Chickasha weather in December

In December, Chickasha sees average daytime highs of 51°F and overnight lows near 33°F, with 1.8 in of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 49°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chickasha's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chickasha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
51°
11th warmest
Overnight low
33°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
1.8 in
4.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:38 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
8 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Chickasha is city and county seat of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States.

Density
288/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 49°F by the end.

A typical December day in Chickasha reaches about 51°F in the afternoon and slips back to 33°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°F and 65°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15536
25535
35535
45435
55434
65334
75334
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95333
105233
115233
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How December really feels in Chickasha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chickasha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 31°1.34.30.99.92.7
Feb55° / 34°1.75.41.210.74.0
Mar64° / 42°2.87.10.511.76.2
Apr72° / 51°3.88012.97.2
May80° / 60°4.210.1013.86.5
Jun89° / 69°3.48.5014.34.5
Jul94° / 73°1.85.7014.13.3
Aug93° / 72°1.85.9013.33.6
Sep85° / 64°2.96.8012.26.1
Oct73° / 52°3.06.6011.17.7
Nov61° / 41°1.95.40.310.25.8
Dec51° / 33°1.84.61.19.73.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46040
55941
65941
75941
85941
95842
105842
115941
125941
135842
145842
155842
165743
175842
185842
195842
205842
215941
225842
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245842
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265842
275941
285941
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306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Chickasha gets around 1.8 in of rain and snow over 4.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 15% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1152
2152
3152
4152
5153
6153
7153
8153
9153
10153
11153
12153
13153
14153
15153
16153
17154
18154
19154
20154
21154
22144
23144
24144
25144
26144
27144
28144
29144
30144
31144

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in December

Winds average 8 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
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308light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:275:16
29.87:285:16
39.87:295:16
49.87:305:16
59.87:305:16
69.77:315:16
79.77:325:16
89.77:335:16
99.77:345:16
109.77:345:16
119.77:355:16
129.77:365:16
139.77:365:17
149.77:375:17
159.77:385:17
169.77:385:18
179.67:395:18
189.67:395:18
199.67:405:19
209.67:415:19
219.67:415:19
229.67:425:20
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259.67:435:21
269.67:435:22
279.67:445:23
289.77:445:23
299.77:445:24
309.77:455:24
319.77:455:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
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192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Chickasha?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chickasha.

What to pack for Chickasha in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Chickasha sees daytime highs around 51°F and nights near 33°F. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Chickasha in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chickasha peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chickasha?

Chickasha sits at 35.1°N, 97.9°W, 1,093 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mustang, 26 mi away.

Topography around Chickasha

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Chickasha.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Chickasha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 ft around an average of 1,102 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,601 ft.

The land around Chickasha is covered by grassland (32%) and cropland (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (59%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (57%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
135 ft
10 miles
394 ft
50 miles
1,601 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Mustang 26 mi · Norman 30 mi · Moore 32 mi · Yukon 33 mi · El Reno 33 mi · Bethany 37 mi · Oklahoma City 37 mi · Duncan 38 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chickasha (35.0526°, -97.9364°, elevation 1,093 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).