Jackson County climate

Jackson County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ripley, 3.7 km from Jackson County

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 in over about 13 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 Jackson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.66 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
80°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-12°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 9 h 30 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
4.7 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°F74°F 20066°F 196439%2%
Dec 252°F29°F78°F 198214°F 196039%2%
Dec 351°F29°F80°F 198210°F 196640%2%
Dec 451°F29°F76°F 19829°F 196640%3%
Dec 551°F28°F77°F 200113°F 197440%3%
Dec 650°F28°F75°F 199810°F 197741%3%
Dec 750°F28°F77°F 19514°F 197741%3%
Dec 850°F28°F72°F 19666°F 197741%3%
Dec 950°F28°F76°F 196611°F 199541%3%
Dec 1049°F28°F80°F 19717°F 195842%4%
Dec 1149°F27°F73°F 20076°F 195742%4%
Dec 1249°F27°F74°F 20150°F 196242%4%
Dec 1348°F27°F69°F 19840°F 196242%4%
Dec 1448°F27°F73°F 20159°F 202542%4%
Dec 1548°F27°F79°F 19713°F 202542%5%
Dec 1648°F27°F72°F 20212°F 195143%5%
Dec 1747°F26°F72°F 1984-2°F 198943%5%
Dec 1847°F26°F71°F 20162°F 198943%5%
Dec 1947°F26°F65°F 20026°F 196443%6%
Dec 2047°F26°F67°F 19490°F 196343%6%
Dec 2146°F26°F75°F 2013-2°F 196343%6%
Dec 2246°F26°F74°F 2013-10°F 198943%6%
Dec 2346°F25°F72°F 2015-12°F 198943%6%
Dec 2446°F25°F73°F 1964-6°F 198343%7%
Dec 2546°F25°F76°F 1982-10°F 198343%7%
Dec 2645°F25°F73°F 20161°F 198343%7%
Dec 2745°F25°F77°F 20153°F 198943%7%
Dec 2845°F24°F73°F 19826°F 197743%7%
Dec 2945°F24°F75°F 19849°F 196143%8%
Dec 3045°F24°F72°F 19902°F 198343%8%
Dec 3145°F24°F79°F 1951-1°F 198343%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467552 (Ripley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013866, 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.