Waco climate

Waco Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waco Dam, 8.7 km from Waco

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 42°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.76 in over about 7 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 Waco, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.76 in
Record high
91°FDec 24, 1955
Record low
-4°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 15 min to 10 h 08 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
9.8 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 163°F42°F83°F 201222°F 197922%0%
Dec 263°F42°F82°F 200722°F 198522%0%
Dec 362°F41°F87°F 200526°F 198522%0%
Dec 462°F41°F85°F 195419°F 200622%0%
Dec 562°F41°F81°F 200722°F 195022%0%
Dec 662°F41°F82°F 196615°F 195023%0%
Dec 761°F40°F80°F 195615°F 195023%0%
Dec 861°F40°F81°F 197719°F 200523%0%
Dec 961°F40°F82°F 201917°F 200523%0%
Dec 1061°F40°F84°F 202119°F 197823%0%
Dec 1161°F39°F82°F 194917°F 201223%0%
Dec 1260°F39°F82°F 194818°F 201223%0%
Dec 1360°F39°F80°F 194818°F 198923%0%
Dec 1460°F39°F80°F 199520°F 195823%0%
Dec 1560°F39°F82°F 202116°F 198923%0%
Dec 1660°F38°F84°F 197711°F 198923%0%
Dec 1759°F38°F81°F 199021°F 197923%0%
Dec 1859°F38°F83°F 201220°F 201623%0%
Dec 1959°F38°F81°F 201218°F 201623%0%
Dec 2059°F38°F82°F 202516°F 198923%0%
Dec 2159°F37°F86°F 201016°F 198323%0%
Dec 2259°F37°F79°F 20256°F 198923%0%
Dec 2358°F37°F82°F 2025-4°F 198923%0%
Dec 2458°F37°F91°F 195512°F 198323%0%
Dec 2558°F37°F82°F 20217°F 198323%0%
Dec 2658°F37°F85°F 202517°F 198323%0%
Dec 2758°F37°F85°F 200520°F 202223%0%
Dec 2858°F36°F85°F 202121°F 198322%0%
Dec 2958°F36°F82°F 195114°F 198322%0%
Dec 3058°F36°F87°F 20249°F 198322%0%
Dec 3158°F36°F83°F 195114°F 197622%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waco, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419417 (Waco Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013959, 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.