Enid weather in December

In December, Enid sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 46°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Enid's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Enid's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 49°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 29°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 1.4 in; 4.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:42 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 8th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; out of 10

Enid is city in and county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States.

Density: 270/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1893

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 46°F by the end.

A typical December day in Enid reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 11°F cooler than November and about 1°F warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46
Avg low (°F)	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	33
2	52	32
3	52	32
4	51	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	50	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	49	30
13	49	30
14	49	29
15	48	29
16	48	29
17	48	29
18	48	29
19	48	29
20	47	29
21	47	29
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	47	28
25	47	28
26	47	28
27	47	28
28	46	28
29	46	28
30	46	28
31	46	27

How December really feels in Enid

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Enid weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	47° / 27°	1.1	4.2	1.6	9.8	1.8
Feb	52° / 30°	1.4	5.2	1.4	10.6	3.2
Mar	62° / 39°	2.5	7	1	11.7	5.7
Apr	70° / 48°	3.6	8.9	0.1	12.9	6.8
May	79° / 58°	4.8	10.5	0	13.9	6.6
Jun	89° / 68°	4.3	9.7	0	14.4	4.4
Jul	94° / 73°	2.5	7.3	0	14.2	3.2
Aug	92° / 71°	3.1	7.5	0	13.4	3.7
Sep	84° / 62°	2.6	6.9	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	72° / 50°	2.9	6.8	0.1	11.1	7.6
Nov	59° / 38°	1.7	4.8	0.5	10.1	5.4
Dec	49° / 29°	1.4	4.7	1.6	9.6	2.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	65	65	64	63	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	60	60
Cloudier (%)	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Enid gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 4.7 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 17% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Snow chance (%)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	3
2	16	4
3	17	4
4	17	4
5	17	4
6	17	4
7	17	4
8	17	5
9	17	5
10	16	5
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	5
29	13	5
30	13	5
31	13	5

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 9 mph in December.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
9	9	light breeze
10	9	light breeze
11	9	light breeze
12	9	light breeze
13	9	light breeze
14	9	light breeze
15	9	light breeze
16	9	light breeze
17	9	light breeze
18	9	light breeze
19	9	light breeze
20	9	light breeze
21	9	light breeze
22	9	light breeze
23	9	light breeze
24	9	light breeze
25	9	light breeze
26	9	light breeze
27	9	light breeze
28	9	light breeze
29	9	light breeze
30	9	light breeze
31	9	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:44	7:45	7:45	7:45	7:46	7:46	7:47	7:47	7:47	7:48	7:48	7:48
Sunset (PM)	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:30	5:12
2	9.7	7:31	5:12
3	9.7	7:32	5:12
4	9.7	7:33	5:12
5	9.6	7:34	5:12
6	9.6	7:35	5:12
7	9.6	7:35	5:12
8	9.6	7:36	5:12
9	9.6	7:37	5:12
10	9.6	7:38	5:12
11	9.6	7:38	5:12
12	9.6	7:39	5:13
13	9.5	7:40	5:13
14	9.5	7:40	5:13
15	9.5	7:41	5:13
16	9.5	7:42	5:14
17	9.5	7:42	5:14
18	9.5	7:43	5:14
19	9.5	7:44	5:15
20	9.5	7:44	5:15
21	9.5	7:45	5:15
22	9.5	7:45	5:16
23	9.5	7:45	5:16
24	9.5	7:46	5:17
25	9.5	7:46	5:17
26	9.5	7:47	5:18
27	9.5	7:47	5:19
28	9.5	7:47	5:19
29	9.5	7:48	5:20
30	9.5	7:48	5:20
31	9.5	7:48	5:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.48 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Enid?

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

2.2

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 Enid.

What to pack for Enid in December

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

In December, Enid sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Enid in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Enid peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	8	8	10	10	10	7	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Enid?

Enid sits at 36.4°N, 97.9°W, 1,240 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ponca City, 49 mi away.

Topography around Enid

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Enid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 ft around an average of 1,250 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 ft.

The land around Enid is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (52%) and grassland (37%) within 10 miles, and cropland (46%) and grassland (43%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

112 ft

artificial surfaces 40%

10 miles

331 ft

cropland 52%

50 miles

997 ft

cropland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November Enid year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Ponca City 49 mi · Stillwater 50 mi · Edmond 56 mi · El Reno 60 mi · Yukon 62 mi · Bethany 62 mi · Oklahoma City 67 mi · Del City 70 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

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 Enid (36.3956°, -97.8784°, elevation 1,240 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	33
2	52	32
3	52	32
4	51	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	50	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	49	30
13	49	30
14	49	29
15	48	29
16	48	29
17	48	29
18	48	29
19	48	29
20	47	29
21	47	29
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	47	28
25	47	28
26	47	28
27	47	28
28	46	28
29	46	28
30	46	28
31	46	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	3
2	16	4
3	17	4
4	17	4
5	17	4
6	17	4
7	17	4
8	17	5
9	17	5
10	16	5
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	5
29	13	5
30	13	5
31	13	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	33
2	52	32
3	52	32
4	51	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	50	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	49	30
13	49	30
14	49	29
15	48	29
16	48	29
17	48	29
18	48	29
19	48	29
20	47	29
21	47	29
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	47	28
25	47	28
26	47	28
27	47	28
28	46	28
29	46	28
30	46	28
31	46	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	3
2	16	4
3	17	4
4	17	4
5	17	4
6	17	4
7	17	4
8	17	5
9	17	5
10	16	5
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	5
29	13	5
30	13	5
31	13	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	33
2	52	32
3	52	32
4	51	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	50	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	49	30
13	49	30
14	49	29
15	48	29
16	48	29
17	48	29
18	48	29
19	48	29
20	47	29
21	47	29
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	47	28
25	47	28
26	47	28
27	47	28
28	46	28
29	46	28
30	46	28
31	46	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	3
2	16	4
3	17	4
4	17	4
5	17	4
6	17	4
7	17	4
8	17	5
9	17	5
10	16	5
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	13	6
23	13	6
24	13	6
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	5
29	13	5
30	13	5
31	13	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0