Ashland weather in December

In December, Ashland sees average daytime highs of 43°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 6.2 in of precipitation across 15.1 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 43°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ashland's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
43°
12th warmest
Overnight low
30°
1st coldest
Precipitation
6.2 in
15.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:39 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Ashland is city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,213/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 43°F through the month.

A typical December day in Ashland reaches about 43°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°F and 50°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 7°F cooler than November and about 2°F cooler than January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How December really feels in Ashland

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ashland weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 31°5.013.87.89.30.8
Feb48° / 31°4.013.17.710.31.5
Mar52° / 33°4.815.57.711.62.4
Apr57° / 36°3.914.45.213.13.6
May65° / 42°3.110.81.114.45.8
Jun72° / 47°1.66.30157.6
Jul82° / 54°0.52.8014.87.8
Aug82° / 53°0.62.7013.78.0
Sep75° / 48°0.93.5012.38.4
Oct64° / 40°2.47.40.510.86.2
Nov50° / 34°4.513.54.99.62.1
Dec43° / 30°6.215.19.790.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
52971
62971
72971
82872
92872
102872
112872
122773
132773
142872
152872
162872
172872
183070
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ashland gets around 6.2 in of rain and snow over 15.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15026
25026
35026
45027
55027
65028
75029
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105031
115131
125132
135133
145133
155034
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224834
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264732
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304630
314730

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 mph in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:264:35
29.17:274:35
39.17:284:35
49.17:294:34
59.17:304:34
69.17:314:34
79.07:324:34
89.07:334:34
99.07:344:34
109.07:354:34
119.07:354:34
129.07:364:34
139.07:374:34
148.97:384:35
158.97:384:35
168.97:394:35
178.97:404:35
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278.97:444:40
288.97:454:41
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308.97:454:42
319.07:454:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
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141.5Dim
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311.7Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ashland

In seasonPeak

In December, Ashland sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ashland's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ashland?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ashland.

What to pack for Ashland in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Ashland sees daytime highs around 43°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Ashland in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ashland peaks around June 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 13UV 9Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ashland in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ashland is worst in September — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 25.0× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 11106 µg/m³Jan 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul24Moderate
Aug89Unhealthy
Sep110Unhealthy
Oct8Good
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ashland?

Ashland sits at 42.2°N, 122.7°W, 1,946 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Medford, 12 mi away.

Topography around Ashland

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Ashland.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ashland has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,667 ft around an average of 2,280 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,070 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,596 ft.

The land around Ashland is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
2,667 ft
10 miles
6,070 ft
50 miles
8,596 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Medford 12 mi · Central Point 16 mi · Grants Pass 36 mi · Klamath Falls 47 mi · Altamont 50 mi · Roseburg 78 mi · Coos Bay 111 mi · McKinleyville 112 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ashland (42.1946°, -122.7095°, elevation 1,946 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).