Ashland climate

Ashland Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ashland 3S, 5.1 km from Ashland

Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.59 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ashland, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
1.59 in
Snowfall
16.4 in
Record high
57°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-20°FDec 30, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 8 h 38 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.7 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 132°F18°F52°F 1998-7°F 201422%
Dec 232°F18°F47°F 2017-1°F 200222%
Dec 331°F17°F57°F 1998-6°F 200423%
Dec 431°F17°F52°F 2015-9°F 202524%
Dec 531°F17°F56°F 2001-2°F 200524%
Dec 630°F16°F44°F 2012-14°F 200725%
Dec 730°F16°F49°F 2023-19°F 201325%
Dec 830°F15°F49°F 2023-16°F 201325%
Dec 929°F15°F49°F 2020-10°F 201326%
Dec 1029°F15°F47°F 2020-10°F 201926%
Dec 1129°F14°F47°F 1998-14°F 201926%
Dec 1228°F14°F49°F 1998-12°F 202427%
Dec 1328°F13°F46°F 2021-12°F 202527%
Dec 1428°F13°F54°F 2023-9°F 202527%
Dec 1527°F13°F55°F 2021-14°F 201028%
Dec 1627°F12°F55°F 2021-18°F 200828%
Dec 1727°F12°F44°F 2025-12°F 200828%
Dec 1826°F11°F44°F 2025-17°F 200828%
Dec 1926°F11°F43°F 2006-12°F 200429%
Dec 2026°F11°F43°F 2006-9°F 199929%
Dec 2126°F10°F43°F 2003-12°F 199929%
Dec 2225°F10°F45°F 2019-14°F 200830%
Dec 2325°F10°F46°F 2023-15°F 200430%
Dec 2425°F9°F51°F 2023-19°F 200430%
Dec 2525°F9°F50°F 2023-15°F 200030%
Dec 2624°F9°F49°F 2011-17°F 201730%
Dec 2724°F8°F45°F 2024-18°F 201730%
Dec 2824°F8°F44°F 2003-16°F 201731%
Dec 2924°F8°F45°F 1999-14°F 201331%
Dec 3024°F7°F44°F 2004-20°F 201331%
Dec 3123°F7°F44°F 2004-19°F 201331%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ashland, 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 7:27 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470347 (Ashland 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094929, 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.