Murphy climate

Murphy Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Murphy 4ESE, 6.3 km from Murphy

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 5.99 in over about 12 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 Murphy, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
5.99 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
77°FDec 12, 2007
Record low
-4°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
4.9 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°F71°F 199111°F 197935%1%
Dec 256°F30°F71°F 19709°F 197935%2%
Dec 356°F30°F72°F 19917°F 197936%2%
Dec 455°F30°F75°F 202113°F 198936%2%
Dec 555°F30°F72°F 200112°F 196936%2%
Dec 655°F30°F70°F 199810°F 198136%2%
Dec 755°F29°F75°F 19987°F 197737%2%
Dec 854°F29°F73°F 19988°F 197737%2%
Dec 954°F29°F72°F 19988°F 196837%2%
Dec 1054°F29°F73°F 20076°F 199537%2%
Dec 1154°F29°F73°F 20077°F 199538%2%
Dec 1253°F29°F77°F 200711°F 199538%2%
Dec 1353°F29°F70°F 201510°F 198138%2%
Dec 1453°F29°F70°F 19841°F 201038%2%
Dec 1553°F29°F74°F 19846°F 201038%2%
Dec 1652°F29°F71°F 19846°F 198939%2%
Dec 1752°F28°F73°F 200611°F 196839%2%
Dec 1852°F28°F71°F 200612°F 197239%3%
Dec 1952°F28°F71°F 20067°F 198139%3%
Dec 2052°F28°F74°F 19670°F 198139%3%
Dec 2152°F28°F70°F 19672°F 198139%3%
Dec 2251°F28°F72°F 19985°F 198939%3%
Dec 2351°F28°F68°F 19701°F 198939%3%
Dec 2451°F28°F65°F 1970-4°F 198939%3%
Dec 2551°F27°F71°F 2025-4°F 198339%3%
Dec 2651°F27°F70°F 1971-3°F 198339%3%
Dec 2751°F27°F75°F 20157°F 197039%3%
Dec 2851°F27°F74°F 20257°F 201039%3%
Dec 2950°F27°F74°F 19849°F 197739%3%
Dec 3050°F27°F72°F 19846°F 198339%3%
Dec 3150°F27°F68°F 20195°F 198339%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Murphy, 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 7:26 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316001 (Murphy 4ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00316001, 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.