Thurmond climate

Thurmond Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elkin, 13.7 km from Thurmond

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.99 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 Thurmond, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.99 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
81°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-3°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
5.4 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 155°F29°F78°F 20069°F 197628%1%
Dec 255°F29°F73°F 20149°F 197628%1%
Dec 355°F29°F72°F 199111°F 196028%1%
Dec 454°F28°F79°F 195611°F 196028%1%
Dec 554°F28°F74°F 200111°F 199228%1%
Dec 654°F28°F80°F 199814°F 197429%1%
Dec 754°F28°F81°F 19988°F 197729%1%
Dec 853°F28°F78°F 199810°F 197729%1%
Dec 953°F28°F76°F 198011°F 197729%1%
Dec 1053°F27°F68°F 199110°F 196029%1%
Dec 1152°F27°F68°F 19909°F 197729%1%
Dec 1252°F27°F71°F 20153°F 196229%1%
Dec 1352°F27°F75°F 2015-3°F 196230%1%
Dec 1452°F27°F71°F 1984-2°F 196230%1%
Dec 1551°F27°F74°F 19844°F 201030%1%
Dec 1651°F26°F75°F 19844°F 201030%1%
Dec 1751°F26°F75°F 19711°F 197230%1%
Dec 1851°F26°F74°F 19846°F 196330%1%
Dec 1951°F26°F75°F 19845°F 196430%1%
Dec 2050°F26°F73°F 19674°F 198130%1%
Dec 2150°F26°F72°F 19564°F 198130%1%
Dec 2250°F25°F67°F 19574°F 196030%1%
Dec 2350°F25°F67°F 20135°F 196030%1%
Dec 2450°F25°F69°F 19552°F 198930%1%
Dec 2550°F25°F72°F 1955-2°F 198330%1%
Dec 2649°F25°F73°F 2025-2°F 198330%1%
Dec 2749°F25°F74°F 19820°F 198330%1%
Dec 2849°F24°F75°F 20157°F 197730%1%
Dec 2949°F24°F77°F 19847°F 197730%1%
Dec 3049°F24°F77°F 19849°F 197730%1%
Dec 3149°F24°F77°F 19842°F 198330%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thurmond, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312740 (Elkin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00316256, 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.