Jefferson climate

Jefferson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Orleans Audubon, 5.9 km from Jefferson

Average highs run from 69°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31, and lows from 51°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.51 in over about 9 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 Jefferson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.51 in
Record high
85°FDec 5, 2017
Record low
11°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
29%
Daylight
10 h 21 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
10.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 169°F51°F83°F 199125°F 197627%
Dec 269°F51°F83°F 200729°F 196027%
Dec 369°F51°F84°F 197825°F 197427%
Dec 468°F51°F82°F 199530°F 197427%
Dec 568°F51°F85°F 201728°F 197427%
Dec 668°F50°F84°F 201932°F 195027%
Dec 768°F50°F83°F 195126°F 195028%
Dec 868°F50°F82°F 195127°F 198428%
Dec 967°F50°F83°F 202329°F 197328%
Dec 1067°F50°F81°F 197230°F 196228%
Dec 1167°F50°F82°F 194926°F 199528%
Dec 1267°F50°F82°F 194920°F 196228%
Dec 1367°F49°F81°F 201617°F 196228%
Dec 1467°F49°F80°F 197122°F 196229%
Dec 1566°F49°F83°F 197125°F 198529%
Dec 1666°F49°F84°F 197123°F 196829%
Dec 1766°F49°F79°F 197125°F 196029%
Dec 1866°F49°F82°F 202526°F 197929%
Dec 1966°F49°F82°F 196726°F 199629%
Dec 2066°F48°F80°F 196725°F 199629%
Dec 2166°F48°F81°F 202527°F 197330%
Dec 2265°F48°F83°F 197015°F 198930%
Dec 2365°F48°F81°F 197011°F 198930%
Dec 2465°F48°F81°F 200815°F 198930%
Dec 2565°F48°F82°F 201514°F 198330%
Dec 2665°F48°F83°F 201518°F 198330%
Dec 2765°F47°F82°F 201525°F 197731%
Dec 2865°F47°F82°F 197426°F 197231%
Dec 2965°F47°F81°F 197424°F 198331%
Dec 3065°F47°F84°F 202120°F 198331%
Dec 3164°F47°F83°F 202123°F 198331%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jefferson, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012930 (New Orleans Audubon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012916, 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.