Effingham climate

Effingham Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Horton, 19.2 km from Effingham

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.49 in over about 5 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 Effingham, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.49 in
Snowfall
3.1 in
Record high
73°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-15°FDec 9, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.0 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 146°F25°F69°F 197011°F 202016%3%
Dec 245°F24°F72°F 20214°F 202516%3%
Dec 345°F24°F72°F 201210°F 196616%3%
Dec 444°F24°F70°F 20018°F 196416%3%
Dec 544°F23°F71°F 2001-3°F 196416%3%
Dec 644°F23°F67°F 1963-4°F 195016%3%
Dec 743°F23°F67°F 2023-1°F 201316%3%
Dec 843°F22°F60°F 2023-10°F 200516%4%
Dec 943°F22°F66°F 2020-15°F 200516%4%
Dec 1042°F22°F66°F 2020-6°F 197216%4%
Dec 1142°F22°F70°F 1965-15°F 197216%4%
Dec 1242°F21°F66°F 1968-4°F 196316%4%
Dec 1341°F21°F63°F 1948-1°F 197216%4%
Dec 1441°F21°F66°F 2021-4°F 196316%4%
Dec 1541°F21°F73°F 2021-5°F 195116%4%
Dec 1640°F20°F65°F 1977-2°F 197216%4%
Dec 1740°F20°F61°F 2002-6°F 200816%4%
Dec 1840°F20°F64°F 1976-11°F 201616%4%
Dec 1940°F19°F61°F 1966-8°F 201616%4%
Dec 2039°F19°F60°F 1967-3°F 199616%4%
Dec 2139°F19°F59°F 1965-10°F 196316%4%
Dec 2239°F19°F63°F 1979-12°F 196316%4%
Dec 2339°F19°F63°F 1964-13°F 196316%4%
Dec 2438°F18°F69°F 2021-10°F 201316%4%
Dec 2538°F18°F65°F 2019-13°F 194816%4%
Dec 2638°F18°F65°F 2008-11°F 194816%4%
Dec 2738°F18°F63°F 2008-7°F 200016%4%
Dec 2838°F18°F57°F 20022°F 200016%4%
Dec 2937°F17°F66°F 2022-3°F 196616%4%
Dec 3037°F17°F70°F 2004-8°F 197616%4%
Dec 3137°F17°F64°F 1965-10°F 197616%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Effingham, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143810 (Horton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013993, 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.