Pine Knot climate

Pine Knot Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stearns 2S, 4.4 km from Pine Knot

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.75 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 Pine Knot, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
5.75 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
77°FDec 5, 1982
Record low
-18°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
4.7 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 151°F29°F68°F 19704°F 197632%1%
Dec 251°F29°F70°F 19708°F 196432%1%
Dec 351°F29°F74°F 19829°F 197933%1%
Dec 450°F29°F75°F 198210°F 197933%1%
Dec 550°F29°F77°F 19829°F 197433%1%
Dec 650°F29°F70°F 20019°F 197433%1%
Dec 749°F29°F71°F 19980°F 197734%1%
Dec 849°F28°F69°F 19804°F 198434%1%
Dec 949°F28°F69°F 19804°F 199534%1%
Dec 1049°F28°F71°F 20073°F 196235%1%
Dec 1148°F28°F73°F 20074°F 196235%1%
Dec 1248°F28°F73°F 2007-9°F 196235%1%
Dec 1348°F28°F67°F 2015-18°F 196235%1%
Dec 1448°F28°F69°F 2015-16°F 196235%1%
Dec 1548°F28°F72°F 19840°F 196336%1%
Dec 1647°F27°F73°F 1984-2°F 198936%2%
Dec 1747°F27°F67°F 2006-2°F 198936%2%
Dec 1847°F27°F68°F 19845°F 196336%2%
Dec 1947°F27°F65°F 1962-11°F 196336%2%
Dec 2047°F27°F71°F 1967-11°F 196336%2%
Dec 2147°F27°F64°F 19671°F 200437%2%
Dec 2247°F27°F69°F 1967-8°F 198937%2%
Dec 2347°F27°F64°F 2015-9°F 198937%2%
Dec 2446°F26°F68°F 1970-10°F 198937%2%
Dec 2546°F26°F72°F 2015-10°F 198337%2%
Dec 2646°F26°F70°F 1982-6°F 198337%2%
Dec 2746°F26°F71°F 19822°F 198337%2%
Dec 2846°F26°F73°F 20152°F 197737%2%
Dec 2946°F26°F72°F 2015-1°F 196137%2%
Dec 3046°F26°F69°F 2019-7°F 198337%2%
Dec 3146°F26°F66°F 19902°F 198337%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pine Knot, 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 7:32 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157677 (Stearns 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00406829, 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.