Dare County climate

Dare County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Manteo AP, 16.2 km from Dare County

Average highs run from 58°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31, and lows from 44°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.34 in over about 7 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 Dare County, 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
40°F
Precipitation
3.34 in
Record high
81°FDec 9, 1978
Record low
16°FDec 20, 2004
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
8.7 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 158°F44°F74°F 199829°F 197621%0%
Dec 257°F43°F74°F 199127°F 197621%0%
Dec 357°F43°F72°F 199128°F 200821%0%
Dec 457°F43°F80°F 197825°F 197621%0%
Dec 557°F43°F73°F 197827°F 198821%0%
Dec 657°F42°F78°F 199829°F 196921%0%
Dec 756°F42°F78°F 200125°F 198422%0%
Dec 856°F42°F77°F 197828°F 198422%0%
Dec 956°F42°F81°F 197826°F 198422%0%
Dec 1056°F41°F73°F 197223°F 197622%0%
Dec 1156°F41°F74°F 197125°F 197422%0%
Dec 1256°F41°F75°F 197027°F 199322%0%
Dec 1355°F41°F71°F 197922°F 197322%0%
Dec 1455°F41°F75°F 201529°F 196922%0%
Dec 1555°F40°F76°F 197120°F 202522%0%
Dec 1655°F40°F75°F 197120°F 202523%0%
Dec 1755°F40°F73°F 201526°F 197223%0%
Dec 1855°F40°F70°F 201623°F 198023%0%
Dec 1954°F40°F70°F 198422°F 197523%0%
Dec 2054°F39°F71°F 198416°F 200423%0%
Dec 2154°F39°F69°F 196724°F 200423%0%
Dec 2254°F39°F76°F 196717°F 198923%0%
Dec 2354°F39°F72°F 199023°F 197323%0%
Dec 2454°F39°F72°F 199019°F 202223%0%
Dec 2553°F38°F74°F 201518°F 197624%0%
Dec 2653°F38°F71°F 197317°F 198524%0%
Dec 2753°F38°F73°F 201524°F 202224%0%
Dec 2853°F38°F73°F 197123°F 197724%0%
Dec 2953°F38°F75°F 201524°F 197724%0%
Dec 3053°F37°F75°F 197124°F 198524%0%
Dec 3152°F37°F75°F 197319°F 199324%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dare County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013766 (Manteo AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013766, 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.