Loretto climate

Loretto Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 14.2 km from Loretto

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.97 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 Loretto, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
5.97 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
78°FDec 4, 1973
Record low
-8°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.9 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 157°F37°F73°F 200612°F 201333%0%
Dec 257°F37°F75°F 198214°F 196033%0%
Dec 356°F37°F75°F 197014°F 197933%0%
Dec 456°F37°F78°F 197317°F 198933%0%
Dec 556°F37°F76°F 199816°F 196933%0%
Dec 656°F36°F73°F 199816°F 200533%0%
Dec 755°F36°F75°F 199812°F 197733%0%
Dec 855°F36°F75°F 199812°F 200633%0%
Dec 955°F36°F70°F 198011°F 200633%1%
Dec 1054°F36°F74°F 200711°F 197733%1%
Dec 1154°F36°F74°F 20078°F 201334%1%
Dec 1254°F35°F76°F 2007-2°F 201334%1%
Dec 1354°F35°F70°F 1975-3°F 196234%1%
Dec 1454°F35°F77°F 19848°F 201034%1%
Dec 1553°F35°F74°F 19842°F 201334%1%
Dec 1653°F35°F73°F 19843°F 198934%1%
Dec 1753°F35°F73°F 198410°F 196335%1%
Dec 1853°F34°F71°F 200611°F 196435%1%
Dec 1952°F34°F71°F 20064°F 196335%1%
Dec 2052°F34°F70°F 19786°F 198135%1%
Dec 2152°F34°F71°F 196710°F 200035%1%
Dec 2252°F34°F72°F 2013-8°F 198935%1%
Dec 2352°F34°F73°F 1970-6°F 198936%1%
Dec 2452°F33°F76°F 1964-3°F 202236%1%
Dec 2551°F33°F75°F 2025-4°F 198336%1%
Dec 2651°F33°F72°F 2016-3°F 202236%1%
Dec 2751°F33°F76°F 198213°F 200136%1%
Dec 2851°F33°F75°F 198214°F 197736%1%
Dec 2951°F33°F71°F 201510°F 196136%1%
Dec 3051°F32°F74°F 19844°F 198336%1%
Dec 3151°F32°F75°F 19845°F 198336%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Loretto, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:48 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00010260 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00407459, 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.