Mount Vernon weather in December

In December, Mount Vernon sees average daytime highs of 39°F and overnight lows near 27°F, with 3.3 in of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°F in the first days to 37°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mount Vernon's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Vernon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
10th warmest
Overnight low
27°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
3.3 in
10.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:52 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Mount Vernon is city in Knox County, Ohio, United States.

Density
674/km²
people per km²
Founded
1805

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°F in the first days to 37°F by the end.

A typical December day in Mount Vernon reaches about 39°F in the afternoon and slips back to 27°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°F and 54°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°F cooler than November and about 4°F warmer than January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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24330
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How December really feels in Mount Vernon

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.

Mount Vernon weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°3.311.46.99.40.0
Feb38° / 23°2.69.45.210.40.0
Mar48° / 31°3.811.73.611.71.6
Apr61° / 42°4.612.91.1134.5
May70° / 52°4.413.7014.25.9
Jun79° / 61°4.212.1014.86.3
Jul82° / 65°3.611.5014.66.2
Aug80° / 63°3.110.4013.66.5
Sep74° / 56°3.09012.37.0
Oct62° / 45°3.19.90.110.95.3
Nov49° / 35°3.29.81.79.82.0
Dec39° / 27°3.310.14.59.20.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62476
72476
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mount Vernon gets around 3.3 in of rain and snow over 10.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23511
33512
43412
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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3991
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5991
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of December to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:405:00
29.37:414:59
39.37:424:59
49.37:434:59
59.37:444:59
69.27:444:59
79.27:454:59
89.27:464:59
99.27:474:59
109.27:484:59
119.27:494:59
129.27:494:59
139.27:504:59
149.17:515:00
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269.17:575:04
279.17:575:05
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319.27:585:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.55 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.55 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
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mount Vernon?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mount Vernon.

What to pack for Mount Vernon in December

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

In December, Mount Vernon sees daytime highs around 39°F and nights near 27°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1216 µg/m³Oct 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Vernon?

Mount Vernon sits at 40.4°N, 82.5°W, 1,001 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Newark, 24 mi away.

Topography around Mount Vernon

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mount Vernon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 ft around an average of 1,040 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 ft.

The land around Mount Vernon is covered by trees (34%) and grassland (31%) within 2 miles, trees (38%), cropland (38%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (40%) and cropland (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
312 ft
10 miles
597 ft
50 miles
1,033 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Newark 24 mi · Mansfield 25 mi · Pataskala 29 mi · Westerville 30 mi · Delaware 31 mi · Gahanna 33 mi · Ashland 34 mi · Reynoldsburg 35 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 Mount Vernon (40.3934°, -82.4857°, elevation 1,001 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).