Sullivan County climate

Sullivan County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 3.8 km from Sullivan County

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.54 in over about 12 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 Sullivan County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
3.54 in
Snowfall
14.9 in
Record high
72°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-16°FDec 30, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
5.6 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 139°F22°F62°F 20019°F 201938%15%
Dec 239°F22°F62°F 19988°F 200338%16%
Dec 339°F21°F59°F 20093°F 200339%16%
Dec 438°F21°F65°F 19984°F 200339%17%
Dec 538°F21°F63°F 2001-5°F 202539%17%
Dec 638°F20°F70°F 20018°F 200739%18%
Dec 737°F20°F72°F 19983°F 200739%18%
Dec 837°F20°F51°F 2022-5°F 201939%18%
Dec 937°F19°F47°F 2023-9°F 202539%19%
Dec 1036°F19°F50°F 2015-3°F 200239%19%
Dec 1136°F19°F54°F 20210°F 201639%19%
Dec 1236°F18°F56°F 20155°F 201339%20%
Dec 1335°F18°F52°F 2021-1°F 200539%20%
Dec 1435°F18°F54°F 2006-8°F 200539%20%
Dec 1535°F17°F53°F 2015-8°F 200539%21%
Dec 1635°F17°F55°F 2021-4°F 201639%21%
Dec 1734°F17°F60°F 2021-13°F 201339%21%
Dec 1834°F16°F61°F 2023-3°F 200739%21%
Dec 1934°F16°F55°F 2025-10°F 202039%22%
Dec 2034°F16°F43°F 2011-8°F 201639%22%
Dec 2133°F15°F51°F 2018-9°F 200439%22%
Dec 2233°F15°F54°F 2018-2°F 202439%22%
Dec 2333°F15°F56°F 2004-6°F 202438%22%
Dec 2433°F14°F67°F 20151°F 200038%23%
Dec 2532°F14°F57°F 20201°F 199938%23%
Dec 2632°F14°F47°F 2015-1°F 202538%23%
Dec 2732°F14°F49°F 2016-13°F 201738%23%
Dec 2832°F13°F50°F 2008-8°F 201738%23%
Dec 2931°F13°F46°F 1996-9°F 201738%23%
Dec 3031°F13°F54°F 2024-16°F 201738%23%
Dec 3131°F12°F49°F 2024-16°F 201738%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sullivan County, 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 7:02 AM, sunset 4:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00275868 (Newport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054740, 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.