Cleveland Weather in December
Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.46 in over about 12 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 6.46 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 77°FDec 1, 1933
- Record low
- -1°FDec 25, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 00 min to 9 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 36°F
- Wind
- 4.7 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 | 57°F | 31°F | 77°F 1933 | 12°F 1964 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 57°F | 31°F | 75°F 1998 | 14°F 1976 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 56°F | 31°F | 73°F 1956 | 15°F 1976 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 56°F | 31°F | 75°F 2021 | 16°F 1976 | 36% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 56°F | 31°F | 73°F 1998 | 15°F 1969 | 36% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 56°F | 31°F | 73°F 1956 | 11°F 1937 | 36% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 55°F | 30°F | 76°F 1998 | 7°F 1937 | 36% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 55°F | 30°F | 74°F 1939 | 16°F 2006 | 36% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 55°F | 30°F | 71°F 1998 | 12°F 1927 | 37% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 55°F | 30°F | 72°F 1970 | 12°F 1977 | 37% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 54°F | 30°F | 73°F 2007 | 13°F 1977 | 37% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 54°F | 30°F | 74°F 2007 | 1°F 1962 | 38% | 0% |
| Dec 13 | 54°F | 30°F | 74°F 2007 | 4°F 1962 | 38% | 0% |
| Dec 14 | 54°F | 29°F | 73°F 1984 | 13°F 1942 | 38% | 0% |
| Dec 15 | 53°F | 29°F | 75°F 1948 | 13°F 1963 | 38% | 0% |
| Dec 16 | 53°F | 29°F | 75°F 1929 | 10°F 1951 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 17 | 53°F | 29°F | 73°F 1956 | 9°F 1972 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 18 | 53°F | 29°F | 74°F 1984 | 9°F 1953 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 19 | 53°F | 29°F | 75°F 1931 | 5°F 1981 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 20 | 52°F | 29°F | 76°F 1931 | 5°F 1981 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 21 | 52°F | 29°F | 68°F 1971 | 8°F 1935 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 22 | 52°F | 29°F | 71°F 1926 | 5°F 1960 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 23 | 52°F | 28°F | 70°F 1931 | 9°F 1989 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 24 | 52°F | 28°F | 69°F 1933 | 3°F 1983 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 25 | 52°F | 28°F | 76°F 1955 | -1°F 1983 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 26 | 52°F | 28°F | 74°F 2025 | 2°F 1983 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 27 | 51°F | 28°F | 71°F 1971 | 12°F 1935 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 28 | 51°F | 28°F | 75°F 2025 | 5°F 1925 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 29 | 51°F | 28°F | 70°F 1984 | 13°F 1961 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 30 | 51°F | 28°F | 73°F 1984 | 8°F 1983 | 39% | 0% |
| Dec 31 | 51°F | 28°F | 70°F 1923 | 5°F 1983 | 39% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00092006 (Cleveland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00092283, 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.