Burke County climate

Burke County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Northgate 5 Ese, 32.1 km from Burke County

Average highs run from 26°F on December 1 to 19°F on December 31, and lows from 8°F to -1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 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 Burke County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
21°F
Average low
3°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Record high
51°FDec 6, 2015
Record low
-36°FDec 30, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 34 min to 8 h 20 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
11.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 126°F8°F48°F 2021-27°F 201428%
Dec 225°F8°F47°F 2017-18°F 200628%
Dec 325°F7°F49°F 2015-22°F 200629%
Dec 425°F7°F50°F 2015-11°F 201429%
Dec 524°F6°F47°F 2015-14°F 201329%
Dec 624°F6°F51°F 2015-27°F 202230%
Dec 723°F6°F50°F 2015-30°F 202230%
Dec 823°F5°F49°F 2020-23°F 201330%
Dec 923°F5°F51°F 2015-26°F 201630%
Dec 1022°F5°F42°F 2015-30°F 201630%
Dec 1122°F4°F42°F 2014-20°F 201331%
Dec 1222°F4°F48°F 2017-20°F 200931%
Dec 1322°F4°F39°F 2014-22°F 200931%
Dec 1421°F3°F44°F 2018-20°F 201931%
Dec 1521°F3°F44°F 2018-24°F 200931%
Dec 1621°F3°F45°F 2025-25°F 201631%
Dec 1721°F2°F38°F 2017-32°F 201631%
Dec 1820°F2°F47°F 2018-27°F 201631%
Dec 1920°F2°F45°F 2020-13°F 201332%
Dec 2020°F2°F39°F 2011-18°F 202432%
Dec 2120°F1°F38°F 2019-20°F 201732%
Dec 2220°F1°F39°F 2019-27°F 201332%
Dec 2320°F1°F34°F 2011-32°F 201332%
Dec 2419°F1°F42°F 2011-27°F 200832%
Dec 2519°F0°F41°F 2011-21°F 201732%
Dec 2619°F0°F41°F 2011-27°F 201232%
Dec 2719°F0°F37°F 2013-31°F 201732%
Dec 2819°F0°F36°F 2023-29°F 202132%
Dec 2919°F0°F35°F 2023-29°F 202132%
Dec 3019°F-1°F36°F 2011-36°F 201732%
Dec 3119°F-1°F37°F 2011-29°F 201731%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burke County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:22 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:43 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094084 (Northgate 5 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094084, 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.