Coles County climate

Coles County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charleston, 6.9 km from Coles County

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.79 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 Coles County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.79 in
Snowfall
3.0 in
Record high
71°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
-9°FDec 14, 2025
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
11.2 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 148°F30°F61°F 201212°F 200234%6%
Dec 247°F30°F66°F 201213°F 200534%6%
Dec 347°F29°F70°F 201214°F 200634%6%
Dec 446°F29°F71°F 19986°F 202534%7%
Dec 546°F29°F65°F 19983°F 202534%7%
Dec 646°F29°F71°F 199811°F 201034%7%
Dec 745°F28°F59°F 20044°F 200534%7%
Dec 845°F28°F59°F 20246°F 200634%8%
Dec 944°F28°F59°F 20237°F 200534%8%
Dec 1044°F28°F66°F 20216°F 201334%8%
Dec 1144°F27°F64°F 20213°F 201334%8%
Dec 1243°F27°F67°F 20150°F 201334%9%
Dec 1343°F27°F66°F 20150°F 202534%9%
Dec 1443°F27°F65°F 2015-9°F 202535%9%
Dec 1542°F26°F62°F 2021-5°F 202535%9%
Dec 1642°F26°F64°F 20217°F 200035%10%
Dec 1742°F26°F59°F 20062°F 200035%10%
Dec 1842°F26°F57°F 20022°F 201635%10%
Dec 1941°F25°F55°F 2002-1°F 201635%10%
Dec 2041°F25°F61°F 2013-3°F 200035%11%
Dec 2141°F25°F56°F 20151°F 200834%11%
Dec 2240°F25°F54°F 2006-8°F 202234%11%
Dec 2340°F24°F63°F 2015-9°F 202234%11%
Dec 2440°F24°F62°F 2021-5°F 200034%11%
Dec 2540°F24°F63°F 2021-7°F 200034%11%
Dec 2639°F24°F64°F 20191°F 201734%11%
Dec 2739°F23°F65°F 2008-3°F 201734%12%
Dec 2839°F23°F59°F 20192°F 200034%12%
Dec 2939°F23°F61°F 20198°F 200934%12%
Dec 3039°F23°F58°F 20022°F 201734%12%
Dec 3138°F23°F65°F 2004-2°F 201734%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Coles County, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111436 (Charleston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053802, 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.