Fairmount climate

Fairmount Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sidell 4N, 8.7 km from Fairmount

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 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 Fairmount, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.48 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
72°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-25°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 143°F27°F70°F 19706°F 193735%10%
Dec 243°F27°F72°F 19821°F 194235%10%
Dec 342°F27°F72°F 2012-11°F 192935%10%
Dec 442°F27°F69°F 19981°F 192935%11%
Dec 541°F26°F67°F 19560°F 202535%11%
Dec 641°F26°F70°F 1998-2°F 197735%11%
Dec 741°F26°F67°F 1916-4°F 197735%12%
Dec 840°F25°F67°F 1946-2°F 200535%12%
Dec 940°F25°F65°F 1918-7°F 191736%12%
Dec 1039°F25°F67°F 1971-9°F 191736%12%
Dec 1139°F25°F65°F 1949-12°F 191736%13%
Dec 1239°F24°F67°F 2015-10°F 196236%13%
Dec 1338°F24°F65°F 2015-9°F 194236%13%
Dec 1438°F24°F67°F 1975-7°F 194236%13%
Dec 1538°F24°F69°F 1948-15°F 191736%14%
Dec 1637°F23°F66°F 1984-11°F 193236%14%
Dec 1737°F23°F62°F 1984-13°F 198936%14%
Dec 1837°F23°F60°F 1939-10°F 192236%14%
Dec 1936°F23°F60°F 1918-15°F 196336%14%
Dec 2036°F22°F64°F 1949-14°F 198136%15%
Dec 2136°F22°F64°F 1967-21°F 196336%15%
Dec 2236°F22°F59°F 1931-25°F 198936%15%
Dec 2335°F22°F65°F 1933-21°F 196036%15%
Dec 2435°F21°F61°F 1932-15°F 198935%15%
Dec 2535°F21°F61°F 2019-14°F 198335%15%
Dec 2635°F21°F63°F 2019-14°F 198335%15%
Dec 2734°F21°F65°F 2008-15°F 193535%16%
Dec 2834°F20°F69°F 1984-23°F 192435%16%
Dec 2934°F20°F64°F 1984-13°F 198335%16%
Dec 3034°F20°F65°F 1965-21°F 198335%16%
Dec 3134°F20°F64°F 1951-11°F 197635%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairmount, 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 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117952 (Sidell 4N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112140, 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.