Memphis, TN: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 45.2°F in Memphis, TN, the warmest December since 2024, tied 58th warmest of 149 (with 1974 and 1941).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 45.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 58th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 1.52 in; Driest since 1965; 9th driest of 154

A normal December in Memphis, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 44.7°F, between 41.9°F and 47.8°F in eight years of ten and 4.98 in of precipitation, between 2.59 in and 8.67 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Memphis, TN since 1875: 45.2°F in 2025; the highest is 60.2°F, in 1889.

Normal range, 41.9 to 47.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Memphis, TN from 1872 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	45.2	58	53.6	55	36.8	59	1.52	146	0
2024	47.7	24	55.4	35	39.9	20	10.02	11	0
2023	49	16	58.8	7	39.1	29	2.60	130	0
2022	44.9	65	52.6	72	37.1	55	5.95	44	0
2021	57.2	2	66.5	2	48	2	4.52	72	0
2020	44.3	72	53.5	59	35	93	6.39	37	0
2019	47.7	24	56.7	20	38.8	34	4.04	87	0
2018	45.6	52	53.3	60	37.9	46	8.84	17	0
2017	42.4	98	51.2	91	33.6	110	7.26	28	0
2016	44.5	69	52.9	69	36.2	65	7.33	27	0
2015	54.1	3	63.1	3	45.1	4	4.77	67	0
2014	46.2	42	52.8	70	39.6	22	2.60	130	0
2013	42.8	94	51.4	90	34.2	105	4.82	66	0
2012	49.8	10	58	11	41.5	12	3.73	95	0
2011	46.5	38	55.3	38	37.7	49	8.55	21	0
2010	40.3	126	48.7	116	31.9	130	2.52	133	0
2009	40.9	118	48.3	120	33.5	113	5.13	63	0
2008	43.6	84	53.3	60	33.8	108	8.65	19	0
2007	47.8	22	57.2	14	38.4	39	4.73	68	0
2006	47.4	26	56.4	23	38.5	38	6.10	40	0
2005	42	104	50.6	95	33.4	115	1.91	140	0
2004	44.2	73	54.1	50	34.3	104	4.36	77	0
2003	43.9	80	53.3	60	34.5	99	3.08	114	0
2002	44.2	73	52.2	77	36.2	65	9.66	12	0
2001	48.2	20	56.8	17	39.5	24	10.19	9	0
2000	32.6	147	40.5	149	24.8	148	2.47	134	0
1999	45.7	50	55.4	35	36.1	67	4.73	68	0
1998	45	61	52.3	76	37.8	48	4.25	83	0
1997	42.3	102	49.1	114	35.4	84	4.52	72	0
1996	46.8	30	55.2	39	38.4	39	6.18	39	0
1995	43.2	89	50.3	99	36.1	67	5.79	49	0
1994	46.7	32	53.8	53	39.5	24	6.04	41	0
1993	44.8	67	52.8	70	36.8	59	5.59	53	0
1992	43.8	82	51.6	87	35.9	74	3.28	104	0
1991	46.8	30	54.7	43	38.9	32	7.04	31	0
1990	45.7	50	56.4	23	35.1	91	10.61	7	0
1989	33.6	146	43.2	143	24	149	2.20	138	0
1988	44.9	65	54.4	46	35.3	85	5.99	43	0
1987	46.7	32	55.5	33	37.9	46	11.39	5	0
1986	42.6	95	49.9	105	35.2	87	3.92	89	0
1985	36.8	141	46.9	132	26.8	146	3.27	105	0
1984	53.7	4	62.3	4	45.2	3	4.35	78	0
1983	34.7	144	41.9	146	27.5	145	8.68	18	0
1982	49.5	12	56.8	17	42.1	11	13.81	1	0
1981	40.9	118	49.4	110	32.4	125	1.84	142	0
1980	45.9	44	55.7	29	36	72	1.86	141	0
1979	45.4	54	54.7	43	36	72	4.92	65	0
1978	44	79	54	51	34	106	13.12	2	0
1977	44.1	77	52.4	74	35.8	77	3.39	102	0
1976	41.9	105	51.9	79	31.9	130	1.79	143	0
1975	44.1	77	52.1	78	36.1	67	2.93	120	0
1974	45.2	58	54.2	48	36.1	67	5.03	64	0
1973	43.3	87	51.7	83	34.9	95	5.35	56	0
1972	40	128	48	123	32	129	9.37	14	0
1971	50.6	7	59.1	5	42.2	10	6.71	35	0
1970	46.4	39	55.7	29	37.1	55	3.71	96	0
1969	40.1	127	47.9	125	32.3	127	7.05	30	0
1968	41.7	109	50.4	97	33	119	6.04	41	0
1967	45	61	54.8	42	35.2	87	7.37	26	0
1966	41.4	112	49.7	106	33	119	5.21	60	0
1965	45.8	49	55.7	29	35.8	77	1.17	149	0
1964	44.2	73	53	66	35.5	82	7.97	24	0
1963	31.4	149	40.4	150	22.5	151	3.31	103	0
1962	39.9	129	49.5	109	30.3	137	1.35	147	0
1961	42.4	98	50.1	103	34.7	97	8.56	20	0
1960	37.2	137	46.3	134	28.1	144	4.30	79	0
1959	45.4	54	53.7	54	37	57	5.33	58	0
1958	39	131	47.8	126	30.3	137	2.33	137	0
1957	47.8	22	56.5	21	39	30	4.45	74	0
1956	49.4	14	59.1	5	39.6	22	3.79	93	0
1955	42.4	98	51.6	87	33.3	117	1.05	150	0
1954	43.1	91	53.6	55	32.6	122	3.46	100	0
1953	41.8	108	50.9	94	32.6	122	4.67	70	0
1952	43.9	80	52.6	72	35.3	85	3.07	115	0
1951	45.9	44	55	41	36.8	59	6.86	33	0
1950	37.5	136	46.9	132	28.2	143	3.47	98	0
1949	46.3	41	56.8	17	35.9	74	7.63	25	0
1948	45.9	44	54.6	45	37.2	54	2.70	124	0
1947	44.4	71	55.5	33	33.3	117	3.81	92	0
1946	48.6	17	58.4	10	38.7	36	5.86	45	0
1945	37.2	137	44.7	139	29.6	140	4.17	84	0
1944	37.8	135	46.2	136	29.4	141	12.97	3	0
1943	40.7	122	49	115	32.4	125	4.26	81	0
1942	42.4	98	50.3	99	34.5	99	5.65	52	0
1941	45.2	58	54	51	36.5	64	4.26	81	0
1940	47	27	56.5	21	37.4	52	3.22	108	0
1939	46.6	37	53.1	65	40.1	18	2.90	122	0
1938	43.8	82	51.7	83	35.9	74	2.36	136	0
1937	42.5	97	49.4	110	35.6	81	3.92	89	0
1936	46.2	42	53.6	55	38.8	34	6.84	34	0
1935	37.2	137	43.5	141	30.8	133	0.91	152	0
1934	42.6	95	49.6	108	35.5	82	5.37	55	0
1933	49.5	12	57.4	13	41.5	12	10.75	6	0
1932	40.7	122	47	131	34.4	102	6.97	32	0
1931	51.6	5	58.5	9	44.6	5	10.19	9	0
1930	41	116	47.3	129	34.8	96	2.81	123	0
1929			53.2	63	39.4	26	3.25	107	6
1928					36.8	59	4.13	85	5
1927	41.3	113	49.7	106	32.8	121	2.64	126	0
1926	43.1	91	50.4	97	35.8	77	9.50	13	0
1925	40.9	118	48.3	120	33.6	110	0.98	151	0
1924	41.9	105	50.3	99	33.4	115	5.32	59	0
1923	51.5	6	58.7	8	44.3	6	5.35	56	0
1922	48.3	19	56.4	23	40.3	17	5.19	62	0
1921	48.1	21	55.8	28	40.4	16	2.53	132	0
1920	44.6	68	51	93	38.2	43	7.11	29	0
1919	40.4	125	48.3	120	32.5	124	2.61	128	0
1918	50.1	9	57.2	14	43.1	8	4.58	71	0
1917	34	145	42	145	26	147	1.33	148	0
1916	43.4	86	51.7	83	35.1	91	3.26	106	0
1915	45	61	52.4	74	37.7	49	5.73	50	0
1914	36.3	142	41.9	146	30.6	134	6.35	38	0
1913	45	61	50.6	95	39.4	26	1.69	145	0
1912	43.1	91	50.1	103	36.1	67	3.00	117	0
1911	45.4	54	51.9	79	38.9	32	9.34	15	0
1910	40.8	121	47.8	126	33.8	108	3.76	94	0
1909	36.2	143	43	144	29.4	141	5.73	50	0
1908	46.9	29	53.6	55	40.1	18	2.67	125	0
1907	45.4	54	51.8	81	39	30	3.03	116	0
1906	46.4	39	53	66	39.9	20	5.20	61	0
1905	41.1	114	47.3	129	35	93	3.99	88	0
1904	44.2	73	51.7	83	36.8	59	10.40	8	0
1903	39.9	129	47.6	128	32.2	128	4.27	80	0
1902	42.1	103	48.5	117	35.8	77	8.09	23	0
1901	37.9	133	45.7	137	30	139	4.43	76	0
1900	46.7	32	54.3	47	39.2	28	3.11	112	0
1899	41.9	105	49.4	110	34.5	99	4.05	86	0
1898	41.1	114	48.5	117	33.6	110	2.96	119	0
1897	41.5	110	48.5	117	34.4	102	5.80	47	0
1896	46.7	32	55.1	40	38.4	39	0.56	153	0
1895	44.5	69	51.6	87	37.3	53	3.09	113	0
1894	45.5	53	53	66	38	44	3.88	91	0
1893	45.9	44	54.2	48	37.5	51	2.61	128	0
1892	40.7	122	46.3	134	35.2	87	11.95	4	0
1891	49.2	15	56.9	16	41.5	12	6.50	36	0
1890	45.9	44	53.2	63	38.7	36	3.64	97	0
1889	60.2	1	68	1	52.4	1	0.46	154	0
1888	43.5	85	50.2	102	36.9	58	3.41	101	0
1887	41	116	48	123	34	106	5.80	47	0
1886	37.9	133	45.4	138	30.4	136	3.00	117	0
1885	43.3	87	51.8	81	34.7	97	2.92	121	0
1884	41.5	110	49.4	110	33.5	113	9.14	16	0
1883	47	27	55.6	32	38.3	42	5.86	45	0
1882	43.2	89	51.2	91	35.2	87	1.78	144	0
1881	48.4	18	55.9	27	40.9	15	2.39	135	0
1880	38	132	44.7	139	31.3	132	2.62	127	0
1879	46.7	32	55.4	35	38	44	8.51	22	0
1878	37	140	43.5	141	30.5	135	3.22	108	0
1877	50.5	8	57.7	12	43.3	7	4.44	75	0
1876	32.3	148	40.9	148	23.8	150	2.14	139	0
1875	49.7	11	56.3	26	43.1	8	5.54	54	0
1874							3.12	111	31
1873							3.18	110	31
1872							3.47	98	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	60.2
2021	57.2
2015	54.1
1984	53.7
1931	51.6
1923	51.5
1971	50.6
1877	50.5
1918	50.1
2012	49.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1963	31.4
1876	32.3
2000	32.6
1989	33.6
1917	34
1983	34.7
1909	36.2
1914	36.3
1985	36.8
1878	37

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1982	13.81
1978	13.12
1944	12.97
1892	11.95
1987	11.39
1933	10.75
1990	10.61
1904	10.40
2001	10.19
1931	10.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	0.46
1896	0.56
1935	0.91
1925	0.98
1955	1.05
1965	1.17
1917	1.33
1962	1.35
2025	1.52
1913	1.69

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 76°F; 24 December 2025
Coldest night: 16°F; 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.75 in; 1 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 1.52 in of precipitation in Memphis, TN, the driest December since 1965, 9th driest of 154.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Memphis, TN: 76°F on Wednesday 24 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Memphis, TN: a low of 16°F on Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Memphis, TN: 0.75 in on Monday 1 December 2025.