Average Precipitation for Kentucky in December
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during December at cities, communities and lakes around Kentucky.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, North - Central, South - Central and Western Kentucky.
Eastern Kentucky
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ashland | 4.2 | 107 |
| 12 | Baxter | 5.0 | 128 |
| 14 | Jackson | 4.5 | 114 |
| 12 | London | 4.5 | 115 |
| 12 | Mount Sterling | 4.3 | 109 |
North - Central Kentucky
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Elizabethtown | 4.9 | 125 |
| 12 | Frankfort | 3.8 | 96 |
| 10 | Harrington Lake, Dix Dam | 3.6 | 91 |
| 13 | Lexington | 4.2 | 107 |
| 12 | Louisville | 4.1 | 105 |
| 10 | Owensboro | 4.4 | 111 |
| 10 | Rough River Lake | 4.7 | 118 |
| 11 | Warsaw, Markland Dam | 3.9 | 99 |
South - Central Kentucky
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Barren River Lake | 5.1 | 129 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 4.4 | 110 |
| 16 | Cave Run Lake | 4.1 | 104 |
| 12 | Danville | 4.2 | 107 |
| 14 | Glasgow | 5.4 | 137 |
| 12 | Leitchfield | 4.7 | 119 |
| 12 | Mammoth Cave | 4.8 | 121 |
| 13 | Monticello | 5.0 | 126 |
| 11 | Nolin River Lake | 5.1 | 129 |
| 12 | Scottsville | 4.7 | 119 |
| 13 | Somerset | 4.9 | 124 |
| 11 | Stearns | 5.8 | 146 |
Western Kentucky
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Henderson | 3.8 | 96 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville | 4.7 | 119 |
| 11 | Kenlake State Resort Park | 5.1 | 130 |
| 11 | Murray | 5.5 | 140 |
| 10 | Paducah | 4.3 | 109 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.