Lake Darby climate

Lake Darby Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus Ohio State Univ AP, 18.6 km from Lake Darby

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in over about 11 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 Lake Darby, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
68°FDec 12, 2015
Record low
-8°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
10.5 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 145°F30°F62°F 201219°F 202433%8%
Dec 245°F29°F65°F 201822°F 202433%8%
Dec 344°F29°F63°F 201219°F 202433%8%
Dec 444°F29°F63°F 201213°F 202534%9%
Dec 544°F29°F65°F 201314°F 202534%9%
Dec 643°F29°F59°F 202114°F 202434%9%
Dec 743°F28°F51°F 201515°F 201334%10%
Dec 843°F28°F59°F 202315°F 201334%10%
Dec 942°F28°F58°F 202316°F 202534%10%
Dec 1042°F28°F57°F 201514°F 201834%11%
Dec 1142°F27°F65°F 202114°F 201334%11%
Dec 1241°F27°F68°F 20159°F 201334%11%
Dec 1341°F27°F64°F 201515°F 201735%11%
Dec 1441°F27°F64°F 20151°F 202535%12%
Dec 1540°F27°F59°F 20111°F 202535%12%
Dec 1640°F26°F61°F 20154°F 201635%12%
Dec 1740°F26°F58°F 201523°F 201935%12%
Dec 1840°F26°F52°F 202514°F 201935%13%
Dec 1939°F26°F50°F 201710°F 201935%13%
Dec 2039°F25°F58°F 201311°F 201635%13%
Dec 2139°F25°F65°F 201319°F 202235%13%
Dec 2239°F25°F66°F 201315°F 202435%14%
Dec 2338°F25°F65°F 2015-8°F 202235%14%
Dec 2438°F25°F58°F 2014-2°F 202235%14%
Dec 2538°F24°F62°F 20216°F 202235%14%
Dec 2638°F24°F67°F 20167°F 202236%15%
Dec 2738°F24°F67°F 20152°F 201736%15%
Dec 2838°F24°F67°F 20253°F 201736%15%
Dec 2937°F24°F60°F 202413°F 201736%15%
Dec 3037°F23°F64°F 20223°F 201736%16%
Dec 3137°F23°F59°F 2018-1°F 201736%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Darby, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004804 (Columbus Ohio State Univ AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331785, 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.