Jefferson County Weather in December
Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in over about 12 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 47°F
- Average low
- 32°F
- Precipitation
- 4.13 in
- Snowfall
- 2.2 in
- Record high
- 75°FDec 26, 2016
- Record low
- -7°FDec 23, 2022
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 43 min to 9 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 51°F | 35°F | 66°F 2006 | 19°F 2002 | 36% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 51°F | 35°F | 70°F 2021 | 19°F 2024 | 36% | 5% |
| Dec 3 | 51°F | 35°F | 74°F 2012 | 21°F 2006 | 36% | 5% |
| Dec 4 | 50°F | 34°F | 71°F 2013 | 16°F 2006 | 36% | 6% |
| Dec 5 | 50°F | 34°F | 72°F 2001 | 17°F 2002 | 36% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 50°F | 34°F | 65°F 2021 | 11°F 2002 | 37% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 50°F | 34°F | 68°F 2004 | 16°F 2010 | 37% | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 49°F | 34°F | 61°F 2019 | 11°F 2010 | 37% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 49°F | 33°F | 65°F 2012 | 14°F 2005 | 37% | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 49°F | 33°F | 67°F 2021 | 20°F 2013 | 37% | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 48°F | 33°F | 72°F 2007 | 18°F 2013 | 37% | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 48°F | 33°F | 72°F 2015 | 12°F 2013 | 38% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 48°F | 33°F | 68°F 2015 | 15°F 2010 | 38% | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 47°F | 32°F | 71°F 2015 | 4°F 2025 | 38% | 8% |
| Dec 15 | 47°F | 32°F | 69°F 2021 | 5°F 2025 | 38% | 8% |
| Dec 16 | 47°F | 32°F | 65°F 2021 | 18°F 2016 | 38% | 8% |
| Dec 17 | 47°F | 32°F | 70°F 2006 | 8°F 2000 | 38% | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 46°F | 32°F | 62°F 2002 | 10°F 2000 | 38% | 8% |
| Dec 19 | 46°F | 32°F | 69°F 2008 | 11°F 2000 | 39% | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 46°F | 31°F | 64°F 2013 | 8°F 2000 | 39% | 9% |
| Dec 21 | 46°F | 31°F | 70°F 2013 | 7°F 2008 | 39% | 9% |
| Dec 22 | 46°F | 31°F | 62°F 2007 | 5°F 2000 | 39% | 9% |
| Dec 23 | 45°F | 31°F | 69°F 2015 | -7°F 2022 | 39% | 9% |
| Dec 24 | 45°F | 31°F | 65°F 2021 | 2°F 2022 | 39% | 9% |
| Dec 25 | 45°F | 30°F | 74°F 2021 | 2°F 2004 | 39% | 10% |
| Dec 26 | 45°F | 30°F | 75°F 2016 | 13°F 2020 | 39% | 10% |
| Dec 27 | 45°F | 30°F | 73°F 2021 | 7°F 2017 | 39% | 10% |
| Dec 28 | 44°F | 30°F | 73°F 2025 | 11°F 2017 | 39% | 10% |
| Dec 29 | 44°F | 30°F | 64°F 2019 | 17°F 2000 | 39% | 10% |
| Dec 30 | 44°F | 30°F | 67°F 2022 | 11°F 2017 | 39% | 10% |
| Dec 31 | 44°F | 29°F | 68°F 2010 | 8°F 2017 | 39% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093821 (Louisville Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013810, 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.