Richmond climate

Richmond Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tallulah, 1.3 km from Richmond

Average highs run from 65°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 42°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.83 in over about 8 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 Richmond, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
5.83 in
Record high
85°FDec 10, 2021
Record low
12°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
10 h 11 min to 10 h 04 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
8.5 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 165°F42°F81°F 201824°F 201125%0%
Dec 265°F42°F81°F 201225°F 200825%0%
Dec 365°F42°F80°F 200527°F 200725%0%
Dec 464°F42°F81°F 199822°F 200726%0%
Dec 564°F42°F81°F 201320°F 200626%0%
Dec 664°F41°F82°F 199818°F 200526%0%
Dec 764°F41°F82°F 202220°F 201026%0%
Dec 863°F41°F84°F 202221°F 201126%0%
Dec 963°F41°F81°F 200719°F 201726%0%
Dec 1063°F41°F85°F 202121°F 200527%0%
Dec 1163°F41°F82°F 201523°F 200527%0%
Dec 1263°F41°F81°F 200724°F 201127%0%
Dec 1362°F41°F80°F 201520°F 201027%0%
Dec 1462°F40°F80°F 202119°F 201027%0%
Dec 1562°F40°F79°F 202121°F 202527%0%
Dec 1662°F40°F81°F 202123°F 201328%0%
Dec 1762°F40°F82°F 201620°F 200728%0%
Dec 1861°F40°F80°F 202125°F 200028%0%
Dec 1961°F40°F78°F 201222°F 199628%0%
Dec 2061°F40°F77°F 202520°F 199628%0%
Dec 2161°F40°F79°F 201326°F 201228%0%
Dec 2261°F40°F79°F 202520°F 200528%0%
Dec 2361°F40°F80°F 201512°F 202228%0%
Dec 2460°F39°F79°F 201615°F 202228%0%
Dec 2560°F39°F80°F 202117°F 202228%0%
Dec 2660°F39°F82°F 201518°F 201028%0%
Dec 2760°F39°F82°F 202113°F 201028%0%
Dec 2860°F39°F80°F 202119°F 201028%0%
Dec 2960°F39°F84°F 202124°F 201728%0%
Dec 3060°F39°F85°F 202120°F 201228%0%
Dec 3160°F39°F85°F 202120°F 200028%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richmond, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00168923 (Tallulah), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003996, 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.