Jackson climate

Jackson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jackson, 0.7 km from Jackson

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 10°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.76 in over about 14 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, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
26°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
1.76 in
Snowfall
16.4 in
Record high
55°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-43°FDec 31, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 01 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
95%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
6.3 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 130°F10°F52°F 1999-18°F 199139%28%
Dec 229°F10°F53°F 1995-23°F 197139%29%
Dec 329°F10°F55°F 2021-21°F 198440%29%
Dec 429°F9°F55°F 2021-30°F 198440%30%
Dec 528°F9°F49°F 2021-28°F 198440%30%
Dec 628°F9°F50°F 2023-27°F 198440%31%
Dec 728°F8°F46°F 1987-25°F 198441%31%
Dec 827°F8°F46°F 2008-28°F 197841%32%
Dec 927°F8°F43°F 2015-28°F 197241%32%
Dec 1027°F8°F49°F 2015-35°F 197242%33%
Dec 1127°F7°F49°F 2004-35°F 196142%33%
Dec 1226°F7°F47°F 2004-25°F 198542%34%
Dec 1326°F7°F41°F 2004-22°F 196742%34%
Dec 1426°F7°F45°F 2002-22°F 197843%35%
Dec 1526°F6°F42°F 2010-27°F 197243%35%
Dec 1626°F6°F44°F 1979-20°F 197243%36%
Dec 1725°F6°F44°F 1998-33°F 196443%36%
Dec 1825°F6°F47°F 1979-31°F 196444%37%
Dec 1925°F6°F47°F 2013-25°F 196444%37%
Dec 2025°F6°F42°F 1979-18°F 201244%37%
Dec 2125°F6°F43°F 2009-29°F 199044%38%
Dec 2225°F5°F47°F 2019-37°F 199044%38%
Dec 2325°F5°F43°F 1964-41°F 199044%38%
Dec 2425°F5°F40°F 1964-36°F 198344%38%
Dec 2525°F5°F40°F 1971-28°F 200244%38%
Dec 2625°F5°F42°F 1980-26°F 199044%38%
Dec 2725°F5°F43°F 1980-24°F 198844%38%
Dec 2825°F5°F48°F 1980-24°F 201544%38%
Dec 2925°F5°F47°F 1980-26°F 197844%39%
Dec 3025°F5°F43°F 2017-39°F 197844%38%
Dec 3125°F5°F44°F 1996-43°F 197844%38%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson, 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 (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00484910 (Jackson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00486428, 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.