Luzerne County climate

Luzerne County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Francis E Walter Dam, 22.8 km from Luzerne County

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Luzerne County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
3.84 in
Snowfall
6.6 in
Record high
65°FDec 14, 2015
Record low
-2°FDec 23, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
26°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 141°F26°F56°F 202013°F 20137%
Dec 240°F25°F54°F 201417°F 20248%
Dec 340°F25°F53°F 202119°F 20258%
Dec 440°F25°F58°F 201216°F 20248%
Dec 539°F25°F59°F 20124°F 20258%
Dec 639°F24°F56°F 20117°F 20259%
Dec 739°F24°F55°F 201120°F 20209%
Dec 838°F24°F46°F 201112°F 20189%
Dec 938°F24°F50°F 20122°F 20259%
Dec 1038°F24°F49°F 20233°F 20259%
Dec 1137°F23°F55°F 202412°F 20169%
Dec 1237°F23°F57°F 202113°F 201310%
Dec 1337°F23°F62°F 201510°F 202510%
Dec 1436°F23°F65°F 20159°F 202410%
Dec 1536°F22°F61°F 20157°F 202510%
Dec 1636°F22°F52°F 20234°F 201610%
Dec 1735°F22°F58°F 20214°F 201610%
Dec 1835°F22°F55°F 202314°F 201111%
Dec 1935°F21°F54°F 20258°F 201911%
Dec 2035°F21°F54°F 20256°F 201611%
Dec 2134°F21°F58°F 20186°F 201611%
Dec 2234°F21°F59°F 201311°F 202411%
Dec 2334°F20°F59°F 2013-2°F 202411%
Dec 2434°F20°F61°F 2015-1°F 202411%
Dec 2534°F20°F64°F 20159°F 201312%
Dec 2633°F20°F64°F 20158°F 201312%
Dec 2733°F19°F48°F 20215°F 201712%
Dec 2833°F19°F55°F 20152°F 201712%
Dec 2933°F19°F52°F 20231°F 201713%
Dec 3033°F19°F56°F 20243°F 201713%
Dec 3132°F18°F47°F 20242°F 201713%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Luzerne County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00363018 (Francis E Walter Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00365344, 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.