Oriental climate

Oriental Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bayboro 3 Sw, 15.8 km from Oriental

Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.10 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 Oriental, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
4.10 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
81°FDec 22, 2013
Record low
8°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
13.4 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 161°F39°F79°F 200122°F 201229%0%
Dec 261°F39°F78°F 202123°F 196430%0%
Dec 361°F39°F75°F 195522°F 200830%0%
Dec 460°F39°F78°F 202124°F 196030%0%
Dec 560°F38°F77°F 201325°F 196030%0%
Dec 660°F38°F77°F 199822°F 201031%0%
Dec 760°F38°F78°F 201118°F 201031%0%
Dec 860°F38°F77°F 197816°F 201031%0%
Dec 959°F38°F76°F 197820°F 201031%0%
Dec 1059°F38°F78°F 200722°F 200631%0%
Dec 1159°F38°F77°F 202125°F 196232%0%
Dec 1259°F38°F77°F 196116°F 195732%0%
Dec 1359°F37°F78°F 195617°F 196232%0%
Dec 1459°F37°F78°F 201514°F 201032%0%
Dec 1558°F37°F77°F 195613°F 201032%0%
Dec 1658°F37°F75°F 195615°F 201032%0%
Dec 1758°F37°F78°F 201517°F 195532%0%
Dec 1858°F37°F78°F 202119°F 196332%0%
Dec 1958°F37°F79°F 202122°F 196032%0%
Dec 2058°F37°F74°F 202119°F 197532%0%
Dec 2158°F37°F75°F 201315°F 198132%0%
Dec 2257°F36°F81°F 201318°F 198932%0%
Dec 2357°F36°F77°F 201316°F 198932%0%
Dec 2457°F36°F79°F 201517°F 196032%0%
Dec 2557°F36°F79°F 20158°F 198332%0%
Dec 2657°F36°F77°F 201513°F 198332%0%
Dec 2757°F36°F79°F 201514°F 198332%0%
Dec 2857°F36°F77°F 201518°F 201032%0%
Dec 2957°F36°F79°F 201519°F 201032%0%
Dec 3056°F36°F77°F 201518°F 201031%1%
Dec 3156°F35°F75°F 201517°F 201231%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oriental, 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 4:55 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00310576 (Bayboro 3 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00311606, 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.