Lima climate

Lima Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marcus Hook, 10.2 km from Lima

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 29°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 Lima, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.25 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
78°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-12°FDec 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
6.3 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 152°F36°F68°F 20018°F 197629%5%
Dec 252°F36°F73°F 20069°F 197629%5%
Dec 351°F35°F66°F 20096°F 197629%5%
Dec 451°F35°F68°F 20129°F 196629%5%
Dec 551°F35°F71°F 198210°F 192630%5%
Dec 650°F35°F78°F 200111°F 190130%6%
Dec 750°F34°F73°F 2001-2°F 200230%6%
Dec 850°F34°F64°F 19240°F 200230%6%
Dec 949°F34°F70°F 19808°F 200230%6%
Dec 1049°F34°F71°F 19464°F 191730%6%
Dec 1149°F33°F67°F 19664°F 191730%6%
Dec 1248°F33°F65°F 19317°F 196230%6%
Dec 1348°F33°F70°F 20154°F 196030%7%
Dec 1448°F33°F72°F 2015-1°F 200530%7%
Dec 1548°F33°F66°F 20153°F 191730%7%
Dec 1647°F32°F64°F 19716°F 191730%7%
Dec 1747°F32°F66°F 19712°F 195130%7%
Dec 1847°F32°F63°F 2000-2°F 191930%7%
Dec 1947°F32°F70°F 20064°F 191930%7%
Dec 2046°F31°F63°F 19573°F 194230%8%
Dec 2146°F31°F62°F 1895-1°F 194229%8%
Dec 2246°F31°F66°F 20134°F 198929%8%
Dec 2346°F31°F66°F 20135°F 200029%8%
Dec 2445°F31°F67°F 20155°F 196029%8%
Dec 2545°F30°F68°F 2015-6°F 198329%8%
Dec 2645°F30°F67°F 1964-5°F 198329%8%
Dec 2745°F30°F68°F 1964-1°F 198329%8%
Dec 2845°F30°F63°F 20165°F 193329%9%
Dec 2944°F30°F64°F 2008-5°F 191729%9%
Dec 3044°F29°F72°F 1984-12°F 191729%9%
Dec 3144°F29°F74°F 1984-8°F 191729%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lima, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365390 (Marcus Hook), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00369464, 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.