Buena Vista climate

Buena Vista Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 8.8 km from Buena Vista

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.47 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 Buena Vista, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.47 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
79°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-4°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 36 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
4.3 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°F29°F75°F 20068°F 197629%3%
Dec 252°F28°F71°F 202118°F 199929%3%
Dec 351°F28°F70°F 202111°F 194629%3%
Dec 451°F28°F75°F 198210°F 200030%4%
Dec 551°F28°F76°F 200115°F 197430%4%
Dec 650°F28°F78°F 199813°F 202430%4%
Dec 750°F28°F79°F 19988°F 200230%4%
Dec 850°F28°F74°F 19809°F 201030%4%
Dec 950°F27°F73°F 194610°F 201031%4%
Dec 1049°F27°F75°F 200714°F 197731%4%
Dec 1149°F27°F71°F 20157°F 196831%4%
Dec 1249°F27°F76°F 20078°F 195731%5%
Dec 1349°F27°F72°F 19843°F 196231%5%
Dec 1448°F27°F70°F 194812°F 198931%5%
Dec 1548°F27°F74°F 19848°F 202531%5%
Dec 1648°F26°F78°F 19718°F 195131%5%
Dec 1748°F26°F73°F 19843°F 198931%5%
Dec 1848°F26°F73°F 19848°F 197331%5%
Dec 1948°F26°F70°F 19678°F 196431%5%
Dec 2047°F26°F64°F 19978°F 196331%5%
Dec 2147°F26°F71°F 19566°F 198031%5%
Dec 2247°F26°F69°F 20134°F 198931%5%
Dec 2347°F25°F66°F 19904°F 198931%5%
Dec 2447°F25°F68°F 20151°F 198331%5%
Dec 2547°F25°F72°F 1982-4°F 198331%5%
Dec 2646°F25°F70°F 19821°F 198331%5%
Dec 2746°F25°F73°F 201510°F 194831%5%
Dec 2846°F25°F76°F 19846°F 197731%5%
Dec 2946°F25°F78°F 198412°F 200031%5%
Dec 3046°F25°F71°F 199610°F 197031%5%
Dec 3146°F25°F73°F 19925°F 198331%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buena Vista, 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 7:14 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00444876 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013733, 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.