Florence climate

Florence Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals 2 N, 4.5 km from Florence

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.87 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Florence, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
5.87 in
Record high
78°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-5°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 00 min to 9 h 52 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 157°F37°F73°F 201416°F 19650%
Dec 257°F36°F75°F 202118°F 19600%
Dec 357°F36°F76°F 197818°F 19790%
Dec 457°F36°F76°F 199819°F 19890%
Dec 556°F36°F77°F 201320°F 19740%
Dec 656°F36°F78°F 199819°F 19840%
Dec 756°F36°F78°F 195116°F 19840%
Dec 855°F36°F76°F 197815°F 20060%
Dec 955°F36°F76°F 200715°F 20100%
Dec 1055°F35°F77°F 200714°F 19770%
Dec 1155°F35°F77°F 20078°F 19620%
Dec 1254°F35°F72°F 20072°F 19621%
Dec 1354°F35°F77°F 20152°F 19621%
Dec 1454°F35°F74°F 198412°F 19621%
Dec 1554°F35°F74°F 194812°F 19891%
Dec 1653°F35°F74°F 19845°F 19891%
Dec 1753°F34°F74°F 201614°F 19431%
Dec 1853°F34°F74°F 201614°F 19531%
Dec 1953°F34°F70°F 20129°F 19631%
Dec 2052°F34°F72°F 19789°F 19451%
Dec 2152°F34°F76°F 20135°F 19891%
Dec 2252°F34°F69°F 2015-3°F 19891%
Dec 2352°F34°F74°F 1970-5°F 19891%
Dec 2452°F33°F78°F 19552°F 19891%
Dec 2551°F33°F78°F 20161°F 19831%
Dec 2651°F33°F73°F 19713°F 19831%
Dec 2751°F33°F78°F 201520°F 19501%
Dec 2851°F33°F74°F 202118°F 20101%
Dec 2951°F33°F73°F 201912°F 19831%
Dec 3051°F32°F75°F 19845°F 19831%
Dec 3150°F32°F78°F 195110°F 19831%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Florence, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.20.40.60.81102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00063894 (Muscle Shoals 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013896, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.