Big Stone Gap climate

Big Stone Gap Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Stone Gap, 5.5 km from Big Stone Gap

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.53 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 Big Stone Gap, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
5.53 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
75°FDec 29, 2025
Record low
-17°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
5.1 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°F29°F65°F 1970-1°F 196437%1%
Dec 251°F29°F70°F 19828°F 196037%1%
Dec 351°F29°F71°F 198211°F 197937%1%
Dec 451°F29°F72°F 19829°F 196638%1%
Dec 550°F29°F73°F 200111°F 199138%1%
Dec 650°F29°F67°F 200110°F 198438%1%
Dec 750°F29°F67°F 1956-5°F 197738%1%
Dec 849°F28°F67°F 19785°F 200638%1%
Dec 949°F28°F69°F 19666°F 200639%1%
Dec 1049°F28°F67°F 1971-2°F 199539%2%
Dec 1149°F28°F67°F 19715°F 195539%2%
Dec 1248°F28°F65°F 2021-13°F 196239%2%
Dec 1348°F28°F67°F 2015-17°F 196239%2%
Dec 1448°F28°F65°F 20014°F 196039%2%
Dec 1548°F27°F70°F 1984-1°F 196339%2%
Dec 1647°F27°F66°F 2015-6°F 198939%2%
Dec 1747°F27°F66°F 2021-2°F 198940%2%
Dec 1847°F27°F64°F 20066°F 197340%2%
Dec 1947°F27°F68°F 2025-11°F 196340%3%
Dec 2046°F27°F68°F 2025-4°F 200440%3%
Dec 2146°F27°F67°F 1967-5°F 196340%3%
Dec 2246°F26°F66°F 2025-9°F 198940%3%
Dec 2346°F26°F66°F 2025-11°F 198940%3%
Dec 2446°F26°F71°F 2025-7°F 198340%3%
Dec 2545°F26°F69°F 1982-13°F 198340%3%
Dec 2645°F26°F69°F 2015-5°F 198340%4%
Dec 2745°F26°F69°F 20154°F 196640%4%
Dec 2845°F26°F67°F 2015-1°F 197740%4%
Dec 2945°F25°F75°F 2025-5°F 196140%4%
Dec 3045°F25°F69°F 20191°F 196340%4%
Dec 3144°F25°F66°F 19720°F 198340%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Stone Gap, 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 7:25 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:24 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00440735 (Big Stone Gap), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00449215, 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.