Ashland climate

Ashland Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbia Rgnl AP, 5.7 km from Ashland

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.09 in over about 8 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 Ashland, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
2.09 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
76°FDec 8, 1991
Record low
-20°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
27°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 148°F31°F68°F 19828°F 198527%5%
Dec 248°F30°F71°F 20125°F 198527%5%
Dec 348°F30°F75°F 20122°F 200627%5%
Dec 447°F30°F70°F 20172°F 200627%5%
Dec 547°F29°F74°F 199810°F 200527%5%
Dec 646°F29°F65°F 19803°F 197226%6%
Dec 746°F29°F68°F 2023-2°F 197626%6%
Dec 846°F29°F76°F 1991-2°F 200626%6%
Dec 945°F28°F66°F 20200°F 199526%6%
Dec 1045°F28°F69°F 19960°F 197726%6%
Dec 1145°F28°F67°F 19904°F 197226%6%
Dec 1245°F28°F69°F 19910°F 198926%6%
Dec 1344°F27°F68°F 19750°F 201026%7%
Dec 1444°F27°F70°F 19753°F 198526%7%
Dec 1544°F27°F76°F 2021-11°F 198926%7%
Dec 1643°F27°F68°F 2006-11°F 198926%7%
Dec 1743°F26°F62°F 2002-5°F 198926%7%
Dec 1843°F26°F64°F 2002-8°F 198326%7%
Dec 1943°F26°F64°F 1978-10°F 198326%7%
Dec 2042°F26°F61°F 1990-10°F 198326%8%
Dec 2142°F25°F60°F 1984-15°F 198926%8%
Dec 2242°F25°F64°F 1982-20°F 198926%8%
Dec 2342°F25°F67°F 1982-19°F 198926%8%
Dec 2441°F25°F74°F 2021-16°F 198326%8%
Dec 2541°F25°F70°F 2025-19°F 198326%8%
Dec 2641°F24°F67°F 2008-4°F 198326%9%
Dec 2741°F24°F68°F 20080°F 201726%9%
Dec 2841°F24°F71°F 19843°F 200026%9%
Dec 2940°F24°F73°F 2022-6°F 198326%9%
Dec 3040°F24°F68°F 2004-7°F 197626%9%
Dec 3140°F24°F66°F 2004-12°F 197626%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ashland, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003945 (Columbia Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003945, 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.