Dodge City, KS: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 40.8°F in Dodge City, KS, the warmest December since 2021, 5th warmest of 152.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 40.8°F; Warmest since 2021; 5th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.03 in; Driest since 2024; 14th driest of 152

A normal December in Dodge City, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 34.4°F, between 29.7°F and 37.1°F in eight years of ten and 0.62 in of precipitation, between 0.13 in and 2.16 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Dodge City, KS since 1874: 40.8°F in 2025; the highest is 44.6°F, in 1889.

Normal range, 29.7 to 37.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Dodge City, KS from 1874 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2025	40.8	5	56.7	4	25	36	0.03	135
2024	39.5	9	52.6	10	26.3	21	trace	143
2023	39.4	10	50.6	21	28.2	5	2.28	7
2022	32.5	101	46.4	67	18.5	118	0.09	120
2021	41.3	3	58.4	1	24.2	46	trace	143
2020	36.7	36	48.7	35	24.6	42	1.10	23
2019	37.7	22	50.8	19	24.6	42	1.32	19
2018	34.4	71	46.8	60	22	82	1.20	20
2017	33.2	89	47.5	49	18.9	113	trace	143
2016	30	118	42.7	104	17.3	126	0.62	57
2015	36.5	39	46.6	64	26.3	21	2.43	5
2014	34.7	65	43.5	97	25.9	25	1.00	28
2013	29.9	119	42.2	110	17.5	125	0.48	73
2012	34.2	75	47	57	21.5	86	0.87	34
2011	31.5	108	40.4	125	22.6	72	2.13	8
2010	33.6	84	46	74	21.2	92	0.41	83
2009	27.8	133	38.6	135	16.9	130	0.38	86
2008	32.6	98	45.9	77	19.4	108	0.15	109
2007	29.9	119	39.7	131	20.1	105	1.92	12
2006	36.4	40	48	43	24.8	40	4.26	2
2005	33.4	87	45.4	84	21.5	86	0.14	111
2004	37.1	31	51.2	16	23	65	0.16	108
2003	35.2	57	47.4	50	23.1	64	0.50	72
2002	34.8	64	46.3	68	23.2	62	0.61	61
2001	37.1	31	51.4	14	22.9	68	0.03	135
2000	26.3	142	37.8	138	14.7	141	0.46	78
1999	37.4	24	50.5	23	24.2	46	0.31	90
1998	34.4	71	46.3	68	22.5	75	0.29	93
1997	31.5	108	39.5	133	23.5	59	2.59	4
1996	34.6	66	48.7	35	20.5	102	trace	143
1995	32.8	94	44.9	89	20.7	100	0.57	65
1994	36.7	36	48	43	25.3	33	0.94	30
1993	36.1	45	47.9	46	24.3	44	1.02	27
1992	26.3	142	35	145	17.6	123	0.90	31
1991	37.3	27	46.2	71	28.4	4	2.10	9
1990	27.8	133	40.5	123	15.2	138	0.60	63
1989	27.2	138	39.8	130	14.5	142	0.55	67
1988	37.9	19	53.1	8	22.6	72	0.10	118
1987	33.6	84	44.5	91	22.7	71	0.72	51
1986	35.5	52	46	74	24.9	37	0.96	29
1985	29.8	122	40.4	125	19.1	111	0.11	116
1984	35.1	60	45.1	87	25.1	35	2.41	6
1983	18.4	152	25.7	152	11	152	0.62	57
1982	35.5	52	45.3	86	25.7	28	1.04	26
1981	34	78	44	94	24.1	48	0.39	85
1980	38.3	16	51.1	17	25.4	32	0.76	46
1979	34.4	71	47.3	51	21.5	86	0.71	52
1978	30.7	113	43.4	100	18.1	121	0.42	81
1977	35.6	51	49	32	22.2	80	0.76	46
1976	36.4	40	51.5	12	21.2	92	0.03	135
1975	37.6	23	49.3	30	25.9	25	0.29	93
1974	33.7	82	46.8	60	20.6	101	0.34	89
1973	32	106	41.9	113	22	82	1.95	11
1972	27.2	138	37.3	143	17.2	127	0.35	88
1971	34.9	62	43.2	101	26.6	17	0.66	54
1970	36.4	40	50.2	27	22.6	72	0.04	132
1969	35.9	49	46.3	68	25.5	30	0.19	105
1968	28.4	128	38.5	136	18.2	120	0.43	80
1967	33.2	89	43.5	97	22.9	68	0.51	71
1966	28.9	126	40	127	17.8	122	0.63	56
1965	36.8	34	47.3	51	26.4	20	2.01	10
1964	30.9	112	42.2	110	19.5	107	0.58	64
1963	26.5	140	37.6	141	15.3	137	0.64	55
1962	36.3	43	47.3	51	25.3	33	0.48	73
1961	30.4	116	40.5	123	20.2	104	0.23	99
1960	32.8	94	41.9	113	23.6	56	0.42	81
1959	37.3	27	47.7	47	26.9	14	0.77	45
1958	32.5	101	43.9	95	21	96	0.78	44
1957	40.6	6	54.1	6	27	13	trace	143
1956	36.8	34	50.3	25	23.3	60	trace	143
1955	32.6	98	45.8	80	19.3	109	0.01	142
1954	37.2	30	50.3	25	24.1	48	0.04	132
1953	34.5	68	45.7	81	23.2	62	0.75	48
1952	30.5	115	40	127	21	96	0.75	48
1951	32.1	104	45.5	82	18.8	114	0.02	140
1950	34.9	62	48.5	40	21.3	91	0.09	120
1949	34.1	76	46	74	22.3	77	0.41	83
1948	33.2	89	42.8	103	23.6	56	0.19	105
1947	32.3	103	41.5	116	23	65	1.61	16
1946	38.6	14	50.7	20	26.5	19	0.03	135
1945	28.9	126	41.2	121	16.6	132	0.54	68
1944	31.4	110	40.6	122	22.3	77	0.85	35
1943	28.1	129	37.5	142	18.8	114	0.85	35
1942	32.1	104	41.3	118	22.9	68	0.88	33
1941	37.3	27	48	43	26.6	17	0.37	87
1940	37.8	21	48.1	42	27.5	9	0.79	42
1939	39.4	10	52	11	26.7	16	0.89	32
1938	36.6	38	49.3	30	24	50	0.06	126
1937	31.8	107	42.5	108	21.2	92	0.25	96
1936	37.9	19	48.3	41	27.5	9	0.85	35
1935	35.4	56	45.9	77	24.9	37	0.12	114
1934	35.5	52	47.1	56	23.8	53	0.13	113
1933	40.3	8	53.5	7	27.2	12	0.75	48
1932	28	131	39.9	129	16	136	0.22	102
1931	38.8	12	48.8	34	28.7	3	0.47	77
1930	33.2	89	43.1	102	23.3	60	0.57	65
1929	36	46	50.1	28	21.9	84	0.05	128
1928	35.7	50	46.5	65	24.9	37	0.82	40
1927	27.5	136	41.5	116	13.5	145	0.02	140
1926	31.4	110	42.1	112	20.8	99	0.48	73
1925	34	78	46.9	58	21.1	95	0.05	128
1924	24	147	35.8	144	12.1	150	1.13	22
1923	34.5	68	45	88	24	50	0.48	73
1922	33.7	82	47.7	47	19.7	106	trace	143
1921	33.4	87	45.4	84	21.4	90	0.68	53
1920	35.1	60	46.5	65	23.7	54	0.81	41
1919	29.5	123	42.7	104	16.4	134	0.08	124
1918	34	78	44.3	92	23.6	56	4.03	3
1917	28.1	129	41.3	118	14.9	139	0.25	96
1916	29	125	43.7	96	14.2	143	0.30	91
1915	34.5	68	47.3	51	21.8	85	0.23	99
1914	23.3	149	32.9	149	13.8	144	0.46	78
1913	33.6	84	41.3	118	25.9	25	1.88	13
1912	34.6	66	48.9	33	20.3	103	trace	143
1911	27.9	132	38.7	134	17.1	129	1.76	14
1910	35.5	52	48.7	35	22.3	77	0.06	126
1909	22.2	150	31.8	150	12.6	149	0.79	42
1908	36.2	44	48.6	38	23.7	54	0.04	132
1907	34.1	76	44.2	93	24	50	0.83	39
1906	38.2	18	49.4	29	26.9	14	0.30	91
1905	32.9	93	46.7	62	19.1	111	trace	143
1904	30.4	116	42.3	109	18.5	118	1.19	21
1903	36	46	51	18	20.9	98	0.05	128
1902	27.7	135	37.7	140	17.6	123	0.28	95
1901	32.7	96	46.1	73	19.3	109	0.08	124
1900	36	46	50.4	24	21.5	86	0.09	120
1899	32.6	98	42.6	107	22.5	75	0.62	57
1898	27.3	137	38	137	16.6	132	1.54	17
1897	30.7	113	42.7	104	18.7	116	0.20	104
1896	41.2	4	54.5	5	27.8	6	0.53	70
1895	33.8	81	45.5	82	22.1	81	0.21	103
1894	34.4	71	45.9	77	23	65	0.62	57
1893	38.5	15	51.5	12	25.6	29	0.10	118
1892	25.6	144	34	147	17.2	127	1.38	18
1891	37.4	24	48.6	38	26.1	23	0.85	35
1890	38.8	12	52.8	9	24.8	40	0.14	111
1889	44.6	1	56.9	2	32.3	1	0.00	152
1888	38.3	16	50.6	21	26	24	0.23	99
1887	29.3	124	41.9	113	16.7	131	0.54	68
1886	29.9	119	43.5	97	16.4	134	0.25	96
1885	37.1	31	46.9	58	27.3	11	1.76	14
1884	21.5	151	29.9	151	13	147	1.10	23
1883	35.2	57	46.2	71	24.3	44	1.07	25
1882	32.7	96	46.7	62	18.7	116	0.11	116
1881	37.4	24	47.2	55	27.6	7	0.61	61
1880	24.7	146	34.6	146	14.8	140	0.03	135
1879	26.4	141	39.6	132	13.3	146	0.12	114
1878	23.4	148	33.7	148	13	147	0.19	105
1877	40.4	7	51.3	15	29.5	2	4.36	1
1876	24.8	145	37.8	138	11.7	151	0.15	109
1875	42.2	2	56.9	2	27.6	7	0.09	120
1874	35.2	57	44.9	89	25.5	30	0.05	128

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	44.6
1875	42.2
2021	41.3
1896	41.2
2025	40.8
1957	40.6
1877	40.4
1933	40.3
2024	39.5
2023	39.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	18.4
1884	21.5
1909	22.2
1914	23.3
1878	23.4
1924	24
1880	24.7
1876	24.8
1892	25.6
2000	26.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1877	4.36
2006	4.26
1918	4.03
1997	2.59
2015	2.43
1984	2.41
2023	2.28
2011	2.13
1991	2.10
1965	2.01

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	0.00
2024	trace
2021	trace
2017	trace
1996	trace
1957	trace
1956	trace
1922	trace
1912	trace
1905	trace

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 77°F; 25 December 2025, 11 December 2025
Coldest night: 14°F; 29 December 2025, 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.03 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.03 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the driest December since 2024, tied 14th driest of 152 (with 2001, 1976, 1946 and 1 other year).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Dodge City, KS: 77°F on Thursday 25 December 2025 and Thursday 11 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Dodge City, KS: a low of 14°F on Monday 29 December 2025 and Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Dodge City, KS: 0.03 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.