Ashland weather in December: Ashland, Oregon: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Ashland in December has a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 38°F, falling from 49°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal December, 3.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −2°C, 86 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationAshland
- Station IDUSC00350304
- Location42.21°N 122.71°W
- Elevation1,729 ft (527 m)
- Population20,935
- Jan 49° 30°
- Feb 54° 30°
- Mar 58° 32°
- Apr 63° 35°
- May 71° 41°
- Jun 79° 46°
- Jul 88° 51°
- Aug 87° 49°
- Sep 81° 43°
- Oct 68° 36°
- Nov 54° 33°
- Dec 47° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ashland in December?
The normal high is 47°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 38.2°F. December is 5.1°F cooler than November and 1.1°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Ashland and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 49°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 35°F and 41°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 50%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 49°F | 31°F | 50% | 26% |
| December 8 | 48°F | 30°F | 50% | 26% |
| December 15 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 26% |
| December 22 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% |
| December 31 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 24% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 23)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 49°F | 31°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 49°F | 31°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 49°F | 30°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 48°F | 30°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 48°F | 30°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 48°F | 30°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 48°F | 30°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 48°F | 30°F | 50% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 47°F | 30°F | 49% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 26% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 47°F | 29°F | 49% | 24% | 9 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 47°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 29°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 59%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00350304; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Ashland in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 49% on average, highest around December 1 (50%). In all, 3.38 in falls on 15 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Ashland, 21 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00350304.
What are the records for December in Ashland?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 70°F, on December 26, 1980; the coldest is −4°F, on December 9, 1972. The wettest December brought 11.28 in (1964); the snowiest, 18.3 inches (1919).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.2°F: 2021 37.4°F (−0.9), 2022 38.3°F (+0.1), 2023 42.5°F (+4.3), 2024 40.6°F (+2.4), 2025 39.6°F (+1.4). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.4°F | −0.9°F | 2.05 in |
| 2022 | 38.3°F | +0.1°F | 3.71 in |
| 2023 | 42.5°F | +4.3°F | 2.36 in |
| 2024 | 40.6°F | +2.4°F | 4.09 in |
| 2025 | 39.6°F | +1.4°F | 4.88 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00350304; recent months: ACIS, station USC00350304. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Ashland compare across Oregon?
Across the 105 places PlainClimate covers in Oregon, December normal highs run from 33°F in Halfway to 55°F in Bandon; Ashland's is 47°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.