Jefferson County climate

Jefferson County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jefferson City, 8.3 km from Jefferson County

Average highs run from 54°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.55 in over about 10 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 Jefferson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.55 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
76°FDec 27, 2015
Record low
0°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 54 min to 9 h 46 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 154°F29°F73°F 200621°F 200232%0%
Dec 254°F29°F68°F 201221°F 202032%0%
Dec 353°F28°F70°F 202122°F 202432%0%
Dec 453°F28°F71°F 199818°F 202432%0%
Dec 553°F28°F72°F 201122°F 200632%0%
Dec 652°F28°F74°F 199816°F 202432%0%
Dec 752°F28°F73°F 199819°F 201033%0%
Dec 852°F28°F69°F 201212°F 200633%1%
Dec 952°F28°F69°F 201215°F 200633%1%
Dec 1051°F28°F69°F 20076°F 199533%1%
Dec 1151°F27°F72°F 202115°F 199533%1%
Dec 1251°F27°F69°F 201521°F 200933%1%
Dec 1351°F27°F66°F 199916°F 201033%1%
Dec 1450°F27°F70°F 200113°F 201033%1%
Dec 1550°F27°F65°F 199510°F 201033%1%
Dec 1650°F27°F69°F 202118°F 201633%1%
Dec 1750°F27°F64°F 200019°F 200033%1%
Dec 1850°F27°F72°F 201613°F 200033%1%
Dec 1950°F27°F68°F 200217°F 199633%1%
Dec 2049°F26°F61°F 19977°F 200433%1%
Dec 2149°F26°F74°F 201312°F 199633%1%
Dec 2249°F26°F73°F 20139°F 200833%1%
Dec 2349°F26°F68°F 20171°F 202233%1%
Dec 2449°F26°F68°F 20150°F 202232%1%
Dec 2549°F26°F67°F 202111°F 202032%1%
Dec 2649°F26°F71°F 20159°F 202032%1%
Dec 2748°F26°F76°F 201519°F 201032%1%
Dec 2848°F26°F74°F 201514°F 201032%1%
Dec 2948°F26°F75°F 201915°F 200032%1%
Dec 3048°F25°F70°F 201915°F 200032%1%
Dec 3148°F25°F72°F 201815°F 200032%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jefferson County, 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 7:26 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00404613 (Jefferson City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00406272, 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.