Lexington climate

Lexington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 1.4 km from Lexington

Average highs run from 66°F on December 1 to 61°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.23 in over about 6 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 Lexington, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.23 in
Record high
85°FDec 4, 2005
Record low
2°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
10 h 20 min to 10 h 13 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
9.6 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 166°F43°F84°F 201922°F 201019%0%
Dec 266°F43°F84°F 197022°F 201019%0%
Dec 365°F43°F82°F 200726°F 198020%0%
Dec 465°F42°F85°F 200521°F 200920%0%
Dec 565°F42°F83°F 197724°F 200920%0%
Dec 665°F42°F84°F 196620°F 200520%0%
Dec 765°F42°F81°F 196625°F 201120%0%
Dec 864°F41°F80°F 200722°F 200520%0%
Dec 964°F41°F82°F 200723°F 200520%0%
Dec 1064°F41°F82°F 200717°F 197820%0%
Dec 1164°F41°F82°F 198323°F 196620%0%
Dec 1264°F41°F81°F 198723°F 196220%0%
Dec 1363°F40°F81°F 197320°F 198921%0%
Dec 1463°F40°F78°F 198420°F 198521%0%
Dec 1563°F40°F80°F 197520°F 200421%0%
Dec 1663°F40°F77°F 198412°F 198921%0%
Dec 1763°F40°F80°F 201913°F 198921%0%
Dec 1863°F40°F80°F 199022°F 197921%0%
Dec 1962°F40°F82°F 201218°F 199621%0%
Dec 2062°F39°F82°F 201220°F 199621%0%
Dec 2162°F39°F77°F 197120°F 197321%0%
Dec 2262°F39°F81°F 201011°F 198321%0%
Dec 2362°F39°F78°F 20152°F 198921%0%
Dec 2462°F39°F80°F 20153°F 198921%0%
Dec 2562°F39°F81°F 19779°F 198321%0%
Dec 2661°F39°F81°F 196410°F 198321%0%
Dec 2761°F39°F81°F 201619°F 198321%0%
Dec 2861°F39°F80°F 200521°F 200421%0%
Dec 2961°F39°F82°F 201616°F 198321%0%
Dec 3061°F38°F79°F 196415°F 198321%0%
Dec 3161°F38°F79°F 196416°F 198321%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lexington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415193 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415193, 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.