Weather in Tulsa in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Tulsa in December
Going from a maximum of +22°C during the day to a minimum of -1°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +11°C to +10°C.
Is Tulsa warm or cold in December?
Tulsa is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Tulsa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Tulsa in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +11°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -10°C | -22°C | -20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +26°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 46 mm | 31 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 68% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 69 mm to 46 mm. Humidity rises from 66% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in November to 9 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tulsa is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Tulsa.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Tulsa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Tulsa in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+20°C) and the highest in 2012 (+25°C). The driest year was 2006 with only 605 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1792 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tulsa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
