Saltsburg climate

Saltsburg Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Loyalhanna Lake, 3.2 km from Saltsburg

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.57 in over about 14 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 Saltsburg, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.57 in
Snowfall
5.7 in
Record high
73°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-3°FDec 26, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.8 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 145°F27°F71°F 200611°F 199944%10%
Dec 245°F26°F65°F 199613°F 199944%10%
Dec 344°F26°F63°F 19988°F 200044%11%
Dec 444°F26°F64°F 19986°F 200244%11%
Dec 544°F26°F67°F 20015°F 200744%11%
Dec 643°F26°F73°F 20016°F 200744%12%
Dec 743°F26°F73°F 19987°F 200844%12%
Dec 843°F26°F69°F 20045°F 200544%12%
Dec 942°F26°F62°F 19915°F 200245%13%
Dec 1042°F25°F59°F 199916°F 200045%13%
Dec 1142°F25°F65°F 200711°F 200945%13%
Dec 1241°F25°F61°F 200615°F 200845%14%
Dec 1341°F25°F65°F 19961°F 200545%14%
Dec 1441°F25°F64°F 200112°F 201045%14%
Dec 1540°F25°F67°F 20018°F 200545%15%
Dec 1640°F24°F56°F 19998°F 201045%15%
Dec 1740°F24°F61°F 200614°F 199145%15%
Dec 1840°F24°F59°F 20069°F 201045%15%
Dec 1939°F24°F59°F 20083°F 199145%16%
Dec 2039°F24°F61°F 20021°F 200445%16%
Dec 2139°F23°F51°F 19993°F 199645%16%
Dec 2239°F23°F60°F 19986°F 200845%16%
Dec 2339°F23°F58°F 20042°F 200946%17%
Dec 2438°F23°F61°F 200311°F 199846%17%
Dec 2538°F23°F54°F 20058°F 199846%17%
Dec 2638°F22°F64°F 2008-3°F 200046%17%
Dec 2738°F22°F69°F 20083°F 199246%17%
Dec 2838°F22°F68°F 20082°F 200046%18%
Dec 2937°F22°F64°F 19964°F 200046%18%
Dec 3037°F22°F64°F 200313°F 200147%18%
Dec 3137°F21°F61°F 19926°F 199847%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saltsburg, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365212 (Loyalhanna Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00366042, 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.