Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norris, 13.8 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.69 in over about 12 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 Clinton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
5.69 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
76°FDec 27, 2015
Record low
3°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
5.6 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°F31°F70°F 200623°F 200234%0%
Dec 251°F31°F71°F 202121°F 202034%0%
Dec 351°F31°F73°F 202123°F 202435%0%
Dec 451°F31°F72°F 199821°F 200635%0%
Dec 550°F30°F72°F 201322°F 200635%0%
Dec 650°F30°F73°F 199819°F 202435%0%
Dec 750°F30°F73°F 199819°F 200636%0%
Dec 849°F30°F69°F 201215°F 200636%0%
Dec 949°F30°F68°F 201214°F 200636%0%
Dec 1049°F30°F73°F 200718°F 201636%1%
Dec 1149°F30°F75°F 200718°F 200936%1%
Dec 1248°F29°F70°F 201520°F 200937%1%
Dec 1348°F29°F70°F 201517°F 201037%1%
Dec 1448°F29°F71°F 201510°F 201037%1%
Dec 1547°F29°F66°F 201512°F 201037%1%
Dec 1647°F29°F69°F 201920°F 200438%1%
Dec 1747°F29°F67°F 200616°F 200038%1%
Dec 1847°F28°F70°F 201614°F 200038%1%
Dec 1947°F28°F64°F 200815°F 200038%1%
Dec 2046°F28°F60°F 200611°F 200438%1%
Dec 2146°F28°F72°F 201316°F 200539%1%
Dec 2246°F28°F67°F 199812°F 200839%1%
Dec 2346°F28°F67°F 20173°F 202239%1%
Dec 2446°F28°F75°F 20154°F 202239%1%
Dec 2545°F27°F70°F 201611°F 202239%1%
Dec 2645°F27°F74°F 201514°F 202239%1%
Dec 2745°F27°F76°F 201520°F 201039%1%
Dec 2845°F27°F72°F 202115°F 201039%2%
Dec 2945°F27°F69°F 201918°F 200039%2%
Dec 3045°F27°F70°F 201916°F 200039%2%
Dec 3145°F26°F70°F 201816°F 201739%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, 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 7:29 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00406619 (Norris), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053868, 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.