Canaan climate

Canaan Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norfolk 2 Sw, 10.8 km from Canaan

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.86 in over about 14 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Canaan, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
4.86 in
Snowfall
15.0 in
Record high
67°FDec 1, 1927
Record low
-23°FDec 29, 1933
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
5.1 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 139°F26°F67°F 19270°F 193643%19%
Dec 239°F25°F62°F 19342°F 193043%19%
Dec 338°F25°F61°F 20094°F 193043%20%
Dec 438°F25°F60°F 19621°F 196644%20%
Dec 538°F24°F61°F 2001-4°F 202544%21%
Dec 637°F24°F66°F 20013°F 193544%21%
Dec 737°F24°F61°F 19510°F 200244%22%
Dec 837°F23°F60°F 19321°F 201944%22%
Dec 936°F23°F61°F 1927-1°F 193444%22%
Dec 1036°F23°F61°F 1966-3°F 194944%23%
Dec 1136°F23°F61°F 1966-9°F 195844%23%
Dec 1235°F22°F58°F 1946-5°F 192944%23%
Dec 1335°F22°F58°F 1946-5°F 196044%24%
Dec 1435°F22°F59°F 2015-10°F 200544%24%
Dec 1535°F21°F60°F 2008-8°F 200544%24%
Dec 1634°F21°F63°F 2021-7°F 194344%25%
Dec 1734°F21°F61°F 2000-12°F 193244%25%
Dec 1834°F21°F60°F 2023-8°F 194244%25%
Dec 1934°F20°F55°F 2025-4°F 194444%25%
Dec 2033°F20°F58°F 1957-14°F 195544%26%
Dec 2133°F20°F59°F 2018-17°F 194244%26%
Dec 2233°F19°F63°F 2013-9°F 194244%26%
Dec 2333°F19°F57°F 1949-9°F 196044%26%
Dec 2433°F19°F67°F 2015-9°F 194344%27%
Dec 2532°F19°F61°F 2015-15°F 196944%27%
Dec 2632°F18°F61°F 1964-3°F 194844%27%
Dec 2732°F18°F56°F 1949-8°F 192544%27%
Dec 2832°F18°F56°F 2008-10°F 195044%27%
Dec 2932°F18°F55°F 2024-23°F 193344%28%
Dec 3031°F17°F55°F 1948-21°F 193344%28%
Dec 3131°F17°F57°F 1932-17°F 196244%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Canaan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00065445 (Norfolk 2 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014763, 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.