Butler weather in December: Butler, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Butler in December has a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 31°F, falling from 44°F on the 1st to 35°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 16 days in a normal December, 3.37 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −5°C, 86 mm of precipitation and 17 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationButler (2 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00361139
- Location40.84°N 79.92°W
- Elevation1,000 ft (305 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population13,010
- Jan 34° 17°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 46° 25°
- Apr 60° 35°
- May 70° 45°
- Jun 78° 54°
- Jul 82° 58°
- Aug 81° 57°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 62° 39°
- Nov 50° 30°
- Dec 39° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Butler in December?
The normal high is 39°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 31.2°F. December is 8.5°F cooler than November and 5.4°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Butler and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 44°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 27°F and 36°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 55%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 44°F | 26°F | 51% | 25% |
| December 8 | 41°F | 25°F | 52% | 25% |
| December 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 53% | 25% |
| December 22 | 37°F | 22°F | 54% | 25% |
| December 31 | 35°F | 20°F | 55% | 25% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 44°F | 26°F | 51% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 43°F | 26°F | 51% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 43°F | 26°F | 52% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 43°F | 26°F | 52% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 42°F | 26°F | 52% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 42°F | 25°F | 52% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 42°F | 25°F | 52% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 41°F | 25°F | 52% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 41°F | 25°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 41°F | 25°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 40°F | 24°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 40°F | 24°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 40°F | 24°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 39°F | 24°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 39°F | 23°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 39°F | 23°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 38°F | 23°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 38°F | 23°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 38°F | 22°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 38°F | 22°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 37°F | 22°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 37°F | 22°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 37°F | 22°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 37°F | 21°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 36°F | 21°F | 54% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 36°F | 21°F | 55% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 36°F | 21°F | 55% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 36°F | 20°F | 55% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 36°F | 20°F | 55% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 35°F | 20°F | 55% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 39°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 23°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.37 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 160.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 51%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00361139; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Butler in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 53% on average, highest around December 31 (55%). In all, 3.37 in falls on 16 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Butler, 26 nights fall to freezing, 8 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 6.8 inches.
Snow falls on 7 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 10 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00361139.
What are the records for December in Butler?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1967) is 74°F, on December 4, 1982; the coldest is −14°F, on December 24, 1989. The wettest December brought 7.30 in (1990); the snowiest, 18.5 inches (1989).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00361139. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Butler compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, December normal highs run from 34°F in Laporte to 48°F in Marcus Hook; Butler's is 39°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.