Oak Ridge Weather in December
Average highs run from 76°F on December 1 to 72°F on December 31, and lows from 56°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 7 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
- 74°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 2.48 in
- Record high
- 90°FDec 7, 1978
- Record low
- 20°FDec 26, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 16%
- Daylight
- 10 h 28 min to 10 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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 | 76°F | 56°F | 86°F 1982 | 35°F 1957 | 22% |
| Dec 2 | 76°F | 55°F | 87°F 1982 | 37°F 1974 | 22% |
| Dec 3 | 76°F | 55°F | 87°F 1978 | 38°F 1974 | 22% |
| Dec 4 | 75°F | 55°F | 88°F 1978 | 35°F 1974 | 23% |
| Dec 5 | 75°F | 55°F | 87°F 2016 | 34°F 1974 | 23% |
| Dec 6 | 75°F | 55°F | 86°F 1982 | 38°F 1981 | 23% |
| Dec 7 | 75°F | 55°F | 90°F 1978 | 35°F 1984 | 23% |
| Dec 8 | 75°F | 54°F | 88°F 1978 | 31°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 9 | 75°F | 54°F | 87°F 1978 | 33°F 1984 | 23% |
| Dec 10 | 75°F | 54°F | 86°F 1986 | 37°F 1996 | 23% |
| Dec 11 | 74°F | 54°F | 85°F 2021 | 33°F 1981 | 23% |
| Dec 12 | 74°F | 54°F | 86°F 2021 | 26°F 1957 | 23% |
| Dec 13 | 74°F | 54°F | 85°F 2000 | 21°F 1962 | 23% |
| Dec 14 | 74°F | 53°F | 85°F 1967 | 28°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 15 | 74°F | 53°F | 85°F 1961 | 31°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 16 | 74°F | 53°F | 85°F 2000 | 30°F 1968 | 23% |
| Dec 17 | 74°F | 53°F | 85°F 2015 | 29°F 1968 | 23% |
| Dec 18 | 74°F | 53°F | 88°F 2016 | 35°F 1988 | 23% |
| Dec 19 | 73°F | 52°F | 86°F 2016 | 30°F 1981 | 23% |
| Dec 20 | 73°F | 52°F | 86°F 1967 | 28°F 2000 | 23% |
| Dec 21 | 73°F | 52°F | 87°F 2013 | 32°F 1954 | 23% |
| Dec 22 | 73°F | 52°F | 86°F 2013 | 32°F 1960 | 23% |
| Dec 23 | 73°F | 52°F | 86°F 2013 | 24°F 1989 | 23% |
| Dec 24 | 73°F | 51°F | 85°F 2014 | 22°F 1989 | 23% |
| Dec 25 | 73°F | 51°F | 86°F 2015 | 21°F 1983 | 23% |
| Dec 26 | 73°F | 51°F | 85°F 2015 | 20°F 1983 | 23% |
| Dec 27 | 72°F | 51°F | 84°F 2016 | 29°F 1985 | 23% |
| Dec 28 | 72°F | 51°F | 86°F 2015 | 26°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 29 | 72°F | 51°F | 85°F 2015 | 24°F 2010 | 23% |
| Dec 30 | 72°F | 50°F | 87°F 2015 | 33°F 1961 | 22% |
| Dec 31 | 72°F | 50°F | 84°F 1990 | 29°F 2000 | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012815 (Orlando Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012815, 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.