Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in December

Average temperatures for the month of December in the largest US cities are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 by the NOAA National Climatic Data Center of the United States.

The warmest US city weather in December is at Miami, where the monthly maximum temperature averages 78 degrees Fahrenheit (26 degrees Celsius).

Freezing nights are common this month in many major cities, including Chicago, Oklahoma and Kansas City. But all large cities, except Minneapolis, manage to normally get above freezing during the day.

Average December temperatures for US cities.
High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
54	37	Atlanta, Georgia	12	3
63	42	Austin, Texas	17	6
45	28	Baltimore, Maryland	7	-2
56	36	Birmingham, Alabama	13	2
41	28	Boston, Massachusetts	5	-2
36	24	Buffalo, New York	2	-4
53	32	Charlotte, North Carolina	12	0
35	21	Chicago, Illinois	2	-6
43	26	Cincinnati, Ohio	6	-3
38	26	Cleveland, Ohio	4	-3
40	27	Columbus, Ohio	5	-3
58	39	Dallas, Texas	14	4
43	17	Denver, Colorado	6	-9
36	24	Detroit, Michigan	2	-4
40	23	Hartford, Connecticut	4	-5
64	45	Houston, Texas	18	7
39	24	Indianapolis, Indiana	4	-4

High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
67	44	Jacksonville, Florida	19	7
42	26	Kansas City, Missouri	5	-4
57	39	Las Vegas, Nevada	14	4
68	48	Los Angeles, California	20	9
46	30	Louisville, Kentucky	8	-1
52	35	Memphis, Tennessee	11	2
78	63	Miami, Florida	26	17
33	20	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	0	-7
27	12	Minneapolis, Minnesota	-3	-11
50	31	Nashville, Tennessee	10	0
64	47	New Orleans, Louisiana	18	8
43	32	New York, New York	6	0
51	31	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	10	-1
73	52	Orlando, Florida	23	11
45	30	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	7	-1
67	45	Phoenix, Arizona	20	7
39	25	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	4	-4

High °F	Low °F	City	High °C	Low °C
45	35	Portland, Oregon	7	2
42	26	Providence, Rhode Island	6	-3
54	33	Raleigh, North Carolina	12	0
51	31	Richmond, Virginia	10	0
69	42	Riverside, California	20	5
37	24	Rochester, New York	3	-5
54	38	Sacramento, California	12	4
38	23	Salt Lake City, Utah	3	-5
64	42	San Antonio, Texas	18	5
65	48	San Diego, California	18	9
57	46	San Francisco, California	14	8
58	42	San Jose, California	14	6
47	36	Seattle, Washington	8	2
43	27	St. Louis, Missouri	6	-3
72	54	Tampa, Florida	22	12
52	36	Virginia Beach, Virginia	11	2
47	33	Washington, DC	8	0

Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in December

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