December Average Weather in Each U.S. State

This page compares the average temperature and precipitation in December in all fifty U.S. states. It is based on the average temperature over the entire territory of the state between 1991–2020.
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City High (°F) Low (°F) Precipitation (in)
Alabama 58.4 37.0 5.5
Alaska 13.2 0.7 3.1
Arizona 54.8 29.9 1.1
Arkansas 52.3 32.9 4.8
California 53.7 34.2 4.0
Colorado 38.7 14.2 1.1
Connecticut 40.9 24.4 4.4
Delaware 48.3 30.7 3.9
Florida 71.5 50.0 2.9
Georgia 60.0 38.0 4.4
Hawaii [1] 78.1 64.6 4.7
Idaho 32.4 16.9 3.0
Illinois 39.4 23.7 2.4
Indiana 40.1 24.9 3.0
Iowa 33.2 16.7 1.4
Kansas 44.5 22.0 1.1
Kentucky 47.0 29.1 4.4
Louisiana 62.0 41.6 5.2
Maine 30.7 14.5 4.1
Maryland 46.7 29.5 3.7
Massachusetts 39.8 23.2 4.5
Michigan 32.8 19.6 2.2
Minnesota 24.5 8.4 1.0
Mississippi 58.3 37.4 5.6
Missouri 44.0 25.6 2.5
Montana 31.4 12.8 1.2
Nebraska 38.2 16.2 0.7
Nevada 42.6 21.1 1.1
New Hampshire 33.9 16.9 4.2
New Jersey 45.0 28.2 4.3
New Mexico 49.3 22.0 0.8
New York 35.4 20.3 3.5
North Carolina 54.1 33.1 3.9
North Dakota 24.5 6.8 0.6
Ohio 40.4 25.6 3.0
Oklahoma 51.3 28.9 2.1
Oregon 39.7 25.2 5.2
Pennsylvania 39.2 24.1 3.5
Rhode Island 42.7 26.4 4.8
South Carolina 58.7 36.6 3.9
South Dakota 31.9 12.1 0.6
Tennessee 50.4 31.4 5.4
Texas 60.4 36.2 1.9
Utah 38.1 17.7 1.2
Vermont 32.3 15.8 3.7
Virginia 48.8 29.3 3.6
Washington 36.5 25.8 6.4
West Virginia 44.1 26.4 3.8
Wisconsin 29.0 13.8 1.5
Wyoming 32.2 11.3 1.0