Alcoa climate

Alcoa Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Knoxville Mcghee Tyson AP, 3.3 km from Alcoa

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.00 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 Alcoa, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
5.00 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
80°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-6°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 54 min to 9 h 46 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
5.6 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°F35°F73°F 200613°F 192935%1%
Dec 254°F35°F76°F 198217°F 192936%1%
Dec 354°F35°F79°F 198210°F 192936%1%
Dec 454°F34°F80°F 198216°F 192936%1%
Dec 553°F34°F76°F 201320°F 198636%2%
Dec 653°F34°F74°F 199810°F 193737%2%
Dec 753°F34°F77°F 19519°F 193737%2%
Dec 853°F34°F75°F 195111°F 191737%2%
Dec 952°F34°F72°F 19195°F 191737%2%
Dec 1052°F34°F73°F 19718°F 191737%2%
Dec 1152°F33°F75°F 200710°F 195737%2%
Dec 1252°F33°F74°F 19313°F 196238%2%
Dec 1351°F33°F71°F 2007-2°F 196238%2%
Dec 1451°F33°F72°F 20159°F 191738%2%
Dec 1551°F33°F73°F 19715°F 191438%2%
Dec 1651°F33°F73°F 20195°F 191438%2%
Dec 1751°F33°F74°F 192412°F 191438%2%
Dec 1850°F33°F73°F 19249°F 195338%2%
Dec 1950°F32°F69°F 19678°F 196339%2%
Dec 2050°F32°F71°F 196710°F 198139%2%
Dec 2150°F32°F75°F 201310°F 198939%2%
Dec 2250°F32°F73°F 20132°F 198939%2%
Dec 2349°F32°F69°F 19700°F 198939%2%
Dec 2449°F32°F73°F 1964-2°F 198339%3%
Dec 2549°F32°F76°F 1982-6°F 198339%3%
Dec 2649°F32°F74°F 20151°F 198339%3%
Dec 2749°F31°F77°F 20155°F 192539%3%
Dec 2849°F31°F76°F 20154°F 192539%3%
Dec 2949°F31°F78°F 20196°F 191739%3%
Dec 3049°F31°F73°F 1990-2°F 191739%3%
Dec 3148°F31°F74°F 19849°F 198339%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alcoa, 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 7:28 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013891 (Knoxville Mcghee Tyson AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013891, 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.