Louisville Weather in December
Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 4.40 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 83°FDec 4, 2021
- Record low
- 5°FDec 13, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 10 h 08 min to 10 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 41°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 62°F | 39°F | 80°F 1906 | 18°F 1976 | 25% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 62°F | 38°F | 79°F 1982 | 18°F 1976 | 25% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 61°F | 38°F | 79°F 2014 | 17°F 1910 | 25% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 61°F | 38°F | 83°F 2021 | 17°F 1969 | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 61°F | 38°F | 81°F 1978 | 23°F 1907 | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 61°F | 38°F | 80°F 1998 | 21°F 1911 | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 60°F | 38°F | 81°F 1998 | 19°F 1984 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 60°F | 38°F | 80°F 1978 | 15°F 1968 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 60°F | 37°F | 81°F 1978 | 14°F 1995 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 60°F | 37°F | 81°F 2007 | 16°F 1968 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 59°F | 37°F | 82°F 2007 | 16°F 1917 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 59°F | 37°F | 81°F 2007 | 14°F 1957 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 13 | 59°F | 37°F | 82°F 2007 | 5°F 1962 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 14 | 59°F | 37°F | 81°F 2007 | 15°F 2010 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 15 | 59°F | 37°F | 77°F 1948 | 15°F 1962 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 16 | 59°F | 36°F | 79°F 2008 | 15°F 1978 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 17 | 58°F | 36°F | 82°F 1971 | 17°F 1901 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 18 | 58°F | 36°F | 78°F 1956 | 13°F 1943 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 19 | 58°F | 36°F | 83°F 2016 | 14°F 1963 | 30% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 58°F | 36°F | 80°F 1967 | 9°F 1981 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 58°F | 36°F | 80°F 1967 | 9°F 1981 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 80°F 2013 | 11°F 1901 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 58°F | 35°F | 78°F 2013 | 17°F 1901 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1905 | 13°F 2022 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 57°F | 35°F | 81°F 2025 | 6°F 1983 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 57°F | 35°F | 81°F 2015 | 7°F 1983 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 57°F | 35°F | 83°F 2015 | 14°F 1985 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 57°F | 35°F | 81°F 2025 | 18°F 1977 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 57°F | 35°F | 83°F 2015 | 14°F 1977 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 57°F | 35°F | 78°F 1984 | 10°F 1917 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 57°F | 35°F | 78°F 1974 | 13°F 1909 | 32% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00095314 (Louisville 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00099194, 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.