Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus, 0.2 km from Columbus

Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.60 in over about 2 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 Columbus, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
0.60 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
77°FDec 21, 2025
Record low
2°FDec 8, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 13 min to 10 h 07 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
8.5 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 161°F33°F73°F 201212°F 19797%0%
Dec 261°F33°F74°F 201213°F 19797%0%
Dec 361°F33°F73°F 198013°F 19687%0%
Dec 461°F32°F72°F 197015°F 19687%0%
Dec 560°F32°F74°F 200717°F 20207%0%
Dec 660°F32°F76°F 20128°F 20117%0%
Dec 760°F32°F72°F 19779°F 19787%0%
Dec 860°F32°F75°F 19752°F 19787%0%
Dec 959°F32°F74°F 19753°F 19787%0%
Dec 1059°F32°F73°F 197912°F 19787%0%
Dec 1159°F31°F72°F 197315°F 20127%0%
Dec 1259°F31°F73°F 202517°F 19707%0%
Dec 1359°F31°F72°F 202516°F 19687%0%
Dec 1458°F31°F72°F 20109°F 19647%0%
Dec 1558°F31°F75°F 201614°F 19647%0%
Dec 1658°F31°F74°F 202514°F 20157%0%
Dec 1758°F31°F72°F 202514°F 20037%0%
Dec 1858°F31°F73°F 198018°F 19667%0%
Dec 1958°F31°F76°F 202516°F 19687%0%
Dec 2058°F31°F76°F 202514°F 20127%0%
Dec 2158°F31°F77°F 202510°F 19738%0%
Dec 2258°F31°F75°F 202511°F 19688%0%
Dec 2358°F31°F75°F 20058°F 19688%0%
Dec 2458°F31°F76°F 202513°F 19788%0%
Dec 2558°F31°F72°F 197115°F 20018%0%
Dec 2658°F31°F73°F 202512°F 20078%0%
Dec 2758°F31°F75°F 198013°F 20078%0%
Dec 2858°F31°F76°F 198011°F 20078%0%
Dec 2958°F31°F72°F 20246°F 20038%0%
Dec 3058°F31°F73°F 201714°F 19698%0%
Dec 3158°F31°F71°F 20119°F 19698%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbus, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023058 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023078, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.