Albemarle County climate

Albemarle County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charlottesville 2W, 3.1 km from Albemarle County

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 in over about 10 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 Albemarle County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.75 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
80°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-2°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
30°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°F75°F 200610°F 197630%3%
Dec 252°F35°F73°F 197020°F 197130%3%
Dec 352°F35°F71°F 201214°F 197630%3%
Dec 451°F34°F77°F 199810°F 200031%3%
Dec 551°F34°F78°F 200115°F 196631%3%
Dec 651°F34°F78°F 199815°F 200231%4%
Dec 750°F34°F80°F 19988°F 200231%4%
Dec 850°F34°F73°F 197818°F 200831%4%
Dec 950°F33°F72°F 199115°F 201031%4%
Dec 1049°F33°F69°F 19669°F 198931%4%
Dec 1149°F33°F70°F 20154°F 196831%4%
Dec 1249°F33°F78°F 201510°F 196231%4%
Dec 1349°F32°F72°F 19847°F 196232%4%
Dec 1448°F32°F68°F 20159°F 195832%4%
Dec 1548°F32°F74°F 198411°F 195832%4%
Dec 1648°F32°F73°F 197110°F 195832%4%
Dec 1748°F32°F72°F 19849°F 198932%5%
Dec 1847°F31°F74°F 200613°F 198932%5%
Dec 1947°F31°F66°F 19707°F 198932%5%
Dec 2047°F31°F64°F 197210°F 198032%5%
Dec 2147°F31°F70°F 20137°F 198032%5%
Dec 2247°F31°F70°F 20131°F 198932%5%
Dec 2346°F30°F67°F 1990-2°F 198932%5%
Dec 2446°F30°F71°F 20153°F 198332%5%
Dec 2546°F30°F74°F 20211°F 198332%5%
Dec 2646°F30°F73°F 19822°F 198032%5%
Dec 2746°F30°F73°F 20156°F 198532%5%
Dec 2845°F30°F76°F 198413°F 197732%5%
Dec 2945°F29°F77°F 198412°F 200032%5%
Dec 3045°F29°F73°F 199613°F 198332%5%
Dec 3145°F29°F76°F 19925°F 198332%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Albemarle County, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441593 (Charlottesville 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093736, 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.