Rio climate

Rio Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Arlington, 18.1 km from Rio

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.45 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 Rio, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
1.45 in
Snowfall
10.7 in
Record high
68°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-25°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 01 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
11.2 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 137°F21°F62°F 1970-1°F 197126%12%
Dec 237°F20°F62°F 1982-10°F 194026%12%
Dec 336°F20°F65°F 2012-16°F 194026%13%
Dec 436°F20°F61°F 2017-6°F 197726%13%
Dec 535°F19°F64°F 2001-3°F 200726%13%
Dec 635°F19°F56°F 1998-11°F 197226%14%
Dec 735°F19°F60°F 1946-15°F 197226%14%
Dec 834°F18°F63°F 1946-7°F 195826%14%
Dec 934°F18°F60°F 1946-11°F 195825%14%
Dec 1034°F18°F56°F 2015-14°F 195825%15%
Dec 1133°F17°F59°F 1949-17°F 197225%15%
Dec 1233°F17°F53°F 1965-10°F 196225%15%
Dec 1333°F17°F60°F 2015-13°F 197625%15%
Dec 1432°F16°F59°F 1975-12°F 197225%15%
Dec 1532°F16°F68°F 2021-15°F 196125%15%
Dec 1632°F16°F63°F 2021-12°F 197225%15%
Dec 1731°F15°F52°F 1939-13°F 197225%16%
Dec 1831°F15°F53°F 2002-18°F 198324%16%
Dec 1931°F15°F51°F 1988-25°F 198324%16%
Dec 2031°F14°F53°F 1967-17°F 196324%16%
Dec 2130°F14°F54°F 1967-18°F 198924%16%
Dec 2230°F14°F53°F 2019-17°F 198324%16%
Dec 2330°F14°F55°F 1941-21°F 198324%16%
Dec 2430°F13°F52°F 1955-23°F 198324%16%
Dec 2529°F13°F56°F 1982-21°F 200024%16%
Dec 2629°F13°F51°F 2023-22°F 196224%17%
Dec 2729°F12°F55°F 1946-21°F 195024%17%
Dec 2829°F12°F62°F 1984-15°F 200024%17%
Dec 2928°F12°F55°F 2022-12°F 197624%17%
Dec 3028°F12°F56°F 2004-14°F 201324%17%
Dec 3128°F11°F55°F 1965-16°F 196723%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rio, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470308 (Arlington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014837, 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.