Madisonville weather in December: Madisonville, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Madisonville in December has a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 40°F, falling from 52°F on the 1st to 45°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 4.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of 0°C, 115 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationMadisonville
- Station IDUSC00155067
- Location37.35°N 87.52°W
- Elevation425 ft (130 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population19,502
- Jan 45° 28°
- Feb 50° 32°
- Mar 60° 39°
- Apr 72° 49°
- May 79° 59°
- Jun 86° 67°
- Jul 89° 70°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 61°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 58° 40°
- Dec 48° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Madisonville in December?
The normal high is 48°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 40.1°F. December is 9.1°F cooler than November and 3.6°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Madisonville and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 7°F, from 52°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 36°F and 44°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 52°F | 36°F | 33% | 23% |
| December 8 | 50°F | 34°F | 34% | 23% |
| December 15 | 48°F | 32°F | 34% | 24% |
| December 22 | 46°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% |
| December 31 | 45°F | 29°F | 35% | 24% |
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 | 52°F | 36°F | 33% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 52°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 51°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 51°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 51°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 51°F | 34°F | 33% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 50°F | 34°F | 33% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 50°F | 34°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 50°F | 34°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 49°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 49°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 49°F | 33°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 49°F | 33°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 48°F | 33°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 48°F | 32°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 48°F | 32°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 48°F | 32°F | 34% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 47°F | 32°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 47°F | 32°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 47°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 47°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 46°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 46°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 46°F | 31°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 46°F | 30°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 45°F | 30°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 45°F | 30°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 45°F | 30°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 45°F | 29°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 48°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 32°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 63%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00155067; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Madisonville in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around December 26 (35%). In all, 4.54 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Madisonville, 18 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00155067.
What are the records for December in Madisonville?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 79°F, on December 3, 1982; the coldest is −14°F, on December 22, 1989. The wettest December brought 10.25 in (1990); the snowiest, 4.5 inches (1960).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 40.1°F: 2021 51.1°F (+11.0), 2022 40.0°F (−0.1), 2023 44.8°F (+4.7), 2024 42.5°F (+2.4), 2025 41.0°F (+0.9). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.1°F | +11.0°F | 5.83 in |
| 2022 | 40.0°F | −0.1°F | 3.75 in |
| 2023 | 44.8°F | +4.7°F | 1.53 in |
| 2024 | 42.5°F | +2.4°F | 5.70 in |
| 2025 | 41.0°F | +0.9°F | 1.39 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00155067; recent months: ACIS, station USC00155067. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Madisonville compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, December normal highs run from 44°F in Ashland to 51°F in Summer Shade; Madisonville's is 48°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Madisonville in November58°F by day, 40°F at night
- Madisonville in January45°F by day, 28°F at night
- Madisonville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Kentucky in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Summer Shade: Kentucky's warmest Decembernormal high 51°F