Dortches climate

Dortches Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rocky Mt 8 Ese, 20.6 km from Dortches

Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.23 in over about 8 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 Dortches, 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
3.23 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
81°FDec 22, 2013
Record low
13°FDec 28, 2004
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.9 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 160°F35°F76°F 200624°F 200223%0%
Dec 260°F35°F72°F 201821°F 202424%0%
Dec 360°F35°F75°F 201222°F 202424%0%
Dec 459°F35°F72°F 201220°F 202424%0%
Dec 559°F35°F73°F 200119°F 200024%0%
Dec 658°F35°F79°F 201320°F 202424%0%
Dec 758°F35°F75°F 200117°F 202424%0%
Dec 858°F35°F74°F 200115°F 201024%0%
Dec 957°F34°F73°F 201215°F 200625%0%
Dec 1057°F34°F78°F 200720°F 201025%0%
Dec 1157°F34°F73°F 202120°F 201625%0%
Dec 1256°F34°F77°F 200721°F 200925%0%
Dec 1356°F34°F76°F 200721°F 201325%0%
Dec 1455°F34°F75°F 200119°F 200525%0%
Dec 1555°F34°F71°F 200814°F 201025%0%
Dec 1655°F34°F70°F 202118°F 200425%0%
Dec 1754°F34°F72°F 202123°F 200725%1%
Dec 1854°F34°F76°F 201619°F 200725%1%
Dec 1954°F33°F70°F 200823°F 202225%1%
Dec 2053°F33°F67°F 200215°F 200425%1%
Dec 2153°F33°F74°F 201318°F 200025%1%
Dec 2253°F33°F81°F 201319°F 200525%1%
Dec 2353°F33°F74°F 201317°F 200025%1%
Dec 2452°F33°F79°F 201513°F 202226%1%
Dec 2552°F33°F76°F 201517°F 202226%1%
Dec 2652°F33°F76°F 201515°F 200026%1%
Dec 2752°F33°F76°F 201515°F 200426%1%
Dec 2851°F32°F75°F 202413°F 200426%1%
Dec 2951°F32°F78°F 201515°F 201726%1%
Dec 3051°F32°F74°F 201919°F 200026%1%
Dec 3151°F32°F69°F 202419°F 200026%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dortches, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317400 (Rocky Mt 8 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093759, 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.