Columbia climate

Columbia Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Baltimore Wash Intl AP, 15.7 km from Columbia

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.71 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 Columbia, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.71 in
Snowfall
2.5 in
Record high
77°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
0°FDec 23, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
9.6 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 152°F33°F75°F 200612°F 196732%3%
Dec 251°F32°F72°F 19709°F 196732%3%
Dec 351°F32°F72°F 199811°F 197632%4%
Dec 451°F32°F74°F 198213°F 196633%4%
Dec 550°F32°F75°F 200116°F 196633%4%
Dec 650°F32°F77°F 199813°F 200233%4%
Dec 750°F31°F77°F 19986°F 200233%4%
Dec 850°F31°F74°F 198017°F 197733%4%
Dec 949°F31°F73°F 196613°F 196033%4%
Dec 1049°F31°F72°F 196612°F 196033%4%
Dec 1149°F31°F70°F 20219°F 196833%4%
Dec 1248°F30°F71°F 197910°F 198833%5%
Dec 1348°F30°F72°F 20158°F 196033%5%
Dec 1448°F30°F71°F 201511°F 196033%5%
Dec 1548°F30°F70°F 19719°F 196033%5%
Dec 1647°F30°F71°F 197110°F 195134%5%
Dec 1747°F29°F68°F 19845°F 195134%5%
Dec 1847°F29°F72°F 200610°F 196033%5%
Dec 1947°F29°F61°F 19576°F 198933%5%
Dec 2046°F29°F65°F 19884°F 194233%5%
Dec 2146°F29°F71°F 20132°F 194233%5%
Dec 2246°F28°F71°F 20134°F 196033%5%
Dec 2346°F28°F69°F 19900°F 196033%5%
Dec 2445°F28°F71°F 20154°F 198333%6%
Dec 2545°F28°F72°F 19640°F 198333%6%
Dec 2645°F28°F73°F 19642°F 198333%6%
Dec 2745°F28°F69°F 20159°F 198933%6%
Dec 2845°F27°F70°F 198410°F 195033%6%
Dec 2945°F27°F77°F 198410°F 201733%6%
Dec 3044°F27°F68°F 19907°F 196333%6%
Dec 3144°F27°F72°F 19922°F 196333%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbia, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:54 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093721 (Baltimore Wash Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093721, 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.