Brightwood climate

Brightwood Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Somerset, 20.7 km from Brightwood

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 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 Brightwood, 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
28°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Snowfall
3.7 in
Record high
79°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-4°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
82%
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 153°F31°F72°F 199811°F 197630%3%
Dec 252°F30°F74°F 200115°F 196030%3%
Dec 352°F30°F72°F 197011°F 197630%4%
Dec 452°F30°F72°F 195612°F 196631%4%
Dec 551°F30°F77°F 199815°F 196631%4%
Dec 651°F29°F79°F 200118°F 196931%4%
Dec 751°F29°F78°F 19569°F 200231%4%
Dec 851°F29°F79°F 199810°F 197031%4%
Dec 950°F29°F74°F 198012°F 196031%4%
Dec 1050°F29°F73°F 194613°F 196031%4%
Dec 1150°F28°F68°F 19668°F 196832%4%
Dec 1249°F28°F70°F 19651°F 196232%4%
Dec 1349°F28°F75°F 20151°F 196232%5%
Dec 1449°F28°F72°F 19849°F 196032%5%
Dec 1549°F28°F68°F 19678°F 202532%5%
Dec 1649°F27°F73°F 19846°F 195832%5%
Dec 1748°F27°F74°F 19715°F 195132%5%
Dec 1848°F27°F72°F 19848°F 197332%5%
Dec 1948°F27°F74°F 20067°F 198932%5%
Dec 2048°F27°F65°F 19677°F 198132%5%
Dec 2147°F27°F73°F 19567°F 196332%5%
Dec 2247°F26°F70°F 20130°F 198932%5%
Dec 2347°F26°F71°F 2013-4°F 198932%5%
Dec 2447°F26°F67°F 1990-1°F 198932%6%
Dec 2547°F26°F70°F 1955-1°F 198332%6%
Dec 2647°F26°F71°F 20211°F 198332%6%
Dec 2746°F26°F70°F 19825°F 196632%6%
Dec 2846°F25°F71°F 19468°F 196632%6%
Dec 2946°F25°F75°F 198410°F 196132%6%
Dec 3046°F25°F76°F 19849°F 196131%6%
Dec 3146°F25°F73°F 19516°F 198331%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brightwood, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00447904 (Somerset), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446712, 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.