Carlisle climate

Carlisle Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cynthiana, 25.1 km from Carlisle

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in over about 10 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 Carlisle, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
78°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-20°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 9 h 33 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
5.1 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 150°F29°F70°F 1970-3°F 192930%1%
Dec 250°F29°F78°F 198210°F 192430%1%
Dec 349°F29°F78°F 1982-5°F 192930%1%
Dec 449°F29°F73°F 19828°F 192930%1%
Dec 549°F29°F74°F 200112°F 189530%1%
Dec 648°F29°F73°F 19987°F 189530%2%
Dec 748°F29°F70°F 1951-1°F 197731%2%
Dec 848°F29°F71°F 19227°F 197731%2%
Dec 947°F28°F68°F 1951-10°F 191731%2%
Dec 1047°F28°F70°F 1971-14°F 191731%2%
Dec 1147°F28°F68°F 2021-18°F 191731%2%
Dec 1247°F28°F68°F 1929-10°F 191731%2%
Dec 1346°F28°F70°F 2015-7°F 196231%2%
Dec 1446°F28°F69°F 19270°F 189831%2%
Dec 1546°F28°F71°F 1971-8°F 191431%2%
Dec 1646°F28°F67°F 2021-8°F 191431%2%
Dec 1745°F27°F70°F 1924-4°F 191431%3%
Dec 1845°F27°F71°F 19240°F 195331%3%
Dec 1945°F27°F69°F 1967-5°F 196331%3%
Dec 2045°F27°F67°F 19491°F 196331%3%
Dec 2144°F27°F70°F 1967-5°F 190131%3%
Dec 2244°F27°F72°F 2013-20°F 198931%3%
Dec 2344°F27°F68°F 1970-5°F 202231%4%
Dec 2444°F26°F70°F 1964-8°F 198931%4%
Dec 2543°F26°F73°F 19820°F 193531%4%
Dec 2643°F26°F70°F 19822°F 191431%4%
Dec 2743°F26°F73°F 2016-8°F 193531%4%
Dec 2843°F26°F73°F 2015-1°F 192531%5%
Dec 2943°F26°F72°F 2025-6°F 189432%5%
Dec 3042°F25°F66°F 1932-17°F 191732%5%
Dec 3142°F25°F74°F 1951-9°F 191732%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carlisle, 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 7:34 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00151998 (Cynthiana), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00155640, 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.