Rutledge climate

Rutledge Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morristown WFO, 16.1 km from Rutledge

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 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 Rutledge, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
4.40 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
76°FDec 27, 2015
Record low
0°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
33°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 152°F35°F73°F 200621°F 200236%4%
Dec 252°F35°F68°F 201221°F 202036%4%
Dec 352°F35°F70°F 202122°F 202436%4%
Dec 452°F35°F71°F 199818°F 202437%4%
Dec 551°F35°F72°F 201122°F 200637%5%
Dec 651°F34°F74°F 199816°F 202437%5%
Dec 751°F34°F73°F 199819°F 201037%5%
Dec 850°F34°F69°F 201212°F 200637%5%
Dec 950°F34°F69°F 201215°F 200638%5%
Dec 1050°F34°F69°F 20076°F 199538%5%
Dec 1150°F34°F72°F 202115°F 199538%5%
Dec 1249°F33°F69°F 201521°F 200938%5%
Dec 1349°F33°F66°F 199916°F 201038%6%
Dec 1449°F33°F70°F 200113°F 201038%6%
Dec 1549°F33°F65°F 199510°F 201039%6%
Dec 1649°F33°F69°F 202118°F 201639%6%
Dec 1748°F32°F64°F 200019°F 200039%6%
Dec 1848°F32°F72°F 201613°F 200039%6%
Dec 1948°F32°F68°F 200217°F 199639%7%
Dec 2048°F32°F61°F 19977°F 200440%7%
Dec 2148°F32°F74°F 201312°F 199640%7%
Dec 2247°F32°F73°F 20139°F 200840%7%
Dec 2347°F31°F68°F 20171°F 202240%7%
Dec 2447°F31°F68°F 20150°F 202240%7%
Dec 2547°F31°F67°F 202111°F 202040%7%
Dec 2647°F31°F71°F 20159°F 202040%8%
Dec 2747°F31°F76°F 201519°F 201040%8%
Dec 2847°F31°F74°F 201514°F 201040%8%
Dec 2946°F30°F75°F 201915°F 200040%8%
Dec 3046°F30°F70°F 201915°F 200040%8%
Dec 3146°F30°F72°F 201815°F 200040%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rutledge, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00406272 (Morristown WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00406272, 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.