Sugar Land weather in December

In December, Sugar Land sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 3.8 in of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 63°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Sugar Land's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sugar Land's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
11th warmest
Overnight low
47°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
3.8 in
9.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:15 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
8 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Sugar Land is city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.

Density
1,001/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

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 68°F in the first days to 63°F by the end.

A typical December day in Sugar Land reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°F cooler than November and about 2°F warmer than January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How December really feels in Sugar Land

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.

Sugar Land weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan64° / 46°3.69.710.35.8
Feb67° / 49°2.98.410.96.3
Mar73° / 55°3.3911.86.9
Apr79° / 61°3.58.312.76.9
May86° / 69°3.49.613.55.2
Jun91° / 74°4.112.213.93.6
Jul92° / 76°3.312.213.73.1
Aug93° / 76°3.51213.12.9
Sep89° / 71°4.312.112.24.2
Oct82° / 62°3.9911.36.6
Nov72° / 53°3.78.310.57.1
Dec65° / 47°3.89.210.16.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24852
34753
44753
54654
64654
74555
84555
94456
104456
114456
124555
134654
144555
154555
164654
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194852
204753
214654
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314357

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sugar Land gets around 3.8 in of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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1030
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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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1631311121
2641310121
3641310121
4651210121
5651210121
6661210111
7661210111
8671210101
9671210101
10661211101
1167121191
1268111191
1369111181
1469111181
1569111181
1669111181
1770111171
1870111171
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2072101071
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2473101061
2573101061
26759961
27759961
28759961
297510960
307610860
317610860

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
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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 7:05 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:055:19
210.27:065:19
310.27:075:19
410.27:075:19
510.27:085:20
610.27:095:20
710.27:105:20
810.27:105:20
910.27:115:20
1010.17:125:20
1110.17:125:21
1210.17:135:21
1310.17:145:21
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1810.17:175:23
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2510.17:205:26
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2710.17:215:27
2810.17:215:28
2910.17:215:28
3010.17:225:29
3110.17:225:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.63 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
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272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sugar Land?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sugar Land for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sugar Land in December

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

In December, Sugar Land sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land peaks around August 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 10UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1520 µg/m³Nov 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sugar Land?

Sugar Land sits at 29.6°N, 95.6°W, 75 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is New Territory, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Sugar Land

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sugar Land has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 ft around an average of 82 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 ft.

The land around Sugar Land is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, trees (43%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%) and grassland (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
85 ft
10 miles
138 ft
50 miles
476 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: New Territory 3.1 mi · Stafford 4.3 mi · Mission Bend 5.6 mi · Pecan Grove 5.6 mi · Missouri City 5.6 mi · Alief 6.8 mi · Cinco Ranch 11 mi · Rosenberg 11 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 Sugar Land (29.6197°, -95.635°, elevation 75 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).