Lafayette climate

Lafayette Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette 2W, 3.1 km from Lafayette

Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.61 in over about 10 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lafayette, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
5.61 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
79°FDec 8, 2022
Record low
14°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 09 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
4.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 161°F35°F75°F 199823°F 202028%0%
Dec 261°F35°F76°F 199822°F 202029%0%
Dec 360°F35°F76°F 199826°F 200229%0%
Dec 460°F34°F77°F 199826°F 200229%0%
Dec 560°F34°F78°F 199824°F 200029%0%
Dec 660°F34°F78°F 202223°F 199729%0%
Dec 759°F34°F75°F 199823°F 199730%0%
Dec 859°F34°F79°F 202219°F 200630%0%
Dec 959°F34°F75°F 200720°F 201030%0%
Dec 1059°F34°F76°F 200724°F 201630%0%
Dec 1158°F34°F76°F 202125°F 200531%0%
Dec 1258°F33°F73°F 201925°F 200531%0%
Dec 1358°F33°F74°F 199622°F 201031%0%
Dec 1458°F33°F69°F 200616°F 201031%0%
Dec 1557°F33°F72°F 201124°F 202532%0%
Dec 1657°F33°F76°F 202124°F 200432%0%
Dec 1757°F33°F72°F 202423°F 200032%0%
Dec 1857°F33°F77°F 202419°F 201932%0%
Dec 1957°F32°F73°F 200618°F 200032%0%
Dec 2057°F32°F75°F 202415°F 199633%0%
Dec 2156°F32°F72°F 201318°F 199633%0%
Dec 2256°F32°F70°F 201619°F 202233%0%
Dec 2356°F32°F72°F 202514°F 202233%0%
Dec 2456°F32°F77°F 202514°F 202233%0%
Dec 2556°F32°F75°F 201622°F 202233%0%
Dec 2656°F32°F79°F 201623°F 202233%0%
Dec 2756°F31°F74°F 201522°F 200133%0%
Dec 2856°F31°F74°F 202117°F 201033%0%
Dec 2955°F31°F72°F 201920°F 201233%0%
Dec 3055°F31°F78°F 202120°F 200033%0%
Dec 3155°F31°F77°F 199615°F 200034%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00014502 (Lafayette 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00010425, 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.