Chillum climate

Chillum Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Natl Arboretum Dc, 5.9 km from Chillum

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.67 in over about 9 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 Chillum, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.67 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
83°FDec 9, 1943
Record low
-6°FDec 23, 1960
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
9.6 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 153°F35°F73°F 19919°F 197630%2%
Dec 253°F35°F75°F 20065°F 196730%2%
Dec 352°F34°F69°F 19709°F 197630%2%
Dec 452°F34°F70°F 201210°F 196630%2%
Dec 552°F34°F74°F 198212°F 196630%2%
Dec 652°F34°F74°F 200111°F 195730%2%
Dec 751°F34°F72°F 20017°F 200230%2%
Dec 851°F33°F79°F 19439°F 200230%2%
Dec 951°F33°F83°F 194311°F 197630%2%
Dec 1051°F33°F79°F 19439°F 196030%3%
Dec 1150°F33°F72°F 19664°F 196830%3%
Dec 1250°F33°F70°F 19438°F 196830%3%
Dec 1350°F32°F70°F 20155°F 198830%3%
Dec 1450°F32°F71°F 20155°F 196030%3%
Dec 1549°F32°F70°F 20157°F 196230%3%
Dec 1649°F32°F70°F 19713°F 195830%3%
Dec 1749°F32°F70°F 1971-1°F 195130%3%
Dec 1849°F31°F69°F 19844°F 196030%3%
Dec 1948°F31°F73°F 20063°F 198930%3%
Dec 2048°F31°F69°F 19435°F 196030%4%
Dec 2148°F31°F70°F 19437°F 198130%4%
Dec 2248°F31°F70°F 20133°F 198930%4%
Dec 2348°F31°F68°F 2013-6°F 196030%4%
Dec 2447°F30°F70°F 1990-1°F 196030%4%
Dec 2547°F30°F71°F 20150°F 198930%4%
Dec 2647°F30°F74°F 19432°F 198030%4%
Dec 2747°F30°F71°F 19641°F 198330%4%
Dec 2847°F30°F78°F 19826°F 194831%5%
Dec 2946°F30°F71°F 19849°F 197731%5%
Dec 3046°F29°F77°F 19848°F 197631%5%
Dec 3146°F29°F68°F 19900°F 196331%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chillum, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00186350 (Natl Arboretum Dc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00180700, 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.