Monroe County Weather in December
Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.18 in over about 10 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 54°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 5.18 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 79°FDec 11, 2007
- Record low
- 3°FDec 30, 1899
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 56 min to 9 h 48 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 57°F | 33°F | 69°F 2018 | 15°F 1903 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 57°F | 32°F | 71°F 2018 | 18°F 2024 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 57°F | 32°F | 70°F 2012 | 17°F 1903 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 56°F | 32°F | 73°F 2012 | 16°F 2024 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 56°F | 32°F | 74°F 2001 | 14°F 1899 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 56°F | 32°F | 75°F 2001 | 16°F 1907 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 56°F | 32°F | 73°F 2004 | 13°F 2010 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 71°F 2012 | 11°F 2006 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 55°F | 32°F | 74°F 2007 | 15°F 2016 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 55°F | 32°F | 76°F 2007 | 17°F 2009 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 55°F | 32°F | 79°F 2007 | 11°F 1898 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 54°F | 32°F | 70°F 2007 | 18°F 2013 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 13 | 54°F | 32°F | 72°F 2007 | 5°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 14 | 54°F | 31°F | 69°F 1901 | 10°F 1898 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 15 | 54°F | 31°F | 68°F 1906 | 9°F 1901 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 16 | 54°F | 31°F | 71°F 1908 | 8°F 1901 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 17 | 53°F | 31°F | 73°F 1908 | 14°F 1901 | 32% | 0% |
| Dec 18 | 53°F | 31°F | 73°F 2006 | 4°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 19 | 53°F | 31°F | 71°F 2024 | 12°F 2000 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 20 | 53°F | 31°F | 71°F 2015 | 12°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 21 | 53°F | 31°F | 73°F 2013 | 11°F 2005 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 22 | 52°F | 30°F | 70°F 2011 | 6°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| Dec 23 | 52°F | 30°F | 69°F 2021 | 4°F 2022 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 52°F | 30°F | 72°F 2016 | 5°F 2022 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 52°F | 30°F | 70°F 1904 | 9°F 2022 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 52°F | 30°F | 74°F 2021 | 9°F 2022 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 52°F | 30°F | 74°F 2021 | 5°F 2010 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 51°F | 30°F | 76°F 2019 | 14°F 1902 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 51°F | 29°F | 74°F 2021 | 14°F 1899 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 51°F | 29°F | 74°F 2021 | 3°F 1899 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 51°F | 29°F | 74°F 2021 | 3°F 1899 | 30% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408886 (Tellico Plains), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00408886, 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.