Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Potomac, 16.6 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.41 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 Clinton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
1.41 in
Snowfall
13.3 in
Record high
67°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-30°FDec 17, 1964
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 49 min to 8 h 36 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
4.3 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 133°F12°F67°F 2021-7°F 198526%15%
Dec 232°F12°F61°F 2021-3°F 198526%15%
Dec 332°F12°F60°F 1956-2°F 197226%16%
Dec 432°F11°F57°F 1965-15°F 197226%16%
Dec 531°F11°F48°F 1989-18°F 197226%16%
Dec 631°F11°F51°F 2023-9°F 197226%17%
Dec 731°F10°F49°F 2023-16°F 200526%17%
Dec 830°F10°F55°F 2015-19°F 197226%17%
Dec 930°F10°F56°F 2015-22°F 197226%18%
Dec 1030°F10°F57°F 2025-18°F 197226%18%
Dec 1129°F9°F57°F 2025-15°F 196126%18%
Dec 1229°F9°F54°F 2025-1°F 198227%19%
Dec 1329°F9°F54°F 2025-8°F 197227%19%
Dec 1429°F9°F55°F 1979-7°F 195527%19%
Dec 1529°F8°F55°F 1959-12°F 197227%20%
Dec 1628°F8°F52°F 2002-26°F 196427%20%
Dec 1728°F8°F50°F 2025-30°F 196427%20%
Dec 1828°F8°F48°F 2024-18°F 196427%20%
Dec 1928°F8°F53°F 2004-13°F 199027%20%
Dec 2028°F8°F54°F 2019-20°F 199827%21%
Dec 2128°F7°F58°F 2019-25°F 199027%21%
Dec 2228°F7°F49°F 2019-28°F 199027%21%
Dec 2328°F7°F48°F 1972-30°F 198327%21%
Dec 2428°F7°F46°F 1950-16°F 194827%21%
Dec 2528°F7°F46°F 1972-18°F 194828%21%
Dec 2628°F7°F55°F 1980-21°F 194828%21%
Dec 2728°F7°F56°F 1980-19°F 194828%21%
Dec 2828°F7°F54°F 1965-13°F 199028%21%
Dec 2928°F7°F50°F 1949-28°F 199028%21%
Dec 3028°F7°F47°F 1997-27°F 196828%21%
Dec 3128°F7°F50°F 1958-24°F 196828%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, 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 (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00246685 (Potomac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024153, 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.