Jefferson climate

Jefferson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jefferson, 2.1 km from Jefferson

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.26 in over about 17 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.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
3.26 in
Snowfall
21.7 in
Record high
66°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-25°FDec 30, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 06 min to 8 h 54 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
5.8 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 135°F21°F64°F 20201°F 200752%38%
Dec 235°F21°F55°F 1996-1°F 200252%38%
Dec 334°F20°F56°F 20092°F 200052%39%
Dec 434°F20°F57°F 1998-8°F 200253%39%
Dec 534°F19°F57°F 1999-15°F 202553%40%
Dec 633°F19°F62°F 2001-7°F 202553%41%
Dec 733°F19°F66°F 1998-6°F 200253%41%
Dec 833°F18°F46°F 2022-15°F 202553%42%
Dec 932°F18°F50°F 2019-21°F 202553%42%
Dec 1032°F18°F55°F 2008-16°F 200254%42%
Dec 1132°F17°F59°F 2021-7°F 201854%43%
Dec 1232°F17°F52°F 2010-8°F 201854%43%
Dec 1331°F17°F53°F 2010-16°F 200554%44%
Dec 1431°F16°F55°F 2019-20°F 200554%44%
Dec 1531°F16°F56°F 2008-16°F 201755%44%
Dec 1631°F16°F59°F 2021-16°F 201355%45%
Dec 1730°F15°F62°F 2000-24°F 201355%45%
Dec 1830°F15°F61°F 2023-19°F 200755%45%
Dec 1930°F15°F56°F 2025-19°F 200955%46%
Dec 2030°F14°F43°F 2002-22°F 200455%46%
Dec 2130°F14°F64°F 2018-24°F 200455%46%
Dec 2229°F14°F58°F 2018-13°F 199755%46%
Dec 2329°F13°F55°F 2004-23°F 200855%47%
Dec 2429°F13°F62°F 2015-11°F 200055%47%
Dec 2529°F13°F59°F 2020-10°F 199955%47%
Dec 2629°F12°F45°F 2015-13°F 202555%47%
Dec 2729°F12°F48°F 2016-20°F 201756%48%
Dec 2828°F12°F56°F 2008-16°F 201756%48%
Dec 2928°F11°F52°F 2024-21°F 201756%48%
Dec 3028°F11°F53°F 2022-25°F 201756%49%
Dec 3128°F11°F48°F 2004-22°F 201756%49%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jefferson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:08 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:16 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00274329 (Jefferson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054728, 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.