Average Temperatures for Missouri in December

Average temperatures for December at cities, towns and lakes throughout Missouri are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: South, Central and North Missouri.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

South Missouri

Average December temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
46 30 Cape Girardeau 8 -1
49 33 Caruthersville 9 0
47 27 Cassville 8 -3
46 27 Clearwater Lake Dam 8 -3
48 29 Joplin 9 -2
50 28 Ozark Beach 10 -2
47 29 Poplar Bluff 8 -2
47 28 Springfield 8 -2
47 28 Stockton Lake Dam 9 -2
45 28 Wappapello Lake Dam 7 -2

Central Missouri

Average daily temperatures in December
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
45 24 Clinton 7 -5
44 27 Columbia 6 -3
46 26 Farmington 8 -3
46 26 Fort Leonard Wood 8 -4
44 26 Jefferson City 7 -4
42 24 Kansas City 6 -5
48 30 Lake Ozark, Lakeside 9 -1
41 23 Lees Summit 5 -5
45 26 Nevada 7 -3
46 28 Pomme De Terre Lake Dam 8 -3
45 27 Rolla 7 -3
44 26 St Charles 7 -3
45 29 St Louis 7 -2

North Missouri

December temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
39 23 Hannibal 4 -5
39 21 Kirksville 4 -6
39 19 Maryville 4 -7
42 25 Moberly 6 -4
41 21 St Joseph 5 -6
40 21 Trenton 4 -6
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Missouri Temperatures
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