Donora climate

Donora Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Donora 1 Sw, 1.4 km from Donora

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.90 in over about 13 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 Donora, 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
2.90 in
Snowfall
3.3 in
Record high
73°FDec 1, 2006
Record low
-5°FDec 16, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 31 min to 9 h 21 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.4 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 148°F29°F73°F 200610°F 193642%5%
Dec 247°F29°F64°F 201815°F 194642%5%
Dec 347°F28°F63°F 195113°F 200242%6%
Dec 447°F28°F67°F 200111°F 200242%6%
Dec 546°F28°F73°F 200114°F 202542%6%
Dec 646°F28°F64°F 195111°F 200742%6%
Dec 746°F27°F68°F 195113°F 193742%7%
Dec 845°F27°F61°F 20239°F 193742%7%
Dec 945°F27°F64°F 19466°F 193743%7%
Dec 1045°F27°F64°F 194610°F 193743%7%
Dec 1144°F27°F64°F 20079°F 193743%8%
Dec 1244°F27°F70°F 20159°F 193743%8%
Dec 1344°F26°F66°F 20158°F 193743%8%
Dec 1444°F26°F68°F 201510°F 202543%9%
Dec 1543°F26°F61°F 20085°F 195143%9%
Dec 1643°F26°F66°F 2021-5°F 195143%9%
Dec 1743°F26°F61°F 20060°F 195143%9%
Dec 1842°F25°F60°F 20065°F 194543%10%
Dec 1942°F25°F61°F 20026°F 200443%10%
Dec 2042°F25°F61°F 19491°F 200443%10%
Dec 2142°F25°F65°F 19494°F 193543%10%
Dec 2242°F25°F69°F 20132°F 193543%11%
Dec 2341°F24°F66°F 2015-2°F 202243%11%
Dec 2441°F24°F65°F 2015-1°F 202244%11%
Dec 2541°F24°F63°F 2015-4°F 193544%11%
Dec 2641°F24°F65°F 2016-5°F 193544%12%
Dec 2741°F24°F69°F 20084°F 195044%12%
Dec 2840°F23°F65°F 20081°F 201744%12%
Dec 2940°F23°F65°F 20249°F 193545%13%
Dec 3040°F23°F67°F 20227°F 201745%13%
Dec 3140°F23°F62°F 19511°F 201745%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Donora, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00362190 (Donora 1 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014762, 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.