Jackson climate

Jackson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dix Dam, 15 km from Jackson

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 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 Jackson, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
78°FDec 15, 1984
Record low
-18°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.3 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 148°F30°F70°F 19956°F 197631%3%
Dec 248°F30°F71°F 193311°F 196431%3%
Dec 348°F30°F75°F 19829°F 194231%3%
Dec 447°F30°F75°F 19829°F 194031%3%
Dec 547°F30°F75°F 198212°F 200231%3%
Dec 647°F30°F74°F 199810°F 193732%3%
Dec 747°F30°F74°F 19510°F 197732%3%
Dec 846°F30°F69°F 19510°F 197732%3%
Dec 946°F29°F69°F 19467°F 193732%3%
Dec 1046°F29°F70°F 19522°F 199532%4%
Dec 1146°F29°F70°F 20075°F 197732%4%
Dec 1246°F29°F67°F 1939-7°F 196232%4%
Dec 1345°F29°F69°F 2015-8°F 196231%4%
Dec 1445°F29°F69°F 1948-8°F 196231%4%
Dec 1545°F29°F78°F 19843°F 201031%4%
Dec 1645°F29°F73°F 1984-3°F 198931%4%
Dec 1745°F29°F70°F 1984-2°F 198931%5%
Dec 1845°F29°F70°F 19840°F 195331%5%
Dec 1945°F29°F67°F 1967-5°F 196331%5%
Dec 2045°F29°F64°F 1978-5°F 196331%5%
Dec 2145°F29°F70°F 20132°F 196331%5%
Dec 2244°F29°F72°F 1967-18°F 198931%5%
Dec 2344°F29°F72°F 1941-18°F 198931%5%
Dec 2444°F29°F68°F 1970-12°F 198931%6%
Dec 2544°F29°F70°F 2015-10°F 198931%6%
Dec 2644°F29°F72°F 19422°F 193531%6%
Dec 2744°F29°F72°F 20162°F 193331%6%
Dec 2844°F29°F73°F 20156°F 197731%6%
Dec 2944°F29°F71°F 19843°F 196131%6%
Dec 3044°F29°F68°F 1984-3°F 198331%6%
Dec 3144°F29°F65°F 1965-3°F 198330%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00152214 (Dix Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00152040, 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.