Omaha weather in December
Temperature, rain and sunshine in December: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in December
Poor
Best time to visit: May – October
What is the weather like in Omaha in December?
In December, Omaha is freezing cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−6 °C). Expect around 4 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 5 days, totalling 35 mm. Snow falls on about 3 days. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Omaha.
December compared
How the weather changes from November to January. Tap a month to open it.
| NovemberNov | DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 45 | 33 | 35 |
| Day | 10° | 3° | 0° |
| Night | 1° | −6° | −9° |
| Sun | 5 h | 4 h | 5 h |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 5 |
More details for December
- Daylight
- 9 h 14 min07:42 – 16:56
- UV index
- 1 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 22 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 55 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Snow days
- 3 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC−6America/Chicago
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %23 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %93 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in December
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
Omaha in December: quick answers
Is Omaha hot in December?
No. In December, Omaha is freezing cold: daytime highs average 3 °C and nights drop to about −6 °C.
Does it rain much in Omaha in December?
Rain falls on about 5 days, adding up to 35 mm.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences