Oberlin climate

Oberlin Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oberlin, 1.1 km from Oberlin

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 in over about 3 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 Oberlin, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
4.2 in
Record high
83°FDec 23, 1964
Record low
-31°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
20°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 147°F20°F77°F 1995-3°F 191911%6%
Dec 246°F20°F72°F 1998-7°F 191911%6%
Dec 346°F20°F73°F 1995-10°F 191911%6%
Dec 445°F19°F77°F 19651°F 201111%6%
Dec 545°F19°F75°F 1939-4°F 195511%7%
Dec 645°F19°F80°F 1939-15°F 201111%7%
Dec 744°F19°F72°F 1923-15°F 201111%7%
Dec 844°F18°F72°F 1970-14°F 192711%7%
Dec 944°F18°F76°F 1939-18°F 191911%7%
Dec 1043°F18°F70°F 1979-21°F 191911%7%
Dec 1143°F18°F71°F 1987-14°F 193211%7%
Dec 1243°F17°F70°F 1990-26°F 193211%7%
Dec 1343°F17°F73°F 1921-11°F 197211%8%
Dec 1442°F17°F74°F 1988-15°F 196311%8%
Dec 1542°F17°F73°F 1946-15°F 198911%8%
Dec 1642°F17°F77°F 1962-12°F 191411%8%
Dec 1742°F16°F78°F 1939-19°F 201611%8%
Dec 1842°F16°F71°F 1979-15°F 201611%8%
Dec 1941°F16°F72°F 2013-20°F 198911%8%
Dec 2041°F16°F70°F 1917-17°F 192411%8%
Dec 2141°F16°F68°F 2003-22°F 198311%8%
Dec 2241°F16°F71°F 1964-31°F 198911%8%
Dec 2341°F16°F83°F 1964-30°F 198911%8%
Dec 2441°F16°F70°F 1964-19°F 192011%8%
Dec 2541°F16°F74°F 1950-12°F 192411%8%
Dec 2641°F16°F65°F 1980-8°F 201211%8%
Dec 2741°F15°F74°F 1980-13°F 192011%8%
Dec 2841°F15°F70°F 1984-16°F 194111%8%
Dec 2941°F15°F68°F 2002-17°F 195411%8%
Dec 3041°F15°F71°F 1921-16°F 199011%8%
Dec 3141°F15°F65°F 1929-19°F 199011%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oberlin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145906 (Oberlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145906, 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.