Mills River climate

Mills River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fletcher 3 W, 4.4 km from Mills River

Average highs run from 54°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.68 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 Mills River, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.68 in
Snowfall
3.1 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 154°F30°F70°F 20019°F 197628%1%
Dec 253°F30°F71°F 197014°F 194729%1%
Dec 353°F30°F76°F 202110°F 194629%1%
Dec 453°F30°F70°F 200115°F 194629%1%
Dec 553°F30°F74°F 194714°F 194629%1%
Dec 652°F30°F73°F 199812°F 198429%1%
Dec 752°F29°F75°F 19985°F 197729%1%
Dec 852°F29°F73°F 198012°F 197729%2%
Dec 952°F29°F72°F 194613°F 200630%2%
Dec 1051°F29°F74°F 20078°F 199530%2%
Dec 1151°F29°F73°F 200713°F 197730%2%
Dec 1251°F29°F74°F 197116°F 195030%2%
Dec 1351°F29°F71°F 194813°F 201030%2%
Dec 1450°F29°F73°F 194811°F 201030%2%
Dec 1550°F28°F70°F 198410°F 195130%2%
Dec 1650°F28°F71°F 19715°F 195130%2%
Dec 1750°F28°F70°F 19847°F 195130%2%
Dec 1850°F28°F71°F 19847°F 195331%2%
Dec 1949°F28°F70°F 19846°F 195031%2%
Dec 2049°F28°F67°F 19787°F 200431%2%
Dec 2149°F28°F68°F 19707°F 198131%2%
Dec 2249°F27°F71°F 19704°F 198931%2%
Dec 2349°F27°F67°F 19791°F 198931%2%
Dec 2449°F27°F68°F 1964-5°F 198331%2%
Dec 2548°F27°F71°F 2021-7°F 198331%2%
Dec 2648°F27°F78°F 19710°F 198331%2%
Dec 2748°F27°F72°F 19719°F 194831%3%
Dec 2848°F27°F71°F 198411°F 195131%3%
Dec 2948°F27°F74°F 198410°F 197731%3%
Dec 3048°F26°F73°F 19844°F 198331%3%
Dec 3148°F26°F81°F 19516°F 198331%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mills River, 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 USC00313106 (Fletcher 3 W), 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.