Colonial Heights climate

Colonial Heights Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Petersburg, 3.5 km from Colonial Heights

Average highs run from 56°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.47 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 Colonial Heights, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
3.47 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
80°FDec 11, 2007
Record low
6°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 39 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
5.4 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 156°F33°F76°F 200624°F 202231%0%
Dec 256°F33°F69°F 202120°F 202431%0%
Dec 356°F33°F70°F 202318°F 202431%0%
Dec 455°F33°F72°F 201216°F 202431%0%
Dec 555°F32°F75°F 201221°F 202431%0%
Dec 655°F32°F71°F 202114°F 202431%0%
Dec 755°F32°F77°F 201314°F 202431%0%
Dec 854°F32°F71°F 201117°F 200631%0%
Dec 954°F32°F68°F 202314°F 202531%0%
Dec 1054°F31°F71°F 201917°F 200631%0%
Dec 1154°F31°F80°F 200720°F 201031%0%
Dec 1253°F31°F77°F 201521°F 200931%0%
Dec 1353°F31°F77°F 200720°F 200931%0%
Dec 1453°F31°F73°F 201510°F 202531%0%
Dec 1553°F31°F70°F 20159°F 202531%1%
Dec 1652°F30°F72°F 200815°F 201031%1%
Dec 1752°F30°F75°F 202123°F 201031%1%
Dec 1852°F30°F73°F 200620°F 200731%1%
Dec 1952°F30°F74°F 200615°F 200432%1%
Dec 2052°F30°F67°F 201814°F 200432%1%
Dec 2151°F30°F69°F 201818°F 200532%1%
Dec 2251°F30°F73°F 201315°F 202432%1%
Dec 2351°F30°F78°F 20136°F 202232%1%
Dec 2451°F30°F75°F 20157°F 202232%1%
Dec 2551°F29°F76°F 201510°F 202232%1%
Dec 2651°F29°F72°F 20217°F 202232%1%
Dec 2750°F29°F77°F 201516°F 201732%1%
Dec 2850°F29°F68°F 201916°F 201732%1%
Dec 2950°F29°F75°F 200820°F 201032%1%
Dec 3050°F29°F76°F 201920°F 201032%1%
Dec 3150°F29°F69°F 201813°F 201732%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colonial Heights, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 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 USC00446656 (Petersburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446656, 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.