Cottondale climate

Cottondale Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chipley, 16.7 km from Cottondale

Average highs run from 68°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.79 in over about 9 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 Cottondale, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
4.79 in
Record high
85°FDec 24, 2015
Record low
17°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
10 h 18 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 168°F43°F79°F 201528°F 201127%
Dec 268°F43°F78°F 199828°F 202027%
Dec 368°F43°F82°F 195530°F 200827%
Dec 468°F42°F81°F 200527°F 202428%
Dec 568°F42°F84°F 201326°F 200028%
Dec 667°F42°F82°F 201328°F 200028%
Dec 767°F42°F82°F 202226°F 199728%
Dec 867°F42°F82°F 201324°F 200629%
Dec 967°F42°F81°F 200722°F 200629%
Dec 1067°F42°F81°F 200724°F 195529%
Dec 1166°F42°F82°F 200725°F 195430%
Dec 1266°F41°F81°F 200719°F 195730%
Dec 1366°F41°F80°F 195621°F 195730%
Dec 1466°F41°F79°F 200124°F 201030%
Dec 1566°F41°F77°F 200124°F 201031%
Dec 1666°F41°F79°F 200023°F 195131%
Dec 1765°F41°F83°F 200122°F 195531%
Dec 1865°F41°F82°F 201623°F 195331%
Dec 1965°F41°F79°F 200619°F 195331%
Dec 2065°F41°F80°F 199820°F 200032%
Dec 2165°F40°F78°F 201322°F 200032%
Dec 2265°F40°F83°F 201326°F 200532%
Dec 2365°F40°F80°F 201721°F 202232%
Dec 2464°F40°F85°F 201517°F 202232%
Dec 2564°F40°F81°F 201519°F 202232%
Dec 2664°F40°F83°F 201518°F 202232%
Dec 2764°F40°F81°F 201524°F 200132%
Dec 2864°F40°F81°F 202121°F 201032%
Dec 2964°F40°F79°F 201927°F 201032%
Dec 3064°F40°F80°F 195125°F 200032%
Dec 3164°F39°F83°F 202121°F 200032%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cottondale, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:39 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 USC00081544 (Chipley), 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.