Carlisle climate

Carlisle Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Franklin, 3.2 km from Carlisle

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 in over about 9 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 Carlisle, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.25 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
71°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-10°FDec 25, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 25 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
9.8 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 147°F28°F63°F 200617°F 200229%3%
Dec 246°F28°F66°F 201817°F 202429%3%
Dec 346°F28°F68°F 201217°F 200229%3%
Dec 446°F28°F69°F 199814°F 200629%3%
Dec 545°F27°F68°F 200114°F 202529%3%
Dec 645°F27°F71°F 19988°F 200729%3%
Dec 745°F27°F68°F 199813°F 200629%4%
Dec 844°F27°F60°F 20239°F 200629%4%
Dec 944°F27°F60°F 20239°F 201029%4%
Dec 1044°F27°F60°F 202117°F 200929%4%
Dec 1144°F26°F66°F 202111°F 201329%4%
Dec 1243°F26°F69°F 20155°F 201329%4%
Dec 1343°F26°F63°F 201511°F 200530%5%
Dec 1443°F26°F66°F 2015-1°F 202530%5%
Dec 1542°F26°F64°F 2021-2°F 202530%5%
Dec 1642°F26°F62°F 20217°F 201630%5%
Dec 1742°F25°F61°F 20067°F 200030%5%
Dec 1842°F25°F60°F 20064°F 200030%6%
Dec 1942°F25°F58°F 20085°F 200430%6%
Dec 2041°F25°F59°F 20131°F 200430%6%
Dec 2141°F25°F66°F 20132°F 200830%6%
Dec 2241°F25°F62°F 20131°F 200030%6%
Dec 2341°F24°F65°F 2015-8°F 202230%7%
Dec 2441°F24°F61°F 2021-6°F 200430%7%
Dec 2540°F24°F64°F 2021-10°F 200430%7%
Dec 2640°F24°F69°F 20162°F 200030%7%
Dec 2740°F24°F68°F 20211°F 201730%8%
Dec 2840°F24°F69°F 20253°F 200030%8%
Dec 2940°F23°F61°F 201912°F 201730%8%
Dec 3040°F23°F63°F 20223°F 201730%8%
Dec 3139°F23°F64°F 20102°F 201730%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carlisle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332928 (Franklin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053859, 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.