Swansboro climate

Swansboro Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New River Mcaf, 24.2 km from Swansboro

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 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 Swansboro, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.68 in
Record high
80°FDec 7, 2001
Record low
15°FDec 9, 2006
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
10 h 01 min to 9 h 53 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
15.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 162°F41°F78°F 200121°F 202433%0%
Dec 262°F41°F74°F 201521°F 200233%0%
Dec 361°F40°F76°F 199822°F 202433%0%
Dec 461°F40°F79°F 199820°F 202433%0%
Dec 561°F40°F79°F 199824°F 200633%0%
Dec 661°F40°F77°F 199821°F 202433%0%
Dec 761°F40°F80°F 200117°F 202433%0%
Dec 860°F40°F76°F 199817°F 201034%0%
Dec 960°F40°F76°F 199815°F 200634%
Dec 1060°F39°F76°F 200721°F 200634%
Dec 1160°F39°F76°F 200721°F 201634%
Dec 1260°F39°F77°F 200726°F 201334%
Dec 1359°F39°F74°F 201523°F 201334%
Dec 1459°F39°F74°F 201522°F 201034%
Dec 1559°F39°F74°F 201517°F 201034%
Dec 1659°F38°F73°F 201116°F 201034%
Dec 1759°F38°F75°F 202124°F 200734%
Dec 1859°F38°F74°F 200621°F 200734%
Dec 1958°F38°F71°F 202524°F 201934%
Dec 2058°F38°F72°F 200815°F 200434%
Dec 2158°F38°F71°F 201316°F 199634%
Dec 2258°F38°F76°F 199821°F 200534%
Dec 2358°F37°F74°F 201519°F 200834%
Dec 2458°F37°F76°F 201518°F 202234%
Dec 2557°F37°F74°F 201517°F 202234%
Dec 2657°F37°F76°F 201517°F 202233%
Dec 2757°F37°F76°F 201522°F 200433%
Dec 2857°F37°F74°F 201920°F 200433%
Dec 2957°F37°F76°F 202122°F 201733%
Dec 3057°F36°F76°F 201522°F 201733%
Dec 3157°F36°F74°F 202120°F 202533%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Swansboro, 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 4:58 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093727 (New River Mcaf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00316096, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.