Loretto climate

Loretto Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bardstown 5E, 20.6 km from Loretto

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.51 in over about 12 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 Loretto, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
4.51 in
Snowfall
2.5 in
Record high
78°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-17°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
7.8 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 151°F33°F71°F 1970-1°F 197637%3%
Dec 250°F33°F72°F 196214°F 196937%3%
Dec 350°F33°F77°F 198211°F 196638%3%
Dec 450°F32°F78°F 198212°F 196638%3%
Dec 549°F32°F78°F 198210°F 196938%3%
Dec 649°F32°F74°F 20018°F 200238%3%
Dec 749°F32°F74°F 1998-2°F 198438%3%
Dec 848°F32°F69°F 1980-1°F 198438%3%
Dec 948°F31°F69°F 19808°F 201038%4%
Dec 1048°F31°F69°F 19675°F 197738%4%
Dec 1148°F31°F71°F 19715°F 197738%4%
Dec 1247°F31°F75°F 2007-11°F 196238%4%
Dec 1347°F31°F69°F 1972-13°F 196239%4%
Dec 1447°F30°F70°F 1984-11°F 196239%4%
Dec 1547°F30°F71°F 19841°F 201039%4%
Dec 1646°F30°F75°F 19840°F 198939%5%
Dec 1746°F30°F72°F 1984-1°F 198939%5%
Dec 1846°F30°F72°F 19843°F 198939%5%
Dec 1946°F30°F67°F 19673°F 198539%5%
Dec 2045°F29°F68°F 20081°F 198139%5%
Dec 2145°F29°F70°F 19670°F 198539%5%
Dec 2245°F29°F72°F 1967-15°F 198939%5%
Dec 2345°F29°F64°F 1970-17°F 198939%5%
Dec 2445°F29°F69°F 1970-14°F 198939%5%
Dec 2544°F28°F72°F 1964-14°F 198939%6%
Dec 2644°F28°F71°F 1982-8°F 198339%6%
Dec 2744°F28°F62°F 19734°F 198339%6%
Dec 2844°F28°F69°F 19823°F 197739%6%
Dec 2944°F28°F69°F 19963°F 197739%6%
Dec 3044°F28°F70°F 1984-2°F 198339%6%
Dec 3144°F27°F68°F 1964-3°F 198339%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Loretto, 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 7:38 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150397 (Bardstown 5E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150940, 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.