Pilot Mountain Weather in December
Average highs run from 54°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 in over about 12 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 50°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 4.20 in
- Snowfall
- 1.7 in
- Record high
- 80°FDec 17, 1924
- Record low
- -1°FDec 13, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 54°F | 29°F | 70°F 1921 | 4°F 1929 | 34% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 53°F | 29°F | 77°F 2006 | 8°F 1924 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 53°F | 29°F | 73°F 1943 | 11°F 1924 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 53°F | 29°F | 76°F 2021 | 11°F 1966 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 5 | 52°F | 29°F | 75°F 1998 | 10°F 1935 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 6 | 52°F | 29°F | 75°F 2001 | 12°F 1905 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 7 | 52°F | 29°F | 76°F 1998 | 11°F 1977 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 8 | 52°F | 28°F | 76°F 1998 | 10°F 1954 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 9 | 51°F | 28°F | 78°F 1946 | 9°F 1917 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 10 | 51°F | 28°F | 74°F 1923 | 6°F 1917 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 11 | 51°F | 28°F | 77°F 2007 | 9°F 1917 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 12 | 51°F | 28°F | 76°F 2007 | 5°F 1962 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 13 | 50°F | 28°F | 75°F 2015 | -1°F 1962 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 14 | 50°F | 28°F | 74°F 1929 | 10°F 1910 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 15 | 50°F | 28°F | 76°F 1929 | 1°F 1917 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 16 | 50°F | 28°F | 76°F 1971 | 3°F 1958 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 17 | 49°F | 27°F | 80°F 1924 | 0°F 1917 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 18 | 49°F | 27°F | 77°F 1924 | 3°F 1930 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 19 | 49°F | 27°F | 75°F 1931 | 6°F 1932 | 37% | 2% |
| Dec 20 | 49°F | 27°F | 73°F 1931 | 2°F 1916 | 37% | 2% |
| Dec 21 | 49°F | 27°F | 67°F 1931 | 2°F 1930 | 37% | 2% |
| Dec 22 | 49°F | 27°F | 71°F 1949 | 3°F 1924 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 23 | 48°F | 27°F | 68°F 1933 | 2°F 1930 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 24 | 48°F | 27°F | 67°F 2025 | 2°F 2022 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 25 | 48°F | 26°F | 72°F 2025 | -1°F 1983 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 26 | 48°F | 26°F | 74°F 2025 | 5°F 1980 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 27 | 48°F | 26°F | 72°F 2021 | 8°F 1914 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 28 | 48°F | 26°F | 74°F 1984 | 5°F 1925 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 29 | 48°F | 26°F | 75°F 1984 | 5°F 1894 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 30 | 47°F | 26°F | 73°F 1984 | 1°F 1917 | 37% | 3% |
| Dec 31 | 47°F | 26°F | 73°F 1929 | 2°F 1899 | 37% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315890 (Mt Airy 2 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00315890, 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.