Fayetteville climate

Fayetteville Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for S Mtn, 7.8 km from Fayetteville

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.82 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 Fayetteville, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.82 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
75°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-11°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.7 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 145°F29°F68°F 200611°F 197631%4%
Dec 244°F29°F64°F 199813°F 197131%5%
Dec 344°F28°F69°F 19982°F 197632%5%
Dec 444°F28°F72°F 198211°F 198932%5%
Dec 543°F28°F75°F 200114°F 199132%5%
Dec 643°F28°F73°F 199812°F 196932%6%
Dec 743°F28°F72°F 19989°F 197732%6%
Dec 842°F27°F65°F 198015°F 197732%6%
Dec 942°F27°F62°F 199110°F 198932%6%
Dec 1042°F27°F66°F 19994°F 199532%6%
Dec 1141°F27°F63°F 19793°F 196832%7%
Dec 1241°F27°F65°F 1979-1°F 198832%7%
Dec 1341°F26°F64°F 19843°F 198832%7%
Dec 1440°F26°F60°F 20068°F 200532%7%
Dec 1540°F26°F61°F 198412°F 198832%7%
Dec 1640°F26°F63°F 19716°F 198932%7%
Dec 1739°F26°F64°F 19844°F 198932%8%
Dec 1839°F25°F65°F 20063°F 198932%8%
Dec 1939°F25°F62°F 19845°F 198532%8%
Dec 2039°F25°F56°F 19701°F 200433%8%
Dec 2138°F25°F56°F 19985°F 198033%8%
Dec 2238°F25°F58°F 1990-5°F 198933%8%
Dec 2338°F24°F59°F 1990-1°F 198933%8%
Dec 2438°F24°F57°F 19820°F 198333%8%
Dec 2537°F24°F59°F 1982-11°F 198333%8%
Dec 2637°F24°F61°F 1982-5°F 198333%8%
Dec 2737°F24°F62°F 19712°F 198933%9%
Dec 2837°F23°F65°F 19847°F 197733%9%
Dec 2937°F23°F71°F 19849°F 197733%9%
Dec 3036°F23°F68°F 19842°F 197633%9%
Dec 3136°F23°F62°F 19923°F 197633%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fayetteville, 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 7:13 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00368308 (S Mtn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00181530, 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.