Salisbury climate

Salisbury Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salisbury, 0.7 km from Salisbury

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.64 in over about 6 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 Salisbury, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.64 in
Snowfall
2.1 in
Record high
74°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-20°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
10.3 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 147°F28°F66°F 19828°F 198519%3%
Dec 247°F28°F69°F 19733°F 198519%3%
Dec 346°F27°F70°F 19706°F 194219%3%
Dec 446°F27°F73°F 20123°F 197419%4%
Dec 545°F27°F71°F 20177°F 200519%4%
Dec 645°F26°F69°F 19511°F 193719%4%
Dec 745°F26°F64°F 1980-7°F 197618%4%
Dec 844°F26°F71°F 1991-1°F 197618%4%
Dec 944°F26°F71°F 1940-8°F 197718%4%
Dec 1044°F25°F65°F 1965-2°F 197718%5%
Dec 1143°F25°F71°F 19490°F 196218%5%
Dec 1243°F25°F69°F 1991-11°F 196218%5%
Dec 1343°F24°F68°F 1975-2°F 201018%5%
Dec 1442°F24°F68°F 1948-2°F 196318%5%
Dec 1542°F24°F65°F 1984-13°F 194318%5%
Dec 1642°F24°F74°F 2021-11°F 194318%5%
Dec 1741°F23°F64°F 1962-6°F 195118%5%
Dec 1841°F23°F69°F 1939-6°F 196318%6%
Dec 1941°F23°F61°F 1988-9°F 198318%6%
Dec 2040°F23°F67°F 1949-9°F 198318%6%
Dec 2140°F22°F67°F 1941-12°F 198918%6%
Dec 2240°F22°F62°F 1957-20°F 198918%6%
Dec 2340°F22°F65°F 1964-20°F 198918%6%
Dec 2439°F22°F67°F 2015-15°F 198318%6%
Dec 2539°F21°F72°F 2021-16°F 198318%6%
Dec 2639°F21°F68°F 2019-12°F 194818%6%
Dec 2739°F21°F69°F 2008-5°F 201718%7%
Dec 2839°F21°F66°F 1984-3°F 201718%7%
Dec 2938°F21°F70°F 1984-4°F 198318%7%
Dec 3038°F20°F69°F 1965-4°F 198318%7%
Dec 3138°F20°F69°F 1951-19°F 197618%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salisbury, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:58 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00237514 (Salisbury), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00235671, 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.