Mammoth Cave National Park December Weather

Averages and records for weather in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky in the month of December.
Typical Mammoth Cave National Park December Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 49.6 °F
Average daily low 31.6 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.7 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 37.0%
Mammoth Cave National Park December Weather Records
1934–2024
Highest temperature 80 °F December 7, 1951
Lowest temperature -18 °F December 22, 1989
Highest daily low 65 °F December 27, 2015
Lowest daily high 8 °F December 25, 1983
Hottest average high temperature 62.6 °F 2021
Coldest average high temperature 36.7 °F 1935
Most daily precipitation 4.0 inches December 8, 1978
Most monthly precipitation 12.3 inches 1978
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
December 1 54.2 35.1 72 7
December 2 54.0 34.9 75 11
December 3 53.7 34.7 76 8
December 4 53.2 34.4 74 4
December 5 52.8 34.1 72 7
December 6 52.4 33.7 74 3
December 7 52.0 33.4 80 -1
December 8 51.7 33.2 76 11
December 9 51.3 33.1 72 4
December 10 50.9 32.8 71 0
December 11 50.5 32.5 70 3
December 12 50.2 32.1 69 -8
December 13 50.1 32.0 70 -11
December 14 49.9 31.8 72 1
December 15 49.6 31.6 74 -13
December 16 49.5 31.5 71 -6
December 17 49.3 31.5 69 0
December 18 49.1 31.3 67 -2
December 19 48.9 31.1 68 -8
December 20 48.7 31.0 69 0
December 21 48.7 31.0 70 -16
December 22 48.6 30.8 73 -18
December 23 48.5 30.5 68 -17
December 24 48.2 30.3 71 -8
December 25 48.0 30.1 72 -9
December 26 48.0 30.1 73 2
December 27 47.9 30.0 74 -4
December 28 47.9 29.9 69 2
December 29 47.9 29.9 70 2
December 30 47.8 29.8 68 -2
December 31 47.7 29.6 75 -2
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1934–2024 Mammoth Cave location