Leighton climate

Leighton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP, 8.1 km from Leighton

Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.48 in over about 11 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 Leighton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
5.48 in
Record high
78°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-5°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 00 min to 9 h 52 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
6.5 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 159°F38°F73°F 201416°F 196533%0%
Dec 258°F38°F75°F 202118°F 196033%0%
Dec 358°F38°F76°F 197818°F 197934%0%
Dec 458°F38°F76°F 199819°F 198934%0%
Dec 557°F38°F77°F 201320°F 197434%0%
Dec 657°F37°F78°F 199819°F 198434%0%
Dec 757°F37°F78°F 195116°F 198435%0%
Dec 857°F37°F76°F 197815°F 200635%0%
Dec 956°F37°F76°F 200715°F 201035%0%
Dec 1056°F37°F77°F 200714°F 197735%0%
Dec 1156°F37°F77°F 20078°F 196235%0%
Dec 1256°F37°F72°F 20072°F 196235%1%
Dec 1355°F36°F77°F 20152°F 196236%1%
Dec 1455°F36°F74°F 198412°F 196236%1%
Dec 1555°F36°F74°F 194812°F 198936%1%
Dec 1655°F36°F74°F 19845°F 198936%1%
Dec 1755°F36°F74°F 201614°F 194336%1%
Dec 1854°F36°F74°F 201614°F 195336%1%
Dec 1954°F36°F70°F 20129°F 196336%1%
Dec 2054°F36°F72°F 19789°F 194536%1%
Dec 2154°F36°F76°F 20135°F 198936%1%
Dec 2254°F35°F69°F 2015-3°F 198936%1%
Dec 2353°F35°F74°F 1970-5°F 198936%1%
Dec 2453°F35°F78°F 19552°F 198936%1%
Dec 2553°F35°F78°F 20161°F 198336%1%
Dec 2653°F35°F73°F 19713°F 198336%1%
Dec 2753°F35°F78°F 201520°F 195036%1%
Dec 2853°F35°F74°F 202118°F 201036%1%
Dec 2953°F35°F73°F 201912°F 198336%1%
Dec 3053°F34°F75°F 19845°F 198336%1%
Dec 3152°F34°F78°F 195110°F 198336%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leighton, 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 6:39 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013896 (Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013896, 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.