How do temperatures this month compare to past Decembers in North Texas?

Fort Worth

North Texas will see a warming trend this weekend as temperatures rise into the upper 70s.

The Metroplex recorded its lowest temperature of the month on Monday, Dec. 15, at 28 degrees. However, temperatures will gradually increase over the week heading into the weekend.

If temperatures reach the 70s over the weekend, it will not be the first time this month. On Dec. 12, the National Weather Service Fort Worth recorded 71 degrees.

With warmer temperatures on the horizon, has this month been hotter than year’s past? Here’s what to know.

How warm has North Texas been this December?

Through the first 15 days of the month, temperatures have fluctuated in North Texas:

• 40s- Three days
• 50s- Seven days
• 60s- Four days
• 70s- One day

The average temperature for the first 15 days of the month is 55.7 degrees.

This is a couple of degrees lower than the normal high temperature for the entire month at 57.9 degrees. However, there’s still 16 days to go in the month, so the overall average could be higher or lower, when everything is said and done.

How does December 2025 compare to years past?

This year has been colder through the first 15 days of December than the last few years, per NWS data.

Last year, the average temperature for the first 15 days was 61 degrees, followed by 65.8 degrees in 2023 and 66 degrees in 2022. In 2021, the average temperature was 72.8 degrees.

The year with the closest average temperature to 2025’s is 2020, when 59.8 degrees was the average.

What kind of winter will North Texas have this year?

The local NWS office released its winter outlook last month for December 2025 to February 2026.

Here’s what the NWS is certain of this winter:

• At least one winter weather event will occur
• Arctic air will arrive and occur
• Drought conditions are likely to develop and/or continue this winter
• Fire weather concerns will start and potentially continue through the entire season

In addition, the NWS said North Texas has never had a winter season without winter precipitation since they began keeping records in the late 1800s. It’s not if, but when.

On the flip side, here’s what the NWS is less certain of this winter:

• Temperature deviations from normal, whether that be above or below
• Monthly and seasonal precipitation deviations from normal, whether that be above or below
• What form of precipitation may occur after switching to ENSO-Neutral
• The frequency and severity of arctic outbreaks
• The number and intensity of winter weather events
• Sub-seasonal anomalies may reduce or reverse the warm/dry trend

While this is a snapshot of how things are expected to look in the future, subsequent weeks’ and days’ forecast will give a better look at what to expect as the date grows near, according to the NWS.