Dillsboro climate

Dillsboro Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Warsaw Markland Dam, 28.2 km from Dillsboro

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in over about 11 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 Dillsboro, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
75°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-20°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.5 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 150°F30°F70°F 19704°F 196434%1%
Dec 250°F30°F75°F 198210°F 197634%1%
Dec 349°F30°F75°F 19828°F 197634%1%
Dec 449°F30°F72°F 199810°F 199135%1%
Dec 549°F30°F70°F 200110°F 199135%1%
Dec 648°F30°F73°F 1998-3°F 197735%2%
Dec 748°F29°F69°F 1998-4°F 197735%2%
Dec 848°F29°F65°F 19667°F 197735%2%
Dec 948°F29°F65°F 19520°F 197735%2%
Dec 1047°F29°F67°F 1971-4°F 197735%2%
Dec 1147°F29°F67°F 2007-5°F 197735%2%
Dec 1247°F29°F70°F 2015-3°F 196236%3%
Dec 1346°F29°F65°F 1975-3°F 196236%3%
Dec 1446°F28°F69°F 19750°F 202536%3%
Dec 1546°F28°F65°F 1948-3°F 198936%3%
Dec 1646°F28°F67°F 1984-7°F 198936%4%
Dec 1745°F28°F67°F 1984-9°F 198936%4%
Dec 1845°F28°F64°F 1962-3°F 198936%4%
Dec 1945°F28°F65°F 2008-7°F 196336%4%
Dec 2045°F27°F65°F 1949-9°F 198136%4%
Dec 2145°F27°F69°F 1967-14°F 198936%5%
Dec 2244°F27°F62°F 1949-20°F 198936%5%
Dec 2344°F27°F66°F 2015-12°F 198936%5%
Dec 2444°F27°F70°F 1964-12°F 198336%5%
Dec 2544°F26°F69°F 2021-12°F 198336%5%
Dec 2644°F26°F71°F 2016-3°F 198336%6%
Dec 2743°F26°F70°F 20080°F 197736%6%
Dec 2843°F26°F70°F 2025-1°F 197736%6%
Dec 2943°F26°F67°F 19840°F 196136%6%
Dec 3043°F25°F65°F 1964-8°F 198336%6%
Dec 3143°F25°F69°F 1951-2°F 197636%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dillsboro, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00158446 (Warsaw Markland Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093814, 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.