Ohio weather in December: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In December, Ohio's statewide normal high is 40°F and normal low 26°F; normal highs run from 36°F in Montpelier to 46°F in Portsmouth (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 40°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 26°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 2.99 inDecember
- Warmest place
- 46°Fnormal high, Portsmouth
- Coolest place
- 36°Fnormal high, Montpelier
Where is Ohio warmest and wettest in December?
Portsmouth has the warmest December afternoons (46°F) and Montpelier the coolest (36°F). Chardon gets the most precipitation (4.31 in) and Defiance the least (1.88 in). The most snow falls in Chardon (25.5 inches).
Statewide, December averaged 40.2°F in 2021, 32.6°F in 2022, 40.2°F in 2023, 34.6°F in 2024, 29.8°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 33.0°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 42°F | 27°F | 3.13 | 5.1 |
| Cleveland | 40°F | 28°F | 2.99 | 12.2 |
| Cincinnati | 43°F | 28°F | 3.73 | 4.1 |
| Toledo | 39°F | 26°F | 2.44 | 6.5 |
| Akron | 40°F | 26°F | 2.89 | 8.9 |
| Dayton | 42°F | 27°F | 3.05 | 4.8 |
| Hamilton | 44°F | 26°F | 3.34 | – |
| Youngstown | 39°F | 26°F | 3.17 | 14.8 |
| Springfield | 41°F | 24°F | 2.64 | – |
| Elyria | 39°F | 26°F | 2.29 | – |
| Newark | 43°F | 27°F | 2.84 | – |
| Mansfield | 39°F | 25°F | 3.02 | 9.7 |
| Fairfield | 43°F | 26°F | 3.45 | – |
| Lancaster | 42°F | 26°F | 2.88 | – |
| Findlay | 40°F | 26°F | 2.10 | – |
| Warren | 39°F | 23°F | 2.93 | 6.5 |
| Westerville | 42°F | 27°F | 3.05 | 3.4 |
| North Ridgeville | 41°F | 27°F | 3.07 | 8.8 |
| Marion | 39°F | 25°F | 2.61 | – |
| Lima | 39°F | 26°F | 2.27 | – |
| Stow | 39°F | 24°F | 3.07 | – |
| Bowling Green | 38°F | 25°F | 2.26 | 5.3 |
| Marysville | 40°F | 26°F | 2.88 | 5.5 |
| Wooster | 39°F | 25°F | 3.11 | – |
| Xenia | 42°F | 28°F | 3.25 | 3.8 |
| Zanesville | 43°F | 27°F | 2.63 | – |
| Athens | 43°F | 27°F | 3.16 | 3.0 |
| Sandusky | 39°F | 28°F | 2.12 | – |
| Chillicothe | 44°F | 26°F | – | – |
| Piqua | 40°F | 25°F | 2.99 | – |
| Painesville | 42°F | 30°F | 3.14 | – |
| Sidney | 40°F | 24°F | 2.92 | – |
| Ashland | 39°F | 24°F | – | – |
| Steubenville | 41°F | 25°F | 3.15 | – |
| Ashtabula | 38°F | 26°F | 2.32 | – |
| Tiffin | 38°F | 25°F | 2.61 | 6.9 |
| Portsmouth | 46°F | 28°F | 3.50 | – |
| New Philadelphia | 41°F | 26°F | 2.73 | – |
| Defiance | 37°F | 24°F | 1.88 | – |
| Norwalk | 39°F | 25°F | 2.57 | 6.6 |
| Fremont | 39°F | 25°F | 2.60 | 5.3 |
| Washington Court House | 41°F | 25°F | 3.19 | 2.7 |
| Circleville | 43°F | 28°F | 3.10 | 2.0 |
| Bellefontaine | 38°F | 24°F | 3.08 | – |
| Marietta | 44°F | 28°F | 3.61 | 2.1 |
| Greenville | 40°F | 25°F | 2.88 | – |
| Wilmington | 41°F | 27°F | 3.18 | – |
| Franklin | 43°F | 26°F | 3.25 | – |
| Bucyrus | 40°F | 27°F | 2.64 | 6.1 |
| Mack | 43°F | 28°F | – | – |
| Ravenna | 39°F | 23°F | 3.11 | 9.3 |
| Urbana | 40°F | 24°F | 3.27 | – |
| Van Wert | 37°F | 24°F | 2.59 | 2.9 |
| Coshocton | 41°F | 25°F | 3.17 | 3.0 |
| Celina | 38°F | 24°F | 2.62 | 4.9 |
| London | 39°F | 24°F | 3.22 | – |
| Galion | 39°F | 25°F | 3.26 | 5.6 |
| Cambridge | 42°F | 26°F | 2.99 | 3.0 |
| Napoleon | 37°F | 24°F | 2.53 | 4.5 |
| Cheviot | 42°F | 27°F | 3.96 | 2.6 |
| Bryan | 38°F | 23°F | 2.24 | – |
| Oberlin | 39°F | 24°F | 2.69 | 8.5 |
| Eaton | 41°F | 23°F | 3.19 | – |
| Kenton | 38°F | 24°F | 2.76 | 3.5 |
| Wauseon | 37°F | 23°F | 2.27 | 5.3 |
| Logan | 43°F | 23°F | 3.13 | – |
| Kirtland | 39°F | 25°F | 4.25 | – |
| Upper Sandusky | 38°F | 23°F | 2.61 | – |
| Hillsboro | 43°F | 25°F | 3.62 | 2.2 |
| Milford | 43°F | 26°F | – | – |
| Jackson | 41°F | 26°F | 3.61 | 3.6 |
| New Carlisle | 42°F | 24°F | 3.11 | 3.7 |
| Chardon | 38°F | 24°F | 4.31 | 25.5 |
| New Lexington | 42°F | 24°F | 3.29 | 3.0 |
| Waverly | 44°F | 27°F | 3.39 | 2.0 |
| Barnesville | 41°F | 26°F | – | – |
| Montpelier | 36°F | 23°F | 2.42 | 7.8 |
| Paulding | 38°F | 23°F | 2.30 | 3.7 |
| Hicksville | 38°F | 23°F | 2.27 | – |
| Gallipolis | 45°F | 28°F | 3.80 | – |
| Millersburg | 40°F | 24°F | 2.87 | 4.2 |
| Cadiz | 39°F | 25°F | 3.00 | 5.2 |
| Fredericktown | 38°F | 22°F | – | – |
| Dennison | 41°F | 25°F | 3.10 | – |
| Caldwell | 44°F | 25°F | – | – |
| Lucasville | 45°F | 27°F | – | – |
| Centerburg | 39°F | 23°F | 3.24 | – |
| Ripley | 44°F | 21°F | 3.86 | 2.1 |
| Newport | 44°F | 27°F | 3.58 | 3.6 |
| Beverly | 43°F | 26°F | 3.31 | 2.2 |
| Pandora | 38°F | 25°F | 2.56 | 6.5 |
| Danville | 39°F | 23°F | 3.21 | 8.1 |
| Hiram | 37°F | 23°F | 3.39 | 13.8 |
| Philo | 43°F | 28°F | 2.68 | – |
| Chippewa Lake | 37°F | 23°F | 2.93 | 9.9 |
| Huntsville | 42°F | 25°F | 2.64 | – |
| Hoytville | 38°F | 25°F | 2.35 | 5.0 |
| Hannibal | 43°F | 26°F | 3.58 | – |
| Chilo | 45°F | 28°F | 3.29 | – |
| Akron Fulton International Airport | 41°F | 27°F | 2.01 | – |
| Carpenter (2 mi S) | 44°F | 26°F | 3.36 | 3.3 |
| Cincinnati-Fernbank | 44°F | 29°F | 4.03 | 2.0 |
| Columbus Ohio State University Airport | 40°F | 26°F | 2.52 | – |
| Columbus WCMH | 41°F | 27°F | 3.41 | – |
| Dorset | 37°F | 24°F | 3.67 | 20.8 |
| McConnellsville Lake 7 | 43°F | 26°F | 3.35 | 3.6 |
| Millport (4 mi NE) | 39°F | 25°F | – | – |
| Mosquito Creek Lake | 40°F | 24°F | 2.95 | 8.0 |
| Newark Water Works | 41°F | 24°F | 3.29 | 1.6 |
| South Point | 46°F | 29°F | 4.15 | 0.9 |
| Waterloo | 46°F | 25°F | 3.72 | 2.0 |
| Weather Office Wilmington | 43°F | 27°F | 3.43 | 4.6 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.