Carthage climate

Carthage Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Greenfield, 17 km from Carthage

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.22 in over about 12 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 Carthage, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.22 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
72°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 9 h 25 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
10.5 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 144°F28°F65°F 1962-7°F 195839%7%
Dec 244°F28°F65°F 19628°F 196639%8%
Dec 343°F27°F72°F 1982-4°F 196639%8%
Dec 443°F27°F68°F 1982-3°F 196639%8%
Dec 543°F27°F69°F 19985°F 199139%9%
Dec 642°F27°F67°F 19510°F 200739%9%
Dec 742°F26°F70°F 1998-4°F 197739%9%
Dec 842°F26°F63°F 1966-2°F 197739%10%
Dec 941°F26°F66°F 1952-10°F 195839%10%
Dec 1041°F26°F62°F 2023-17°F 195839%10%
Dec 1141°F25°F66°F 1971-11°F 195839%11%
Dec 1240°F25°F61°F 1979-10°F 197739%11%
Dec 1340°F25°F68°F 2015-16°F 196039%11%
Dec 1440°F25°F64°F 2015-13°F 196039%12%
Dec 1539°F24°F67°F 1975-9°F 195839%12%
Dec 1639°F24°F63°F 1971-15°F 195139%12%
Dec 1739°F24°F63°F 1984-10°F 198939%12%
Dec 1838°F24°F64°F 1984-7°F 198939%13%
Dec 1938°F23°F57°F 1967-11°F 196339%13%
Dec 2038°F23°F63°F 1949-14°F 196339%13%
Dec 2138°F23°F62°F 1967-14°F 196339%13%
Dec 2237°F23°F64°F 1967-21°F 198939%14%
Dec 2337°F22°F58°F 1957-21°F 198939%14%
Dec 2437°F22°F63°F 2015-16°F 198339%14%
Dec 2537°F22°F63°F 1982-21°F 200439%14%
Dec 2637°F22°F62°F 1982-15°F 198339%15%
Dec 2736°F21°F63°F 2016-8°F 195039%15%
Dec 2836°F21°F64°F 2008-9°F 200439%15%
Dec 2936°F21°F67°F 2025-4°F 196140%15%
Dec 3036°F21°F61°F 1984-10°F 198340%15%
Dec 3136°F21°F68°F 1951-11°F 198340%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carthage, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00123527 (Greenfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00126164, 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.