Somerset weather in December: Somerset, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Somerset in December has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 41°F, falling from 53°F on the 1st to 46°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal December, 4.87 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of 1°C, 124 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationSomerset (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00157510
- Location37.12°N 84.62°W
- Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population12,389
- Jan 45° 29°
- Feb 50° 32°
- Mar 59° 39°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 87° 69°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 81° 60°
- Oct 71° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 49° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Somerset in December?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 40.9°F. December is 7.5°F cooler than November and 3.7°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Somerset and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 7°F, from 53°F on December 1 to 46°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 37°F and 45°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 53°F | 35°F | 38% | 25% |
| December 8 | 51°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% |
| December 15 | 49°F | 33°F | 41% | 26% |
| December 22 | 47°F | 32°F | 42% | 26% |
| December 31 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 26% |
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 | 53°F | 35°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 51°F | 35°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 51°F | 34°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 51°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 50°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 50°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 50°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 50°F | 34°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 49°F | 34°F | 41% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 49°F | 33°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 49°F | 33°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 49°F | 33°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 48°F | 33°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 48°F | 33°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 48°F | 33°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 48°F | 33°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 48°F | 32°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 47°F | 32°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 47°F | 32°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 47°F | 32°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 47°F | 32°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 47°F | 32°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 46°F | 31°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 33°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.87 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 61%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00157510; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Somerset in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around December 27 (42%). In all, 4.87 in falls on 13 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Somerset, 19 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00157510.
What are the records for December in Somerset?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1950) is 75°F, on December 12, 2007; the coldest is −17°F, on December 12, 1962. The wettest December brought 13.37 in (1990); the snowiest, 13.8 inches (1998).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00157510. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Somerset 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; Somerset's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.