Texarkana weather in December

In December, Texarkana sees average daytime highs of 56°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 4.7 in of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 54°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 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Texarkana's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Texarkana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
56°
11th warmest
Overnight low
39°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
4.7 in
9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:18 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
7 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Texarkana is city in Bowie County, Texas, United States.

Density
489/km²
people per km²
Founded
1873

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 59°F in the first days to 54°F by the end.

A typical December day in Texarkana reaches about 56°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°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 Texarkana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Texarkana 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 37°3.99.40.5103.4
Feb58° / 40°4.29.70.610.84.3
Mar66° / 47°5.011.20.111.76.0
Apr74° / 55°5.610.3012.86.8
May82° / 64°5.312013.76.0
Jun89° / 71°3.79.5014.24.4
Jul92° / 74°2.98.60143.4
Aug93° / 73°2.37013.23.5
Sep87° / 67°3.16.6012.25.3
Oct76° / 56°4.27.5011.27.4
Nov65° / 46°4.08.5010.36.1
Dec56° / 39°4.790.19.83.9

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
74852
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144753
154753
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Texarkana gets around 4.7 in of rain and snow over 9 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 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
930
1030
1130
1230
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
186761
286761
386761
487661
587661
687661
787661
887661
988651
1088651
1188651
1289641
1390640
1490640
1591630
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 48 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 7:08 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:085:04
29.97:085:04
39.97:095:04
49.97:105:04
59.97:115:04
69.97:125:04
79.97:125:04
89.97:135:04
99.87:145:05
109.87:155:05
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129.87:165:05
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
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252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Texarkana?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Texarkana.

What to pack for Texarkana in December

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

In December, Texarkana sees daytime highs around 56°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Texarkana 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 Texarkana peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Texarkana 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 Texarkana is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Texarkana?

Texarkana sits at 33.4°N, 94.0°W, 299 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Texarkana, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Texarkana

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Texarkana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 322 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 ft.

The land around Texarkana is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and grassland (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
364 ft
50 miles
653 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Texarkana 1.2 mi · Mount Pleasant 57 mi · Marshall 63 mi · Shreveport 65 mi · Bossier City 65 mi · Longview 75 mi · El Dorado 81 mi · Paris 88 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 Texarkana (33.4251°, -94.0477°, elevation 299 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).