Emory climate

Emory Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saltville 1N, 14.2 km from Emory

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.12 in over about 13 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 Emory, 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
26°F
Precipitation
4.12 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
78°FDec 25, 1982
Record low
-12°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 41 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
83%
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°F28°F72°F 19708°F 197637%2%
Dec 251°F28°F75°F 198215°F 197937%2%
Dec 351°F28°F75°F 19829°F 197937%2%
Dec 451°F27°F76°F 198210°F 200038%2%
Dec 550°F27°F76°F 198210°F 197438%2%
Dec 650°F27°F76°F 200111°F 198638%2%
Dec 750°F27°F76°F 20018°F 198438%3%
Dec 849°F27°F77°F 19782°F 197739%3%
Dec 949°F27°F72°F 19787°F 198839%3%
Dec 1049°F27°F73°F 19715°F 199539%3%
Dec 1149°F27°F71°F 19714°F 198839%3%
Dec 1248°F27°F73°F 20216°F 198839%3%
Dec 1348°F27°F69°F 19792°F 198239%3%
Dec 1448°F26°F70°F 19847°F 201039%3%
Dec 1548°F26°F74°F 19710°F 198939%3%
Dec 1647°F26°F73°F 1984-2°F 198939%4%
Dec 1747°F26°F72°F 20159°F 197240%4%
Dec 1847°F26°F68°F 20166°F 197340%4%
Dec 1947°F26°F72°F 19906°F 197540%4%
Dec 2047°F26°F64°F 19872°F 200440%4%
Dec 2146°F26°F68°F 1984-5°F 198940%4%
Dec 2246°F26°F71°F 2013-12°F 198940%4%
Dec 2346°F25°F61°F 1990-12°F 198940%4%
Dec 2446°F25°F66°F 19794°F 200040%4%
Dec 2546°F25°F78°F 1982-12°F 198340%4%
Dec 2646°F25°F69°F 1982-4°F 198340%5%
Dec 2745°F25°F68°F 20159°F 198340%5%
Dec 2845°F25°F74°F 20156°F 197740%5%
Dec 2945°F25°F72°F 20218°F 197740%5%
Dec 3045°F25°F71°F 19900°F 198340%5%
Dec 3145°F24°F72°F 1972-2°F 198340%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Emory, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00447506 (Saltville 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00440021, 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.