Ruston Weather in December
Ruston in December
The short of it: Ruston in December averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 58° · low 37° · rain 5.8 in. · daylight 10 h 1 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & March
December in Ruston brings afternoons near 58° and nights around 37°, with about 5.8 in. of rain over the month. Highs fall 9° against November, to near 58°; nights run about 37°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.8 in..
The sun is up for about 10 h 1 min in mid-December, 25 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, Ruston runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Grambling, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Ruston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 1.1 in. more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GramblingLouisiana | 4 mi W | 58° | 37° | 5.7 in. |
| ChoudrantLouisiana | 7 mi E | 58° | 37° | 5.8 in. |
| SimsboroLouisiana | 9 mi W | 58° | 37° | 5.7 in. |
| DubachLouisiana | 12 mi N | 58° | 36° | 5.4 in. |
| CalhounLouisiana | 16 mi E | 58° | 37° | 5.7 in. |
| ArcadiaLouisiana | 17 mi W | 58° | 36° | 5.6 in. |
| ChathamLouisiana | 19 mi SE | 58° | 37° | 6.1 in. |
| JonesboroLouisiana | 20 mi SSW | 59° | 37° | 6.3 in. |