 202524°F 20008%0%
Dec 1462°F33°F83°F 201926°F 20208%0%
Dec 1562°F33°F86°F 201926°F 20088%0%
Dec 1662°F33°F79°F 202422°F 20078%0%
Dec 1761°F33°F84°F 201625°F 20038%0%
Dec 1861°F33°F84°F 202525°F 20168%0%
Dec 1961°F33°F86°F 201225°F 20168%0%
Dec 2061°F33°F89°F 202526°F 20008%0%
Dec 2161°F33°F83°F 201028°F 20058%0%
Dec 2261°F32°F80°F 201419°F 20228%0%
Dec 2361°F32°F80°F 200513°F 20228%0%
Dec 2461°F32°F78°F 201513°F 20228%0%
Dec 2561°F32°F88°F 202117°F 20048%0%
Dec 2661°F32°F89°F 202124°F 20108%0%
Dec 2761°F32°F83°F 200526°F 20008%0%
Dec 2861°F32°F86°F 202530°F 20088%0%
Dec 2961°F32°F81°F 202425°F 20038%0%
Dec 3061°F32°F88°F 202421°F 20038%0%
Dec 3161°F32°F82°F 201122°F 20208%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sanderson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418022 (Sanderson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003032, 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.