Weather · December
Average highs of 74°F, lows of 54°F and 1.1 in of rain, from 30 years of weather records.
December is McAllen’s 11th warmest month, with average highs of 74°F and lows of 54°F. That is 6° cooler than November, and 14° below the yearly average high.
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A DRIVE AROUND TOWN
Mileage Mike Travels’ recorded May 2023 drive through McAllen, with sampled scenes on Jackson Avenue and South and North 10th Street. It is not a live traffic camera; streets and businesses may have changed.
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Average highs are 74°F and average lows 54°F, for a daily mean of 64°F. Individual days run hotter or colder than these 30-year averages.
December averages 1.1 in of precipitation over about 6 days with at least 0.01 in. It is the 10th wettest month of the year.
Around mid-December the sun rises about 7:13 AM and sets about 5:43 PM, for roughly 10.5 hours of daylight.
Yes. December is one of the mildest months, with highs between 65°F and 85°F and little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Mcallen Miller Intl Ap station (2.9 mi from downtown). Sunrise and sunset are calculated for December 15 at the city’s coordinates.