Richlands climate

Richlands Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richlands, 4.3 km from Richlands

Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.92 in over about 9 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 Richlands, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.92 in
Record high
81°FDec 7, 2013
Record low
13°FDec 27, 2022
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 59 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
8.1 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 160°F36°F77°F 200622°F 202426%0%
Dec 260°F36°F79°F 202318°F 202427%0%
Dec 360°F36°F77°F 202318°F 202427%0%
Dec 459°F36°F74°F 202224°F 202427%0%
Dec 559°F36°F71°F 201217°F 202427%0%
Dec 659°F35°F76°F 201317°F 202427%0%
Dec 759°F35°F81°F 201324°F 200527%0%
Dec 859°F35°F76°F 200419°F 200827%0%
Dec 958°F35°F76°F 202315°F 200627%
Dec 1058°F35°F77°F 201915°F 200627%
Dec 1158°F35°F78°F 200719°F 201027%
Dec 1258°F35°F78°F 200725°F 200927%
Dec 1358°F35°F76°F 200717°F 202527%
Dec 1458°F35°F76°F 200716°F 202527%
Dec 1557°F34°F70°F 202418°F 202527%
Dec 1657°F34°F74°F 202114°F 201027%
Dec 1757°F34°F76°F 201516°F 200427%
Dec 1857°F34°F79°F 201617°F 200727%
Dec 1957°F34°F75°F 201617°F 200727%
Dec 2057°F34°F73°F 200816°F 200427%
Dec 2157°F34°F71°F 200815°F 200427%
Dec 2257°F34°F75°F 201315°F 200427%
Dec 2356°F34°F81°F 201317°F 200827%
Dec 2456°F33°F78°F 201520°F 200528%
Dec 2556°F33°F79°F 201515°F 202228%
Dec 2656°F33°F75°F 201516°F 202228%
Dec 2756°F33°F77°F 201513°F 202227%
Dec 2856°F33°F76°F 202117°F 200427%
Dec 2956°F33°F80°F 201517°F 200427%
Dec 3056°F33°F78°F 201521°F 201027%
Dec 3155°F33°F73°F 202122°F 200927%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richlands, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316422 (Richlands), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00316422, 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.