Franklin County Weather in December
Average highs run from 58°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.44 in over about 9 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 54°F
- Average low
- 34°F
- Precipitation
- 5.44 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 8, 1956
- Record low
- -7°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 01 min to 9 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 4.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 58°F | 36°F | 73°F 1985 | 16°F 1965 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 57°F | 36°F | 72°F 1962 | 15°F 1975 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 57°F | 36°F | 73°F 1970 | 20°F 1985 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 57°F | 36°F | 74°F 1961 | 19°F 1989 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 57°F | 36°F | 77°F 2013 | 22°F 1974 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 56°F | 36°F | 76°F 1951 | 14°F 1937 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 56°F | 36°F | 76°F 1998 | 7°F 1937 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 56°F | 35°F | 78°F 1956 | 16°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 55°F | 35°F | 78°F 1956 | 8°F 1937 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 55°F | 35°F | 76°F 2007 | 8°F 1995 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 55°F | 35°F | 78°F 2007 | 10°F 1937 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 55°F | 35°F | 72°F 1949 | 10°F 1957 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 54°F | 35°F | 72°F 2015 | -1°F 1962 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 54°F | 35°F | 72°F 1975 | 0°F 1962 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 54°F | 34°F | 75°F 1984 | 12°F 1958 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 54°F | 34°F | 73°F 2019 | 6°F 1989 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 54°F | 34°F | 72°F 1984 | 7°F 1989 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 53°F | 34°F | 72°F 1956 | 8°F 1975 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 53°F | 34°F | 72°F 1984 | 2°F 1975 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 53°F | 34°F | 73°F 1984 | 5°F 2000 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 53°F | 34°F | 73°F 2013 | 12°F 1960 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 53°F | 34°F | 70°F 1967 | -4°F 1989 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 52°F | 33°F | 69°F 2025 | -7°F 1989 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 52°F | 33°F | 75°F 2015 | -5°F 1989 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 52°F | 33°F | 77°F 2016 | -3°F 1983 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 52°F | 33°F | 74°F 1955 | 6°F 1985 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 52°F | 33°F | 75°F 2015 | 2°F 1983 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 52°F | 33°F | 74°F 1982 | 16°F 1977 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 52°F | 33°F | 72°F 2019 | 11°F 1961 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 51°F | 33°F | 74°F 2021 | 2°F 1983 | 28% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 51°F | 33°F | 77°F 1951 | 6°F 1983 | 28% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00017131 (Russellville #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00013620, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.