Weather in Houston in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Houston in December
Going from a maximum of +82°F during the day to a minimum of +18°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +59°F to +75°F.
Is Houston warm or cold in December?
Houston is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +72°F to +64°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +55°F to +48°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Houston, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Houston in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +64°F | +63°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +28°F | +9°F | +18°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +93°F | +84°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 105 mm | 90 mm | 94 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 73% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +72°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +64°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 105 mm to 90 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 9 sunny days in November to 7 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Houston is gradually decreasing during December, going from 6 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Houston?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Houston in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+57°F) and the highest in 2021 (+77°F). The driest year was 1989 with only 27 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 321 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Houston, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.