Kansas City, MO: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 35.6°F in Kansas City, MO, the warmest December since 2024, 51st warmest of 135.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 35.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 51st warmest of 135
Precipitation: 0.69 in; Driest since 2021; 35th driest of 138

A normal December in Kansas City, MO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 34.5°F, between 28.7°F and 37.4°F in eight years of ten and 1.71 in of precipitation, between 0.36 in and 3.03 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Kansas City, MO since 1888: 35.6°F in 2025; the highest is 46.8°F, in 1889.

Normal range, 28.7 to 37.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Kansas City, MO from 1888 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	Days missing
2025	35.6	51	46.8	23	24.4	78	0.69	104	0
2024	35.7	49	44.4	45	27.1	51	0.75	99	0
2023	40.2	7	48	11	32.5	5	3.04	11	0
2022	33.1	74	42.3	67	23.9	90	1.18	79	0
2021	43.1	3	54.5	2	31.6	11	0.50	115	0
2020	36.6	32	47.4	18	25.9	64	1.25	72	0
2019	37.9	20	47.7	15	28.1	34	1.73	46	0
2018	34.8	60	44	51	25.5	66	3.04	11	0
2017	32.1	82	41.5	73	22.6	97	0.19	131	0
2016	30.1	100	39.5	92	20.7	112	1.19	77	0
2015	39.7	9	49.4	5	30	16	3.24	10	0
2014	34.3	69	40.6	82	28.1	34	1.83	36	0
2013	28.1	119	38.6	103	17.6	127	0.80	97	0
2012	35.9	41	44.5	44	27.3	49	1.34	68	0
2011	35.9	41	45.6	32	26.3	61	3.03	13	0
2010	29.3	109	38.6	103	20	120	0.52	114	0
2009	28.5	115	36.8	117	20.2	117	1.69	51	0
2008	28.7	114	40.4	86	17.1	130	1.83	36	0
2007	29.9	104	38.9	101	20.9	110	2.91	15	0
2006	38.3	19	47.3	19	29.3	24	1.76	42	0
2005	30	101	37.4	113	22.6	97	1.73	46	0
2004	34.5	66	44.8	40	24.2	82	0.38	121	0
2003	35.4	54	42.8	65	27.9	38	2.11	29	0
2002	36.5	34	47	22	26.1	62	0.03	137	0
2001	37.3	23	47.5	17	27.1	51	0.75	99	0
2000	19	134	27.4	136	10.7	135	0.81	96	0
1999	35.8	44	45	38	26.6	58	2.18	27	0
1998	34.7	63	44.3	46	25.2	69	1.19	77	0
1997	33.5	73	39.3	96	27.6	46	2.33	24	0
1996	29.6	106	39.1	98	20.2	117	0.03	137	0
1995	31.1	91	38.2	108	24	85	0.40	120	0
1994	36.4	35	44.7	42	28.2	32	1.76	42	0
1993	34.5	66	43.3	57	25.7	65	1.12	81	0
1992	32.9	76	41	76	24.7	75	3.78	5	0
1991	36.1	37	44.3	46	27.9	38	2.08	30	0
1990	29.2	110	39	100	19.5	122	1.11	84	0
1989	21.1	133	31.5	132	10.7	135	0.55	111	0
1988	35.2	56	46.4	25	24	85	0.85	95	0
1987	35	59	42.9	64	27.2	50	2.05	31	0
1986	34.5	66	41.8	70	27.1	51	1.20	76	0
1985	22.9	131	31.7	131	14.1	134	1.24	74	0
1984	35.5	52	45.5	33	25.5	66	3.57	8	0
1983	13.2	135	20.3	137	6.1	137	1.42	65	0
1982	35.5	52	43	61	27.9	38	3.94	3	0
1981	29	112	37	115	20.9	110	0.45	117	0
1980	32.1	82	40.5	84	23.7	91	5.42	1	0
1979	35.1	58	45.8	28	24.5	77	0.05	136	0
1978	31	94	39.6	90	22.3	102	1.05	86	0
1977	29.5	108	38.5	105	20.5	114	0.37	122	0
1976	29	112	40.8	78	17.2	129	0.10	135	0
1975	34	71	42.1	68	26	63	2.03	32	0
1974	32.2	80	39.5	92	24.9	73	1.52	58	0
1973	30	101	36.9	116	23.2	93	2.59	18	0
1972	27.5	122	34.6	124	20.4	116	1.47	60	0
1971	36.9	28	44.2	50	29.7	17	3.82	4	0
1970	38.9	16	48.2	10	29.5	20	1.74	45	0
1969	33	75	39.3	96	26.8	55	0.72	101	0
1968	29.6	106	38.3	106	21	108	1.29	70	0
1967	35.4	54	43	61	27.8	42	1.72	49	0
1966	34.7	63	44	51	25.5	66	0.91	93	0
1965	43.9	2	52.7	3	35.2	3	2.25	25	0
1964	32.3	79	40.5	84	24.1	83	1.73	46	0
1963	25.2	128	33.6	128	16.8	131	0.37	122	0
1962	32.7	77	41.5	73	24	85	1.04	87	0
1961	28.5	115	36.8	117	20.2	117	1.96	33	0
1960	31.1	91	39.6	90	22.5	99	2.12	28	0
1959	40.3	5	47.8	13	32.9	4	1.78	41	0
1958	32	84	39.9	87	24	85	0.56	110	0
1957	39.4	11	48	11	30.9	12	2.21	26	0
1956	36.7	30	45.1	37	28.4	30	1.60	56	0
1955	31.8	87	40.6	82	23	94	0.30	126	0
1954	36.9	28	45.2	36	28.5	28	0.67	106	0
1953	36.1	37	44.3	46	27.8	42	1.83	36	0
1952	34	71	40.7	80	27.4	48	1.07	85	0
1951	30.7	96	39.1	98	22.3	102	0.70	103	0
1950	30.7	96	40.8	78	20.6	113	0.22	129	0
1949	37.1	27	47.1	21	27.1	51	1.95	34	0
1948	35.8	44	44.8	40	26.7	57	1.21	75	0
1947	37.3	23	46.5	24	28	36	3.61	7	0
1946	38.6	18	47.8	13	29.5	20	1.43	64	0
1945	25.8	126	33.5	129	18	125	1.42	65	0
1944	28.2	118	34.6	124	21.7	105	3.74	6	0
1943	30.6	98	38.3	106	22.9	96	1.47	60	0
1942	30.9	95	36.8	117	25	72	2.43	21	0
1941	40	8	47.6	16	32.3	8	1.76	42	0
1940	37.3	23	44.9	39	29.6	18	1.68	52	0
1939	39.4	11	48.5	8	30.3	15	0.68	105	0
1938	36.1	37	45.8	28	26.4	60	0.55	111	0
1937	31.2	90	38	110	24.4	78	0.95	91	0
1936	38.8	17	47.2	20	30.4	14	2.35	23	0
1935	32.2	80	39.8	89	24.6	76	0.25	128	0
1934	31.1	91	38.1	109	24.1	83	0.53	113	0
1933	39	14	48.5	8	29.5	20	1.80	40	0
1932	30	101	37.7	111	22.2	104	2.41	22	0
1931	42.5	4	49.5	4	35.5	2	2.54	19	0
1930	35.2	56	42	69	28.4	30	0.95	91	0
1929	34.8	60	42.7	66	26.8	55	0.65	108	0
1928	36.6	32	43.6	54	29.6	18	1.83	36	0
1927	28.1	119	37.7	111	18.5	124	1.65	54	0
1926	31.7	89	39.4	95	24	85	0.96	90	0
1925	31.8	87	39.9	87	23.7	91	1.27	71	0
1924	25.7	127	33.8	126	17.7	126	2.76	16	0
1923	39	14	46.3	26	31.8	9	1.12	81	0
1922	34.7	63	44.6	43	24.8	74	0.22	129	0
1921	35.9	41	44.3	46	27.5	47	0.50	115	0
1920	35.8	44	43.9	53	27.7	44	0.89	94	0
1919	25.9	125	33.2	130	18.6	123	0.16	133	0
1918	39.3	13	46.2	27	32.5	5	2.98	14	0
1917	23.4	130	31.4	133	15.5	132	0.45	117	0
1916	29.9	104	38.8	102	21	108	0.34	125	0
1915	34.8	60	41.8	70	27.7	44	1.12	81	0
1914	24.2	129	30.9	134	17.5	128	1.52	58	0
1913	37.8	21	43.3	57	32.4	7	3.35	9	0
1912	36.7	30	45.5	33	27.9	38	0.67	106	0
1911	35.8	44	43.1	60	28.5	28	2.74	17	0
1910	31.9	85	39.5	92	24.4	78	1.25	72	0
1909	22.2	132	29.1	135	15.3	133	2.47	20	0
1908	37.3	23	45.3	35	29.4	23	0.27	127	0
1907	36.2	36	43.3	57	29.1	25	0.97	89	0
1906	35.7	49	43.4	55	28	36	1.62	55	0
1905	34.1	70	41.7	72	26.5	59	0.35	124	0
1904	32.6	78	40.7	80	24.4	78	1.47	60	0
1903	31.9	85	41.3	75	22.5	99	1.02	88	0
1902	29.1	111	35.6	120	22.5	99	1.89	35	0
1901	28.5	115	35.2	121	21.7	105	1.67	53	0
1900	35.8	44	43.4	55	28.2	32	0.19	131	0
1899	30.2	99	37.4	113	23	94	1.33	69	0
1898	27.5	122	34.9	122	20	120	1.44	63	0
1897	28	121	34.8	123	21.2	107	1.36	67	0
1896	40.3	5	49	6	31.7	10	0.71	102	0
1895			40.9	77	25.1	70	5.12	2	6
1894							1.16	80	8
1893			45.7	30	25.1	70	0.43	119	4
1892	27.2	124	33.8	126	20.5	114	1.70	50	0
1891	39.7	9	48.6	7	30.7	13	1.54	57	0
1890	37.4	22	45.7	30	29.1	25	0.63	109	0
1889	46.8	1	55.4	1	38.2	1	0.14	134	0
1888	36	40	43	61	28.9	27	0.79	98	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	46.8
1965	43.9
2021	43.1
1931	42.5
1959	40.3
1896	40.3
2023	40.2
1941	40
2015	39.7
1891	39.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	13.2
2000	19
1989	21.1
1909	22.2
1985	22.9
1917	23.4
1914	24.2
1963	25.2
1924	25.7
1945	25.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1980	5.42
1895	5.12
1982	3.94
1971	3.82
1992	3.78
1944	3.74
1947	3.61
1984	3.57
1913	3.35
2015	3.24

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2002	0.03
1996	0.03
1979	0.05
1976	0.10
1889	0.14
1919	0.16
2017	0.19
1900	0.19
1950	0.22
1922	0.22

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 66°F; 27 December 2025
Coldest night: 4°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.35 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.69 in of precipitation in Kansas City, MO, the driest December since 2021, 35th driest of 138.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Kansas City, MO: 66°F on Saturday 27 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Kansas City, MO: a low of 4°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Kansas City, MO: 0.35 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.