Weather in Memphis in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Memphis;
Average weather
Average temperature in Memphis in December
Going from a maximum of +72°F during the day to a minimum of +28°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +57°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +57°F.
Is Memphis warm or cold in December?
Memphis is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +63°F to +54°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +45°F to +37°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 Memphis, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Memphis in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +54°F | +50°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°F | -4°F | -6°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +79°F | +75°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 100 mm | 116 mm | 78 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 74% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +63°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +54°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 100 mm to 116 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 74%. 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 ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Memphis is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Memphis.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Memphis?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Memphis in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+69°F) and the highest in 2012 (+75°F). The driest year was 2012 with only 717 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1545 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Memphis, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.