Franklin Furnace climate

Franklin Furnace Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portsmouth-Sciotoville, 15 km from Franklin Furnace

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 12 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 Franklin Furnace, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
82°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-18°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 9 h 31 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
4.9 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 150°F30°F75°F 19982°F 197636%0%
Dec 250°F30°F72°F 197011°F 196436%1%
Dec 349°F30°F72°F 19828°F 192936%1%
Dec 449°F30°F82°F 19828°F 192936%1%
Dec 549°F29°F74°F 198210°F 197436%1%
Dec 648°F29°F75°F 19568°F 199236%1%
Dec 748°F29°F76°F 19981°F 197736%1%
Dec 848°F29°F80°F 20043°F 197737%1%
Dec 947°F29°F78°F 20045°F 193737%1%
Dec 1047°F29°F74°F 19231°F 199537%1%
Dec 1147°F29°F78°F 19711°F 199537%1%
Dec 1247°F28°F71°F 2007-6°F 196237%1%
Dec 1346°F28°F73°F 1927-5°F 196237%2%
Dec 1446°F28°F75°F 1927-3°F 196237%2%
Dec 1546°F28°F70°F 19330°F 189837%2%
Dec 1645°F28°F74°F 1971-6°F 198937%2%
Dec 1745°F28°F74°F 1924-6°F 198937%2%
Dec 1845°F27°F76°F 1924-2°F 198937%2%
Dec 1945°F27°F73°F 1924-1°F 198937%2%
Dec 2045°F27°F67°F 2008-2°F 196337%3%
Dec 2144°F27°F67°F 1956-2°F 196337%3%
Dec 2244°F27°F73°F 1949-9°F 198937%3%
Dec 2344°F26°F70°F 1933-18°F 198937%3%
Dec 2444°F26°F71°F 1955-16°F 198937%3%
Dec 2543°F26°F74°F 1964-10°F 198937%4%
Dec 2643°F26°F76°F 1982-1°F 198537%4%
Dec 2743°F26°F71°F 2016-10°F 198337%4%
Dec 2843°F26°F71°F 20081°F 192537%4%
Dec 2943°F25°F75°F 19845°F 192537%5%
Dec 3043°F25°F74°F 19841°F 198337%5%
Dec 3142°F25°F79°F 1951-1°F 193537%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin Furnace, 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 7:30 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00336781 (Portsmouth-Sciotoville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150254, 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.