Franklin climate

Franklin Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for E Surry, 20.7 km from Franklin

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.97 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Franklin, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
4.97 in
Record high
59°FDec 1, 2020
Record low
-13°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 04 min to 8 h 52 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
9.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 140°F24°F59°F 20207°F 2012
Dec 240°F24°F52°F 201216°F 2025
Dec 340°F24°F53°F 202216°F 2024
Dec 439°F23°F49°F 20126°F 2025
Dec 539°F23°F53°F 20112°F 2025
Dec 639°F23°F55°F 20215°F 2025
Dec 738°F22°F51°F 20158°F 2014
Dec 838°F22°F51°F 20220°F 2025
Dec 938°F22°F51°F 2019-5°F 2025
Dec 1037°F21°F53°F 20196°F 2021
Dec 1137°F21°F57°F 20214°F 2018
Dec 1237°F20°F57°F 20214°F 2013
Dec 1336°F20°F45°F 20170°F 2018
Dec 1436°F20°F53°F 2019-5°F 2013
Dec 1536°F19°F51°F 2019-1°F 2016
Dec 1635°F19°F49°F 2011-8°F 2016
Dec 1735°F19°F55°F 2024-10°F 2013
Dec 1835°F18°F57°F 20233°F 2017
Dec 1934°F18°F53°F 2025-4°F 2016
Dec 2034°F18°F41°F 2018-8°F 2016
Dec 2134°F17°F54°F 20185°F 2019
Dec 2234°F17°F52°F 20182°F 2017
Dec 2333°F17°F53°F 20222°F 2024
Dec 2433°F16°F52°F 20142°F 2011
Dec 2533°F16°F57°F 2020-1°F 2011
Dec 2633°F15°F54°F 2020-1°F 2025
Dec 2732°F15°F51°F 2016-5°F 2017
Dec 2832°F15°F50°F 2011-10°F 2017
Dec 2932°F14°F43°F 2018-12°F 2017
Dec 3032°F14°F50°F 2024-12°F 2017
Dec 3131°F14°F48°F 2022-13°F 2017

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 3:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00172443 (E Surry), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00172443, 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.