Pendleton Weather in December
Pendleton in December
The short of it: Pendleton in December averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 39° · low 24° · rain 3.0 in. · daylight 9 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Pendleton an average December high of 39°, a low of 24° and some 3.0 in. of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 12° from November to about 39°, with nights near 24°. Wet spells are common — about 3.0 in., the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 20 min in mid-December, 34 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Pendleton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Fortville, 7 mi to the SW, sees much the same highs.
December in Pendleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 12° colder, 0.5 in. less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortvilleIndiana | 7 mi SW | 39° | 24° | 3.0 in. |
| AndersonIndiana | 8 mi NNE | 39° | 24° | 2.9 in. |
| McCordsvilleIndiana | 11 mi WSW | 39° | 24° | 3.0 in. |
| NoblesvilleIndiana | 14 mi WNW | 39° | 24° | 3.0 in. |
| FishersIndiana | 14 mi WSW | 40° | 25° | 3.0 in. |
| GreenfieldIndiana | 15 mi S | 39° | 24° | 3.1 in. |
| CiceroIndiana | 17 mi WNW | 39° | 24° | 3.0 in. |
| YorktownIndiana | 18 mi NE | 39° | 24° | 3.1 in. |