Newport climate

Newport Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport/morehead City WFO, 2 km from Newport

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.97 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 Newport, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
3.97 in
Record high
82°FDec 2, 1991
Record low
0°FDec 25, 1989
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
9 h 59 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
8.5 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 162°F39°F80°F 198218°F 196437%0%
Dec 262°F39°F82°F 199114°F 196437%0%
Dec 361°F39°F77°F 199125°F 194637%0%
Dec 461°F39°F78°F 198221°F 202437%0%
Dec 561°F39°F77°F 198222°F 196337%0%
Dec 661°F38°F79°F 199822°F 202437%0%
Dec 760°F38°F79°F 195118°F 202438%0%
Dec 860°F38°F78°F 195117°F 201038%0%
Dec 960°F38°F79°F 195117°F 200638%0%
Dec 1060°F38°F78°F 198722°F 200638%0%
Dec 1160°F37°F77°F 202122°F 197738%0%
Dec 1259°F37°F78°F 200716°F 195737%0%
Dec 1359°F37°F79°F 195614°F 196237%0%
Dec 1459°F37°F78°F 199117°F 196037%0%
Dec 1559°F37°F76°F 197115°F 196237%0%
Dec 1659°F37°F79°F 197119°F 195837%0%
Dec 1758°F36°F78°F 195616°F 196337%0%
Dec 1858°F36°F78°F 198414°F 196337%0%
Dec 1958°F36°F80°F 196717°F 196337%0%
Dec 2058°F36°F73°F 198719°F 196337%0%
Dec 2158°F36°F76°F 198814°F 196337%0%
Dec 2257°F36°F79°F 199018°F 198937%0%
Dec 2357°F35°F77°F 199016°F 198937%0%
Dec 2457°F35°F79°F 201514°F 198337%0%
Dec 2557°F35°F78°F 20150°F 198937%0%
Dec 2657°F35°F80°F 198714°F 198336%0%
Dec 2756°F35°F78°F 201516°F 198936%0%
Dec 2856°F35°F76°F 197119°F 197736%0%
Dec 2956°F35°F78°F 201519°F 197736%0%
Dec 3056°F34°F79°F 198420°F 196136%0%
Dec 3156°F34°F76°F 195116°F 196136%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Newport, 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 6:57 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316096 (Newport/morehead City WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013754, 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.