Lake Lure climate

Lake Lure Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Lure 2, 1.8 km from Lake Lure

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 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 Lake Lure, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
4.72 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
80°FDec 4, 2021
Record low
6°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 56 min to 9 h 48 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
81%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 157°F33°F73°F 200621°F 201324%1%
Dec 257°F33°F74°F 200622°F 201125%1%
Dec 357°F32°F75°F 202118°F 200825%1%
Dec 456°F32°F80°F 202118°F 200825%1%
Dec 556°F32°F74°F 201218°F 202425%1%
Dec 656°F32°F68°F 201318°F 202425%1%
Dec 756°F32°F73°F 201317°F 201025%1%
Dec 855°F32°F66°F 201512°F 201025%1%
Dec 955°F32°F74°F 200712°F 201026%1%
Dec 1055°F31°F71°F 200712°F 200626%1%
Dec 1154°F31°F79°F 200716°F 201626%1%
Dec 1254°F31°F79°F 200718°F 201626%1%
Dec 1354°F31°F79°F 200719°F 201326%1%
Dec 1454°F31°F72°F 200713°F 201026%1%
Dec 1553°F31°F71°F 20149°F 201027%1%
Dec 1653°F31°F77°F 20159°F 201027%1%
Dec 1753°F30°F70°F 200619°F 202527%1%
Dec 1853°F30°F70°F 200615°F 200727%1%
Dec 1952°F30°F78°F 200615°F 200727%1%
Dec 2052°F30°F72°F 200617°F 201027%1%
Dec 2152°F30°F62°F 200816°F 201028%1%
Dec 2252°F30°F65°F 201315°F 200528%1%
Dec 2351°F30°F68°F 201315°F 200528%1%
Dec 2451°F29°F70°F 20256°F 202228%1%
Dec 2551°F29°F76°F 20259°F 202228%1%
Dec 2651°F29°F76°F 202511°F 202228%1%
Dec 2751°F29°F77°F 201510°F 202228%1%
Dec 2851°F29°F76°F 202116°F 201028%1%
Dec 2950°F29°F71°F 201515°F 201028%1%
Dec 3050°F29°F72°F 201517°F 201728%1%
Dec 3150°F29°F69°F 200822°F 201728%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Lure, 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 7:20 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00314764 (Lake Lure 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313152, 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.