Wichita, KS: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 39.6°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest December since 2024, tied 18th warmest of 138 (with 1941).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 39.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 18th warmest of 138
Precipitation: 0.02 in; Driest since 2021; 2nd driest of 138

A normal December in Wichita, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 36.7°F, between 31.1°F and 39°F in eight years of ten and 1.05 in of precipitation, between 0.12 in and 2.62 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Wichita, KS since 1888: 39.6°F in 2025; the highest is 46.4°F, in 1889.

Normal range, 31.1 to 39°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Wichita, KS 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
2025	39.6	18	52.6	4	26.5	53	0.02	136
2024	40.2	13	51.7	8	28.7	24	0.03	130
2023	40.9	8	50.3	14	31.4	5	2.64	12
2022	33.9	89	44.6	73	23.3	101	0.93	65
2021	44.2	2	58.6	1	29.8	17	0.01	138
2020	37.8	32	50.1	18	25.6	75	1.70	30
2019	38.9	23	50.3	14	27.4	45	1.77	26
2018	37	50	48.1	33	26	65	1.80	25
2017	36.7	55	48.1	33	25.4	80	0.03	130
2016	32.9	102	44.3	81	21.5	114	0.66	82
2015	41.1	6	52.1	5	30.2	15	2.22	17
2014	38.2	27	45.2	66	31.1	7	1.29	43
2013	30.2	121	42.3	98	18.1	131	0.60	87
2012	37.5	40	49.3	27	25.7	70	0.34	109
2011	36.7	55	46.4	51	27	50	3.69	5
2010	34.2	85	44.5	76	23.8	95	0.12	125
2009	29.9	123	39.4	120	20.5	121	0.39	105
2008	33.1	98	44.6	73	21.5	114	1.26	44
2007	31.2	115	40.5	115	22	111	2.62	13
2006	39	21	49.7	22	28.4	31	1.69	31
2005	32.7	105	43.3	89	22.1	109	0.59	89
2004	37.7	35	50	19	25.5	78	0.30	111
2003	37.2	44	46.2	54	28.2	33	0.89	67
2002	35.6	69	45	68	26.2	63	1.22	45
2001	39	21	51.5	9	26.5	53	0.08	126
2000	23.9	137	32.5	137	15.3	136	0.36	107
1999	37.7	35	47.5	40	27.9	38	4.06	2
1998	35.9	64	45.7	61	26.2	63	1.06	54
1997	34.6	80	41.8	101	27.4	45	2.65	11
1996	34	87	44.4	79	23.5	96	0.03	130
1995	33.5	95	42.7	94	24.3	92	0.68	79
1994	37.1	49	45.5	63	28.7	24	1.04	56
1993	37.8	32	47.8	38	27.7	41	0.30	111
1992	33.4	96	41.4	105	25.4	80	1.16	49
1991	39.1	20	47.3	43	30.9	10	2.07	20
1990	30.2	121	41.2	106	19.2	126	0.78	71
1989	25.2	135	36.5	127	13.8	137	0.44	102
1988	38.5	26	51.3	10	25.7	70	0.50	96
1987	34.9	77	43.3	89	26.4	59	2.25	15
1986	35.8	65	44.5	76	27	50	1.22	45
1985	28.7	126	38.3	125	19.2	126	0.61	85
1984	37.2	44	45.8	60	28.5	28	4.71	1
1983	16.3	138	24	138	8.7	138	1.13	50
1982	36.1	62	45.5	63	26.7	52	1.51	37
1981	32.9	102	41.6	102	24.1	94	0.29	113
1980	36.9	51	47.4	42	26.4	59	2.11	19
1979	37.7	35	49.6	23	25.8	68	1.99	22
1978	32	109	43.2	92	20.8	118	0.59	89
1977	35	75	46.8	45	23.1	104	0.19	121
1976	33.7	90	48.5	30	18.8	129	0.07	127
1975	36	63	46.7	47	25.2	83	0.48	98
1974	35.1	73	45	68	25.2	83	2.22	17
1973	31.9	111	40.3	117	23.5	96	2.80	10
1972	28.5	127	36.4	130	20.6	119	0.97	61
1971	35.8	65	43.5	87	28	37	0.95	63
1970	36.9	51	49.4	25	24.4	91	0.49	97
1969	34.5	81	43.4	88	25.7	70	1.36	40
1968	30.7	118	41	109	20.4	122	1.31	41
1967	34.5	81	43.3	89	25.8	68	1.41	38
1966	32.6	106	44.1	83	21.2	117	0.43	103
1965	41.2	5	51.2	11	31.1	7	2.25	15
1964	31.2	115	40.8	112	21.6	113	1.03	57
1963	26.6	132	36.5	127	16.7	134	0.34	109
1962	34.9	77	44.6	73	25.1	85	0.60	87
1961	29.4	125	36.8	126	21.9	112	1.01	59
1960	32.9	102	41.1	108	24.8	88	1.73	28
1959	40.6	10	50.3	14	30.9	10	1.60	34
1958	33.1	98	43	93	23.2	102	0.46	99
1957	40.4	12	51.9	6	28.9	23	0.45	101
1956	37.2	44	48.1	33	26.3	61	0.39	105
1955	33.1	98	44.7	71	21.5	114	0.03	130
1954	37.3	42	49.2	28	25.3	82	0.18	122
1953	36.5	58	45.7	61	27.3	47	1.06	54
1952	33	101	40.3	117	25.7	70	1.09	53
1951	33.6	92	44.1	83	23.2	102	0.24	117
1950	34.5	81	46	59	23	105	0.02	136
1949	37.2	44	47.3	43	27.1	49	1.22	45
1948	36.8	54	46.3	53	27.3	47	0.25	115
1947	36.5	58	44.8	70	28.1	35	2.98	9
1946	40	14	49.8	21	30.2	15	0.78	71
1945	28.1	129	36.5	127	19.6	125	0.62	84
1944	31.5	113	38.5	124	24.5	90	3.98	3
1943	31.6	112	40.6	113	22.6	107	2.33	14
1942	32.5	108	39.8	119	25.1	85	3.14	7
1941	39.6	18	48.2	32	31.1	7	0.92	66
1940	37.5	40	46.4	51	28.6	27	1.56	36
1939	41.1	6	51.9	6	30.3	14	0.95	63
1938	38	29	47.9	37	28.1	35	0.15	123
1937	33.6	92	40.9	110	26.3	61	0.58	92
1936	39.8	15	47.8	38	31.9	3	0.83	69
1935	34.8	79	42.2	99	27.5	44	0.25	115
1934	34.2	85	42.6	95	25.7	70	1.03	57
1933	40.6	10	50.6	13	30.7	12	1.85	23
1932	31.4	114	39.3	121	23.5	96	1.67	32
1931	42.1	4	49.4	25	34.8	2	0.69	76
1930	35.5	70	42.6	95	28.5	28	0.58	92
1929	36.3	61	46.1	57	26.5	53	0.04	129
1928	37.6	39	45.5	63	29.6	21	1.58	35
1927	29.6	124	40.4	116	18.9	128	0.83	69
1926	34	87	42.4	97	25.6	75	1.11	52
1925	34.3	84	43.8	85	24.7	89	0.59	89
1924	27	131	36.2	131	17.8	132	1.21	48
1923	38.6	24	46.6	50	30.5	13	0.67	80
1922	36.4	60	46.7	47	26	65	0.06	128
1921	36.6	57	46.7	47	26.5	53	0.52	94
1920	35.8	65	43.7	86	27.8	39	1.76	27
1919	28.2	128	36	132	20.4	122	0.14	124
1918	37.3	42	46.2	54	28.5	28	3.31	6
1917	26.3	133	36	132	16.7	134	0.21	119
1916	31	117	41.6	102	20.4	122	0.46	99
1915	37.7	35	47.5	40	27.8	39	0.40	104
1914	25.7	134	33.1	135	18.3	130	0.61	85
1913	35.3	71	40.9	110	29.8	17	3.93	4
1912	35.8	65	45.1	67	26.5	53	0.85	68
1911	33.6	92	41.2	106	26	65	3.05	8
1910	35	75	44.5	76	25.6	75	0.69	76
1909	24.9	136	32.9	136	16.8	133	1.31	41
1908	38	29	48.3	31	27.7	41	0.03	130
1907	38	29	46.2	54	29.8	17	1.61	33
1906	38.2	27	46.8	45	29.7	20	0.35	108
1905	35.1	73	44.7	71	25.5	78	0.21	119
1904	33.7	90	44.4	79	23	105	0.24	117
1903	36.9	51	49.5	24	24.3	92	0.26	114
1902	30.6	119	38.7	123	22.5	108	0.69	76
1901	32.6	106	41.9	100	23.4	99	0.52	94
1900	37.2	44	46.1	57	28.3	32	0.73	74
1899	33.3	97	41.5	104	25.1	85	1.81	24
1898	30.5	120	39	122	22.1	109	2.00	21
1897	32	109	40.6	113	23.4	99	0.97	61
1896	42.4	3	53.7	3	31.2	6	0.63	83
1895	35.3	71	44.2	82	26.5	53	1.37	39
1894	37.8	32	48	36	27.7	41	0.75	73
1893	39.7	16	49.9	20	29.5	22	0.67	80
1892	27.6	130	34.7	134	20.6	119	1.71	29
1891	40.9	8	50.3	14	31.5	4	1.12	51
1890	39.7	16	50.7	12	28.7	24	0.99	60
1889	46.4	1	57.5	2	35.4	1	0.03	130
1888	38.6	24	49	29	28.2	33	0.71	75

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	46.4
2021	44.2
1896	42.4
1931	42.1
1965	41.2
2015	41.1
1939	41.1
2023	40.9
1891	40.9
1959	40.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	16.3
2000	23.9
1909	24.9
1989	25.2
1914	25.7
1917	26.3
1963	26.6
1924	27
1892	27.6
1945	28.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1984	4.71
1999	4.06
1944	3.98
1913	3.93
2011	3.69
1918	3.31
1942	3.14
1911	3.05
1947	2.98
1973	2.80

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2021	0.01
2025	0.02
1950	0.02
2024	0.03
2017	0.03
1996	0.03
1955	0.03
1908	0.03
1889	0.03
1929	0.04

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 25 December 2025
Coldest night: 11°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.02 in; 1 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.02 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the driest December since 2021, tied 2nd driest of 138 (with 1950).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Wichita, KS: 75°F on Thursday 25 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Wichita, KS: a low of 11°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Wichita, KS: 0.02 in on Monday 1 December 2025.