Live Oak weather in December

In December, Live Oak sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 2.5 in of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Live Oak's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Live Oak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
11th warmest
Overnight low
44°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2.5 in
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:26 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
8 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Live Oak is city in Bexar County, Texas, United States.

Density
1,236/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 66°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical December day in Live Oak reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 51°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°F cooler than November and about 1°F warmer than January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16747
26747
36646
46646
56646
66546
76546
86546
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How December really feels in Live Oak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Live Oak weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan62° / 43°2.3710.35.9
Feb67° / 47°2.27.210.96.5
Mar73° / 53°3.0911.87.0
Apr80° / 60°3.08.612.76.8
May86° / 67°4.311.213.54.9
Jun91° / 73°2.89.713.93.6
Jul94° / 74°2.06.913.73.0
Aug95° / 75°2.06.313.12.7
Sep89° / 70°3.08.912.24.3
Oct81° / 61°3.37.711.36.8
Nov71° / 51°2.77.310.57.1
Dec64° / 44°2.57.710.16.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
54951
65050
74951
85050
94951
104951
114951
125050
134951
145050
155050
165149
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314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Live Oak gets around 2.5 in of rain over 7.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
224
324
424
525
625
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1726
1825
1925
2025
2124
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3123

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1767125
2777115
3777115
4787105
5778105
678895
778895
879885
979885
1079984
1179984
1279984
1381973
14801073
15801073
16801073
17811072
18811072
19811072
20811072
21821062
22821062
2383962
2483962
2583962
2683962
2783962
2883962
2985852
3085852
3185852

Wind in December

Winds average 8 mph in December.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 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 7:16 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:165:30
210.27:175:30
310.27:175:30
410.27:185:30
510.27:195:30
610.27:205:31
710.27:205:31
810.27:215:31
910.27:225:31
1010.17:225:31
1110.17:235:31
1210.17:245:32
1310.17:245:32
1410.17:255:32
1510.17:265:33
1610.17:265:33
1710.17:275:33
1810.17:275:34
1910.17:285:34
2010.17:285:34
2110.17:295:35
2210.17:295:35
2310.17:305:36
2410.17:305:36
2510.17:315:37
2610.17:315:37
2710.17:315:38
2810.17:325:39
2910.17:325:39
3010.17:325:40
3110.17:335:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
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192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Live Oak?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Live Oak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Live Oak in December

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

In December, Live Oak sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Live Oak in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Live Oak peaks around August 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 11UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Live Oak in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Live Oak is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Oct 246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Live Oak?

Live Oak sits at 29.6°N, 98.3°W, 912 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Universal City, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Live Oak

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Live Oak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 ft around an average of 860 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 689 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,818 ft.

The land around Live Oak is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (33%) within 2 miles, trees (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (48%) and grassland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
295 ft
10 miles
689 ft
50 miles
1,818 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Universal City 3.1 mi · Converse 3.7 mi · Schertz 4.3 mi · Cibolo 6.8 mi · San Antonio 14 mi · New Braunfels 16 mi · Canyon Lake 22 mi · Seguin 22 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 Live Oak (29.5652°, -98.3364°, elevation 912 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).