Etowah climate

Etowah Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Athens, 13.2 km from Etowah

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.91 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 Etowah, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
5.91 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
77°FDec 27, 2015
Record low
-4°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
4.7 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 155°F33°F73°F 197014°F 196536%1%
Dec 255°F33°F70°F 197016°F 196537%1%
Dec 355°F33°F74°F 198218°F 196537%1%
Dec 454°F33°F76°F 198215°F 198937%1%
Dec 554°F33°F75°F 198217°F 198937%1%
Dec 654°F33°F73°F 201317°F 202438%1%
Dec 754°F32°F75°F 19988°F 197738%1%
Dec 853°F32°F75°F 19987°F 197738%1%
Dec 953°F32°F75°F 197814°F 196838%1%
Dec 1053°F32°F73°F 20077°F 199539%1%
Dec 1153°F32°F75°F 200710°F 199539%1%
Dec 1252°F32°F76°F 20071°F 196239%1%
Dec 1352°F32°F71°F 2015-4°F 196239%1%
Dec 1452°F32°F72°F 2015-2°F 196239%1%
Dec 1552°F32°F72°F 198411°F 198539%1%
Dec 1651°F31°F72°F 19713°F 198939%1%
Dec 1751°F31°F71°F 202111°F 196340%1%
Dec 1851°F31°F70°F 200610°F 197240%1%
Dec 1951°F31°F72°F 19843°F 196340%1%
Dec 2051°F31°F69°F 19845°F 196340%1%
Dec 2150°F31°F72°F 19677°F 198140%1%
Dec 2250°F31°F74°F 2013-1°F 198940%1%
Dec 2350°F30°F67°F 2017-3°F 198940%1%
Dec 2450°F30°F70°F 19700°F 198940%2%
Dec 2550°F30°F74°F 1964-1°F 198340%2%
Dec 2650°F30°F73°F 19820°F 198340%2%
Dec 2749°F30°F77°F 20156°F 198540%2%
Dec 2849°F30°F76°F 20159°F 197740%2%
Dec 2949°F30°F75°F 201511°F 197740%2%
Dec 3049°F30°F72°F 20196°F 198339%2%
Dec 3149°F29°F70°F 19846°F 198339%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Etowah, 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 7:29 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00400284 (Athens), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400284, 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.