Fairmont climate

Fairmont Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairmont, 0.9 km from Fairmont

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.79 in over about 4 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 Fairmont, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.79 in
Snowfall
3.9 in
Record high
71°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-20°FDec 27, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 19 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.4 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 143°F21°F62°F 20136°F 201014%6%
Dec 243°F20°F66°F 20216°F 201014%6%
Dec 342°F20°F71°F 20216°F 202214%7%
Dec 442°F20°F63°F 20124°F 201114%7%
Dec 542°F19°F62°F 20123°F 201114%7%
Dec 641°F19°F60°F 2012-9°F 201114%7%
Dec 741°F19°F59°F 2023-10°F 201114%7%
Dec 840°F19°F67°F 2024-5°F 201314%7%
Dec 940°F18°F64°F 2015-10°F 201314%8%
Dec 1040°F18°F67°F 2020-10°F 200914%8%
Dec 1139°F18°F62°F 2015-5°F 200914%8%
Dec 1239°F18°F56°F 2015-4°F 200914%8%
Dec 1339°F18°F54°F 2014-1°F 201014%8%
Dec 1438°F17°F58°F 2008-2°F 202514%8%
Dec 1538°F17°F57°F 2014-8°F 200914%8%
Dec 1638°F17°F70°F 2021-8°F 200914%8%
Dec 1737°F17°F63°F 2025-8°F 200814%8%
Dec 1837°F17°F56°F 2025-16°F 201614%8%
Dec 1937°F17°F60°F 2013-15°F 201614%8%
Dec 2037°F16°F58°F 2024-2°F 202214%8%
Dec 2136°F16°F49°F 2015-6°F 200814%9%
Dec 2236°F16°F54°F 2019-17°F 202214%9%
Dec 2336°F16°F61°F 2019-17°F 202214%9%
Dec 2436°F16°F59°F 2021-6°F 202214%9%
Dec 2536°F16°F64°F 2021-6°F 202214%9%
Dec 2635°F15°F57°F 2016-5°F 201214%9%
Dec 2735°F15°F65°F 2025-20°F 201714%9%
Dec 2835°F15°F65°F 2025-4°F 201714%9%
Dec 2935°F15°F60°F 2013-4°F 201214%9%
Dec 3035°F15°F56°F 2024-5°F 201414%10%
Dec 3135°F15°F52°F 2011-10°F 201714%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairmont, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252840 (Fairmont), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00259513, 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.