Roanoke climate

Roanoke Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Worth Alliance AP, 9.2 km from Roanoke

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 6 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 Roanoke, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.48 in
Record high
90°FDec 3, 2005
Record low
8°FDec 9, 2005
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 08 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
10.3 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 162°F41°F82°F 201222°F 200620%0%
Dec 262°F41°F83°F 201224°F 200520%0%
Dec 362°F41°F90°F 200523°F 200620%0%
Dec 461°F40°F84°F 201718°F 200620%0%
Dec 561°F40°F80°F 202222°F 200520%0%
Dec 661°F40°F75°F 199819°F 199920%0%
Dec 760°F40°F84°F 200717°F 201320%0%
Dec 860°F39°F80°F 202312°F 200520%0%
Dec 960°F39°F81°F 20218°F 200520%0%
Dec 1060°F39°F83°F 202117°F 201320%0%
Dec 1159°F39°F78°F 201714°F 201220%0%
Dec 1259°F39°F75°F 201517°F 201220%0%
Dec 1359°F38°F75°F 201718°F 199720%0%
Dec 1459°F38°F79°F 200821°F 200020%0%
Dec 1558°F38°F80°F 202121°F 200420%0%
Dec 1658°F38°F79°F 202421°F 200720%0%
Dec 1758°F38°F78°F 200620°F 201620%0%
Dec 1858°F37°F77°F 200614°F 201620%0%
Dec 1958°F37°F78°F 201212°F 201619%0%
Dec 2057°F37°F82°F 202522°F 201619%0%
Dec 2157°F37°F84°F 201020°F 200819%0%
Dec 2257°F37°F76°F 200310°F 202219%0%
Dec 2357°F37°F82°F 202510°F 202219%0%
Dec 2457°F37°F82°F 202119°F 200419%0%
Dec 2557°F36°F81°F 202118°F 199819%0%
Dec 2657°F36°F85°F 202519°F 199819%0%
Dec 2757°F36°F81°F 200519°F 201219%0%
Dec 2856°F36°F83°F 201621°F 200919%0%
Dec 2956°F36°F75°F 199920°F 201219%0%
Dec 3056°F36°F81°F 202421°F 201319%0%
Dec 3156°F36°F75°F 201119°F 201319%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Roanoke, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 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 USW00053909 (Ft Worth Alliance AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053909, 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.