Fletcher climate

Fletcher Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Asheville Rgnl AP, 3.3 km from Fletcher

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.18 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 Fletcher, 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
31°F
Precipitation
4.18 in
Snowfall
2.5 in
Record high
81°FDec 31, 1951
Record low
-7°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 56 min to 9 h 48 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 155°F33°F70°F 20019°F 197630%2%
Dec 255°F33°F71°F 197014°F 194730%2%
Dec 354°F33°F76°F 202110°F 194631%2%
Dec 454°F33°F70°F 200115°F 194631%2%
Dec 554°F33°F74°F 194714°F 194631%2%
Dec 654°F33°F73°F 199812°F 198431%2%
Dec 753°F32°F75°F 19985°F 197731%2%
Dec 853°F32°F73°F 198012°F 197731%3%
Dec 953°F32°F72°F 194613°F 200632%3%
Dec 1053°F32°F74°F 20078°F 199532%3%
Dec 1152°F32°F73°F 200713°F 197732%3%
Dec 1252°F32°F74°F 197116°F 195032%3%
Dec 1352°F32°F71°F 194813°F 201032%3%
Dec 1452°F32°F73°F 194811°F 201032%3%
Dec 1552°F31°F70°F 198410°F 195133%3%
Dec 1651°F31°F71°F 19715°F 195133%3%
Dec 1751°F31°F70°F 19847°F 195133%4%
Dec 1851°F31°F71°F 19847°F 195333%4%
Dec 1951°F31°F70°F 19846°F 195033%4%
Dec 2051°F31°F67°F 19787°F 200434%4%
Dec 2150°F31°F68°F 19707°F 198134%4%
Dec 2250°F31°F71°F 19704°F 198934%4%
Dec 2350°F30°F67°F 19791°F 198934%4%
Dec 2450°F30°F68°F 1964-5°F 198334%4%
Dec 2550°F30°F71°F 2021-7°F 198334%4%
Dec 2650°F30°F78°F 19710°F 198334%5%
Dec 2750°F30°F72°F 19719°F 194834%5%
Dec 2849°F30°F71°F 198411°F 195134%5%
Dec 2949°F30°F74°F 198410°F 197734%5%
Dec 3049°F30°F73°F 19844°F 198335%5%
Dec 3149°F29°F81°F 19516°F 198335%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fletcher, 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 5:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003812 (Asheville Rgnl AP), 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.