Bethel climate

Bethel Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tarboro 1 S, 16.8 km from Bethel

Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.39 in over about 10 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 Bethel, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.39 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
82°FDec 3, 1991
Record low
1°FDec 25, 1989
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
8.3 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 159°F36°F80°F 192713°F 192929%1%
Dec 258°F36°F80°F 192719°F 192429%1%
Dec 358°F36°F82°F 199118°F 196029%1%
Dec 458°F36°F82°F 197818°F 196629%1%
Dec 558°F35°F79°F 198214°F 200030%1%
Dec 657°F35°F80°F 199816°F 197030%1%
Dec 757°F35°F80°F 199819°F 193730%1%
Dec 857°F35°F82°F 192417°F 197030%1%
Dec 957°F35°F82°F 192418°F 197030%1%
Dec 1056°F35°F79°F 198615°F 196031%1%
Dec 1156°F34°F77°F 192312°F 191731%1%
Dec 1256°F34°F77°F 200714°F 195731%1%
Dec 1356°F34°F80°F 193110°F 196231%1%
Dec 1456°F34°F81°F 192712°F 196231%1%
Dec 1555°F34°F82°F 192711°F 191732%1%
Dec 1655°F34°F82°F 19275°F 195832%1%
Dec 1755°F33°F78°F 197110°F 195832%1%
Dec 1855°F33°F80°F 192417°F 197232%1%
Dec 1954°F33°F80°F 192412°F 192632%2%
Dec 2054°F33°F77°F 192415°F 198532%2%
Dec 2154°F33°F80°F 193114°F 196333%2%
Dec 2254°F33°F81°F 201312°F 198533%2%
Dec 2354°F33°F79°F 196714°F 198933%2%
Dec 2453°F32°F80°F 20156°F 198333%2%
Dec 2553°F32°F80°F 20151°F 198933%2%
Dec 2653°F32°F77°F 19326°F 198333%2%
Dec 2753°F32°F77°F 201513°F 193533%2%
Dec 2853°F32°F78°F 20089°F 192534%2%
Dec 2953°F32°F81°F 201511°F 192534%2%
Dec 3052°F32°F79°F 19841°F 191734%2%
Dec 3152°F31°F75°F 19691°F 191734%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bethel, 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 7:01 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00318500 (Tarboro 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313638, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.