Lebanon weather in December

In December, Lebanon sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 36°F, with 7.5 in of precipitation across 16.7 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 47°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lebanon's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lebanon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
12th warmest
Overnight low
36°
1st coldest
Precipitation
7.5 in
16.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:48 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Lebanon is city in Oregon, USA.

Density
917/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

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 47°F through the month.

A typical December day in Lebanon reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 36°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 54°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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124736
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214635
224635
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264635
274635
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294635
304635
314635

How December really feels in Lebanon

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.

Lebanon 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
Jan48° / 36°6.616.31.491.4
Feb51° / 37°5.114.51.210.12.1
Mar55° / 39°5.716.60.711.62.9
Apr59° / 42°4.215.2013.24.0
May66° / 47°2.79.9014.66.0
Jun72° / 51°1.46.9015.37.2
Jul82° / 56°0.31.80157.8
Aug82° / 56°0.42013.97.6
Sep76° / 52°1.44.7012.38.0
Oct64° / 45°3.710.9010.75.6
Nov53° / 40°6.516.40.29.42.4
Dec47° / 36°7.516.71.38.71.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42575
52575
62575
72476
82377
92377
102377
112179
122179
132080
142080
152080
161981
172080
182179
192179
202179
212278
222278
232377
242377
252476
262575
272476
282476
292476
302476
312377

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lebanon gets around 7.5 in of rain and snow over 16.7 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 55% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1562
2562
3562
4563
5563
6563
7563
8563
9564
10564
11564
12564
13564
14564
15564
16564
17555
18555
19545
20545
21545
22535
23535
24535
25525
26525
27525
28525
29525
30526
31526

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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22100
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28100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 mph in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of December to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:354:28
28.97:364:28
38.87:374:27
48.87:384:27
58.87:394:27
68.87:404:27
78.87:414:27
88.77:424:27
98.77:434:27
108.77:444:27
118.77:444:27
128.77:454:27
138.77:464:27
148.77:474:27
158.77:474:27
168.77:484:27
178.67:494:28
188.67:494:28
198.67:504:28
208.67:514:29
218.67:514:29
228.67:524:30
238.67:524:30
248.67:524:31
258.67:534:31
268.67:534:32
278.67:544:32
288.77:544:33
298.77:544:34
308.77:544:34
318.77:544:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
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241.1Dim
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261.1Dim
271.2Dim
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291.2Dim
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311.2Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lebanon

In seasonPeak

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

Lebanon's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Lebanon?

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

1.1
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 Lebanon.

What to pack for Lebanon in December

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

In December, Lebanon sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 36°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lebanon in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lebanon peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lebanon 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 Lebanon is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.1× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1537 µg/m³Jan 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lebanon?

Lebanon sits at 44.5°N, 122.9°W, 354 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Albany, 12 mi away.

Topography around Lebanon

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lebanon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 ft around an average of 377 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,129 ft.

The land around Lebanon is covered by trees (35%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 10 miles, and trees (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
902 ft
10 miles
1,916 ft
50 miles
6,129 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Albany 12 mi · Corvallis 17 mi · Four Corners 27 mi · Salem 29 mi · Hayesville 31 mi · Keizer 32 mi · Dallas 33 mi · Springfield 34 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 Lebanon (44.5365°, -122.907°, elevation 354 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).