Highlands Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.65 in over about 14 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 45°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 8.65 in
- Snowfall
- 3.5 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 31, 1951
- Record low
- -8°FDec 13, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 4.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 49°F | 29°F | 73°F 1962 | 7°F 1964 | 41% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 48°F | 29°F | 71°F 1970 | 8°F 1960 | 41% | 3% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 29°F | 72°F 1970 | 7°F 1979 | 41% | 3% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 29°F | 74°F 2021 | 12°F 1954 | 42% | 3% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 29°F | 70°F 1956 | 10°F 1969 | 42% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 28°F | 72°F 1998 | 12°F 1963 | 42% | 3% |
| Dec 7 | 47°F | 28°F | 73°F 1951 | 6°F 1977 | 43% | 4% |
| Dec 8 | 47°F | 28°F | 76°F 1956 | 9°F 2010 | 43% | 4% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 28°F | 70°F 1946 | 6°F 1968 | 43% | 4% |
| Dec 10 | 46°F | 28°F | 71°F 2007 | 10°F 1968 | 43% | 4% |
| Dec 11 | 46°F | 28°F | 74°F 2007 | 8°F 1981 | 44% | 4% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 28°F | 68°F 2007 | -1°F 1962 | 44% | 4% |
| Dec 13 | 46°F | 28°F | 70°F 1948 | -8°F 1962 | 44% | 4% |
| Dec 14 | 45°F | 27°F | 72°F 1984 | 8°F 1960 | 45% | 4% |
| Dec 15 | 45°F | 27°F | 72°F 1984 | 5°F 2010 | 45% | 4% |
| Dec 16 | 45°F | 27°F | 70°F 1971 | 4°F 1963 | 45% | 4% |
| Dec 17 | 45°F | 27°F | 72°F 1956 | 5°F 1945 | 45% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 45°F | 27°F | 72°F 1984 | 0°F 1953 | 46% | 5% |
| Dec 19 | 44°F | 27°F | 70°F 1984 | 0°F 1963 | 46% | 5% |
| Dec 20 | 44°F | 27°F | 71°F 1967 | -1°F 1981 | 46% | 5% |
| Dec 21 | 44°F | 27°F | 69°F 1956 | 7°F 1996 | 46% | 5% |
| Dec 22 | 44°F | 26°F | 68°F 1947 | 0°F 1960 | 46% | 5% |
| Dec 23 | 44°F | 26°F | 64°F 1970 | 5°F 1989 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 24 | 43°F | 26°F | 69°F 1955 | -3°F 1989 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 25 | 43°F | 26°F | 74°F 1955 | -5°F 1983 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 26 | 43°F | 26°F | 73°F 1971 | -2°F 1983 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 27 | 43°F | 26°F | 73°F 1971 | 7°F 1969 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 28 | 43°F | 26°F | 74°F 2025 | 5°F 2010 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 29 | 43°F | 25°F | 73°F 1984 | 5°F 2010 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 30 | 43°F | 25°F | 71°F 1984 | 5°F 1983 | 47% | 5% |
| Dec 31 | 43°F | 25°F | 78°F 1951 | 2°F 1983 | 47% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00314055 (Highlands), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313228, 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.