Etowah climate

Etowah Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pisgah Forest 3 Ne, 7.1 km from Etowah

Average highs run from 56°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.79 in over about 11 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 Etowah, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
5.79 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
81°FDec 31, 1951
Record low
-7°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
5.4 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 156°F30°F70°F 20019°F 197633%1%
Dec 255°F29°F71°F 197014°F 194734%1%
Dec 355°F29°F76°F 202110°F 194634%1%
Dec 455°F29°F70°F 200115°F 194634%2%
Dec 555°F29°F74°F 194714°F 194634%2%
Dec 654°F29°F73°F 199812°F 198434%2%
Dec 754°F29°F75°F 19985°F 197735%2%
Dec 854°F29°F73°F 198012°F 197735%2%
Dec 954°F29°F72°F 194613°F 200635%2%
Dec 1053°F29°F74°F 20078°F 199535%2%
Dec 1153°F29°F73°F 200713°F 197735%2%
Dec 1253°F29°F74°F 197116°F 195036%2%
Dec 1353°F28°F71°F 194813°F 201036%2%
Dec 1453°F28°F73°F 194811°F 201036%2%
Dec 1552°F28°F70°F 198410°F 195136%2%
Dec 1652°F28°F71°F 19715°F 195137%2%
Dec 1752°F28°F70°F 19847°F 195137%2%
Dec 1852°F28°F71°F 19847°F 195337%2%
Dec 1952°F28°F70°F 19846°F 195037%3%
Dec 2051°F28°F67°F 19787°F 200437%3%
Dec 2151°F28°F68°F 19707°F 198137%3%
Dec 2251°F28°F71°F 19704°F 198937%3%
Dec 2351°F28°F67°F 19791°F 198937%3%
Dec 2451°F27°F68°F 1964-5°F 198337%3%
Dec 2551°F27°F71°F 2021-7°F 198337%3%
Dec 2650°F27°F78°F 19710°F 198337%3%
Dec 2750°F27°F72°F 19719°F 194837%3%
Dec 2850°F27°F71°F 198411°F 195137%3%
Dec 2950°F27°F74°F 198410°F 197737%3%
Dec 3050°F27°F73°F 19844°F 198337%3%
Dec 3150°F27°F81°F 19516°F 198337%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Etowah, 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 7:21 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316805 (Pisgah Forest 3 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003812, 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.