Columbus Weather in December
Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.59 in over about 9 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
- 58°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 5.59 in
- Record high
- 82°FDec 4, 1978
- Record low
- -8°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 10 h 06 min to 9 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 61°F | 40°F | 77°F 1933 | 17°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 61°F | 39°F | 78°F 2001 | 19°F 1994 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 61°F | 39°F | 79°F 1970 | 13°F 1929 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 61°F | 39°F | 82°F 1978 | 22°F 1895 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 2013 | 21°F 1907 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 60°F | 39°F | 82°F 1951 | 17°F 1937 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 60°F | 39°F | 82°F 1951 | 13°F 1937 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 60°F | 39°F | 80°F 2022 | 15°F 2006 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 59°F | 39°F | 81°F 2022 | 8°F 1917 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 59°F | 39°F | 78°F 2007 | 13°F 1917 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 59°F | 39°F | 81°F 2007 | 15°F 1995 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 59°F | 39°F | 79°F 1931 | 6°F 1962 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 13 | 59°F | 38°F | 81°F 1931 | 8°F 1962 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 14 | 58°F | 38°F | 79°F 1929 | 8°F 1962 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 15 | 58°F | 38°F | 79°F 1933 | 6°F 1901 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 16 | 58°F | 38°F | 80°F 1924 | 8°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 17 | 58°F | 38°F | 80°F 1933 | 15°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 18 | 58°F | 38°F | 79°F 1997 | 9°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 19 | 57°F | 38°F | 79°F 2021 | 9°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 20 | 57°F | 38°F | 76°F 2008 | 6°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 21 | 57°F | 38°F | 77°F 1967 | 10°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 22 | 57°F | 38°F | 80°F 2013 | 1°F 1989 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 23 | 57°F | 38°F | 79°F 2017 | -8°F 1989 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 24 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 1955 | -3°F 1989 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 25 | 56°F | 37°F | 78°F 1964 | 2°F 1983 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 26 | 56°F | 37°F | 82°F 2015 | 4°F 1983 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 27 | 56°F | 37°F | 79°F 2015 | 12°F 1983 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 28 | 56°F | 37°F | 78°F 2015 | 6°F 1925 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 29 | 56°F | 37°F | 77°F 2005 | 10°F 1894 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 30 | 56°F | 37°F | 80°F 2021 | 8°F 1917 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 31 | 56°F | 37°F | 80°F 1951 | 9°F 1983 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00221880 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00228374, 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.