Richwood climate

Richwood Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Freeport 2 Nw, 8.5 km from Richwood

Average highs run from 70°F on December 1 to 65°F on December 31, and lows from 51°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 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 Richwood, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.80 in
Record high
84°FDec 9, 2021
Record low
19°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
34%
Daylight
10 h 25 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
11.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 170°F51°F81°F 201228°F 201028%
Dec 270°F51°F82°F 201230°F 200828%
Dec 369°F51°F82°F 200535°F 200729%
Dec 469°F51°F83°F 202129°F 200729%
Dec 569°F50°F81°F 199825°F 200929%
Dec 669°F50°F82°F 202229°F 199929%
Dec 769°F50°F83°F 199827°F 201129%
Dec 868°F50°F82°F 201224°F 201129%
Dec 968°F50°F84°F 202129°F 201029%
Dec 1068°F50°F82°F 202133°F 200830%
Dec 1168°F49°F82°F 201529°F 201230%
Dec 1268°F49°F82°F 202526°F 200830%
Dec 1367°F49°F83°F 201628°F 201030%
Dec 1467°F49°F82°F 202431°F 200430%
Dec 1567°F49°F81°F 201129°F 202530%
Dec 1667°F49°F83°F 202127°F 199930%
Dec 1767°F49°F82°F 201626°F 200030%
Dec 1866°F48°F81°F 202431°F 201931%
Dec 1966°F48°F81°F 200828°F 201931%
Dec 2066°F48°F81°F 200831°F 200031%
Dec 2166°F48°F83°F 202527°F 201231%
Dec 2266°F48°F83°F 202523°F 202231%
Dec 2366°F48°F83°F 201519°F 202231%
Dec 2466°F48°F82°F 202519°F 202231%
Dec 2565°F47°F84°F 201520°F 202231%
Dec 2665°F47°F82°F 201624°F 200431%
Dec 2765°F47°F83°F 201627°F 201031%
Dec 2865°F47°F83°F 201632°F 202231%
Dec 2965°F47°F83°F 202133°F 201231%
Dec 3065°F47°F82°F 202130°F 200031%
Dec 3165°F47°F82°F 202127°F 202531%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richwood, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413340 (Freeport 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012976, 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.