Bristol Weather in December
Average highs run from 68°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31, and lows from 44°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.17 in over about 8 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 65°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 4.17 in
- Record high
- 85°FDec 24, 2015
- Record low
- 17°FDec 24, 2022
- Chance of a freeze
- 82%
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 4.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 68°F | 44°F | 79°F 2015 | 28°F 2011 | 25% |
| Dec 2 | 68°F | 44°F | 78°F 1998 | 28°F 2020 | 25% |
| Dec 3 | 67°F | 44°F | 82°F 1955 | 30°F 2008 | 25% |
| Dec 4 | 67°F | 44°F | 81°F 2005 | 27°F 2024 | 25% |
| Dec 5 | 67°F | 44°F | 84°F 2013 | 26°F 2000 | 25% |
| Dec 6 | 67°F | 44°F | 82°F 2013 | 28°F 2000 | 26% |
| Dec 7 | 67°F | 44°F | 82°F 2022 | 26°F 1997 | 26% |
| Dec 8 | 66°F | 43°F | 82°F 2013 | 24°F 2006 | 26% |
| Dec 9 | 66°F | 43°F | 81°F 2007 | 22°F 2006 | 26% |
| Dec 10 | 66°F | 43°F | 81°F 2007 | 24°F 1955 | 26% |
| Dec 11 | 66°F | 43°F | 82°F 2007 | 25°F 1954 | 27% |
| Dec 12 | 66°F | 43°F | 81°F 2007 | 19°F 1957 | 27% |
| Dec 13 | 66°F | 43°F | 80°F 1956 | 21°F 1957 | 27% |
| Dec 14 | 65°F | 43°F | 79°F 2001 | 24°F 2010 | 27% |
| Dec 15 | 65°F | 43°F | 77°F 2001 | 24°F 2010 | 27% |
| Dec 16 | 65°F | 42°F | 79°F 2000 | 23°F 1951 | 27% |
| Dec 17 | 65°F | 42°F | 83°F 2001 | 22°F 1955 | 27% |
| Dec 18 | 65°F | 42°F | 82°F 2016 | 23°F 1953 | 27% |
| Dec 19 | 65°F | 42°F | 79°F 2006 | 19°F 1953 | 28% |
| Dec 20 | 65°F | 42°F | 80°F 1998 | 20°F 2000 | 28% |
| Dec 21 | 65°F | 42°F | 78°F 2013 | 22°F 2000 | 28% |
| Dec 22 | 64°F | 42°F | 83°F 2013 | 26°F 2005 | 28% |
| Dec 23 | 64°F | 42°F | 80°F 2017 | 21°F 2022 | 28% |
| Dec 24 | 64°F | 41°F | 85°F 2015 | 17°F 2022 | 28% |
| Dec 25 | 64°F | 41°F | 81°F 2015 | 19°F 2022 | 28% |
| Dec 26 | 64°F | 41°F | 83°F 2015 | 18°F 2022 | 28% |
| Dec 27 | 64°F | 41°F | 81°F 2015 | 24°F 2001 | 28% |
| Dec 28 | 64°F | 41°F | 81°F 2021 | 21°F 2010 | 28% |
| Dec 29 | 64°F | 41°F | 79°F 2019 | 27°F 2010 | 28% |
| Dec 30 | 64°F | 41°F | 80°F 1951 | 25°F 2000 | 28% |
| Dec 31 | 64°F | 41°F | 83°F 2021 | 21°F 2000 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00089566 (Wewahitchka), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003818, 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.