December Weather in the 100 Largest U.S. Metros

This page compares the average temperature, record temperature, rain, and snow in the 100 largest U.S. metro areas in the month of December.
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City Average °(F) Record °(F) Monthly (inches)
High Low High Low Precipitation Snow
New York City 44.6 33.2 75 -13 4.4 5.1
Los Angeles 66.0 49.1 94 32 2.2 n/a
Chicago 37.4 24.8 72 -20 2.3 7.8
Dallas 58.8 39.8 89 1 3.1 0.3
Houston 65.7 47.8 87 9 4.3 n/a
Washington D.C. 48.3 34.0 79 -13 3.4 1.7
Miami 78.4 64.3 89 29 2.4 n/a
Philadelphia 46.0 31.9 73 -7 4.0 3.6
Atlanta 55.8 38.3 79 0 4.6 0.4
Phoenix 66.4 45.1 88 19 0.7 n/a
Boston 42.5 29.4 76 -17 4.3 9.1
San Francisco 58.5 47.2 76 27 4.8 n/a
Riverside 67.7 42.4 94 21 1.5 n/a
Detroit 37.4 25.3 69 -20 2.3 8.9
Seattle 46.1 36.6 66 6 5.7 1.6
Minneapolis 28.7 14.8 68 -29 1.2 11.4
San Diego 65.5 49.4 88 32 1.7 n/a
Tampa 73.3 55.4 86 18 2.6 0.0
Denver 43.9 18.1 79 -25 0.4 8.8
St. Louis 44.5 28.8 76 -16 2.5 3.1
Baltimore 47.0 29.9 77 -3 3.7 2.5
Charlotte 54.8 34.5 80 1 3.6 0.4
Orlando 73.7 53.5 90 18 2.5 0.0
San Antonio 65.2 43.0 90 6 2.0 0.1
Portland 46.3 36.1 67 3 5.8 1.2
Sacramento 55.8 38.5 74 17 3.4 n/a
Las Vegas 57.0 38.7 81 11 0.5 0.2
Pittsburgh 40.9 26.8 74 -12 2.8 8.3
Austin 64.0 40.3 90 4 2.8 0.0
Cincinnati 43.1 28.0 75 -20 3.7 4.0
Kansas City 42.2 24.3 74 -23 1.6 3.9
Columbus 41.5 27.8 76 -17 3.1 5.1
Indianapolis 40.6 26.3 74 -23 2.9 6.3
Cleveland 39.5 27.2 77 -15 3.0 12.5
San Jose 59.3 42.1 79 19 2.4 n/a
Nashville 51.3 33.3 79 -10 4.4 0.5
Virginia Beach 53.9 37.6 82 7 3.3 1.1
Providence 43.3 27.6 77 -10 4.7 7.9
Jacksonville 67.5 45.3 85 11 2.8 0.0
Milwaukee 35.1 22.5 68 -22 1.9 10.2
Oklahoma City 51.2 30.4 86 -8 1.8 2.0
Raleigh 54.5 34.2 81 0 3.4 0.8
Memphis 53.2 36.5 81 -13 5.5 0.2
Richmond 51.6 32.6 81 -2 3.5 1.8
New Orleans 65.1 47.6 85 11 4.8 n/a
Louisville 46.8 31.7 76 -15 4.1 2.2
Salt Lake City 38.7 23.5 69 -15 1.4 11.7
Hartford 40.6 24.6 76 -14 4.1 10.2
Buffalo 37.3 25.5 74 -10 3.7 25.5
Birmingham 56.9 37.3 80 1 4.9 0.2
Grand Rapids 35.7 24.1 69 -18 2.5 20.2
Rochester 37.8 25.0 72 -16 2.7 21.9
Tucson 65.8 39.8 85 10 1.0 0.0
Tulsa 50.8 31.0 80 -8 2.4 1.8
Fresno 56.4 39.0 77 18 1.8 0.0
Honolulu 81.8 69.2 89 54 2.2 n/a
Omaha 37.1 18.9 74 -23 1.3 6.1
Worcester 37.3 23.9 72 -17 4.3 15.8
Bridgeport 43.5 29.8 76 -12 4.0 6.0
Greenville 54.7 35.7 80 0 4.4 n/a
Albuquerque 47.7 26.6 72 -7 0.5 2.7
Bakersfield 58.6 39.0 87 13 1.1 0.0
Albany 37.2 22.6 72 -22 3.3 13.8
Knoxville 50.8 33.1 80 -6 5.0 0.6
McAllen 73.1 52.9 96 18 1.1 n/a
Baton Rouge 64.4 43.2 88 8 5.3 n/a
Sarasota 74.7 54.7 89 20 2.4 0.0
New Haven 43.5 29.8 76 -12 4.0 6.0
Columbia 61.4 39.4 84 7 3.9 0.0
Allentown 42.2 26.1 72 -9 3.9 5.3
El Paso 58.1 33.7 80 5 0.6 1.2
Oxnard 65.0 46.1 96 28 2.1 n/a
Charleston 62.8 41.8 83 8 3.3 0.0
Dayton 40.1 26.0 72 -20 3.0 4.8
Fort Myers 77.2 57.6 91 24 1.9 n/a
Greensboro 51.8 32.9 78 -1 3.2 1.3
Boise 38.8 25.1 69 -30 1.5 5.5
Stockton 56.1 38.1 76 17 2.4 n/a
Colorado Springs 43.9 18.1 77 -24 0.2 4.3
Little Rock 53.5 34.9 81 -1 5.1 0.6
Lakeland 75.2 53.6 89 20 2.7 0.0
Des Moines 36.0 19.9 74 -26 1.6 8.2
Akron 38.7 25.6 76 -16 2.9 9.3
Springfield 39.5 22.4 73 -18 3.7 n/a
Ogden 37.4 23.0 66 -19 1.5 n/a
Daytona Beach 71.5 52.1 88 19 2.3 n/a
Winston-Salem 51.8 32.9 79 0 3.2 1.3
Poughkeepsie 40.7 23.6 72 -23 3.5 n/a
Madison 32.6 18.1 68 -28 1.6 12.0
Provo 41.2 24.2 72 -30 1.8 11.2
Durham 54.5 34.2 81 3 3.4 0.8
Syracuse 37.5 23.6 72 -26 3.2 30.0
Wichita 45.6 25.3 83 -16 1.2 3.1
Toledo 37.8 24.6 70 -19 2.4 6.4
Augusta 60.7 36.2 84 5 3.9 0.1
Palm Bay 74.2 54.2 90 21 2.7 0.0
Jackson 59.7 38.4 84 4 5.1 0.4
Harrisburg 43.0 28.2 75 -8 3.4 4.6
Spokane 33.7 23.6 60 -25 2.3 13.9
Chattanooga 53.5 34.9 78 -2 5.2 0.3