Scotts Mill climate

Scotts Mill Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Apex, 4.6 km from Scotts Mill

Average highs run from 58°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.67 in over about 11 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 Scotts Mill, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.67 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
84°FDec 11, 2024
Record low
4°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
7.2 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 158°F37°F76°F 199111°F 197631%1%
Dec 257°F36°F77°F 199120°F 196431%1%
Dec 357°F36°F77°F 199115°F 197931%1%
Dec 457°F36°F79°F 197815°F 197631%1%
Dec 556°F36°F76°F 198219°F 196632%1%
Dec 656°F36°F80°F 199819°F 196932%1%
Dec 756°F36°F80°F 199815°F 195432%1%
Dec 856°F35°F78°F 197813°F 197733%1%
Dec 955°F35°F76°F 197816°F 196833%1%
Dec 1055°F35°F81°F 200716°F 197733%1%
Dec 1155°F35°F84°F 202413°F 196833%1%
Dec 1255°F35°F79°F 200710°F 195734%1%
Dec 1354°F35°F76°F 20074°F 196234%2%
Dec 1454°F34°F75°F 201513°F 196034%2%
Dec 1554°F34°F75°F 19718°F 195834%2%
Dec 1654°F34°F77°F 19717°F 195834%2%
Dec 1753°F34°F73°F 202111°F 196334%2%
Dec 1853°F34°F77°F 198410°F 197334%2%
Dec 1953°F34°F76°F 198410°F 197534%2%
Dec 2053°F33°F67°F 198712°F 196335%2%
Dec 2153°F33°F74°F 20138°F 196335%2%
Dec 2253°F33°F78°F 20139°F 197635%2%
Dec 2352°F33°F76°F 199010°F 198935%3%
Dec 2452°F33°F77°F 20156°F 198335%3%
Dec 2552°F33°F75°F 19554°F 198335%3%
Dec 2652°F33°F74°F 20155°F 198335%3%
Dec 2752°F32°F76°F 201512°F 194835%3%
Dec 2852°F32°F75°F 202114°F 195135%3%
Dec 2951°F32°F76°F 198413°F 197735%3%
Dec 3051°F32°F76°F 19849°F 197034%3%
Dec 3151°F32°F74°F 202111°F 198334%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scotts Mill, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:12 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00310212 (Apex), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013722, 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.