Fort Chiswell climate

Fort Chiswell Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wytheville, 13.1 km from Fort Chiswell

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.18 in over about 11 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 Fort Chiswell, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.18 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
73°FDec 7, 1956
Record low
-8°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 49 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
5.6 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 150°F28°F65°F 20057°F 197634%5%
Dec 249°F28°F70°F 200610°F 196535%5%
Dec 349°F28°F66°F 19708°F 196035%5%
Dec 449°F28°F68°F 19556°F 196635%5%
Dec 549°F28°F70°F 19605°F 197435%5%
Dec 648°F28°F70°F 19569°F 197435%5%
Dec 748°F28°F73°F 19564°F 197735%6%
Dec 848°F28°F71°F 19809°F 197735%6%
Dec 947°F28°F65°F 19785°F 199535%6%
Dec 1047°F27°F64°F 19726°F 199536%6%
Dec 1147°F27°F70°F 20079°F 196836%6%
Dec 1247°F27°F72°F 2007-3°F 196236%6%
Dec 1346°F27°F68°F 2015-5°F 196236%6%
Dec 1446°F27°F70°F 19848°F 196036%6%
Dec 1546°F27°F70°F 19847°F 196336%6%
Dec 1646°F27°F70°F 19711°F 198936%6%
Dec 1745°F27°F66°F 19561°F 198936%6%
Dec 1845°F26°F67°F 20067°F 197236%7%
Dec 1945°F26°F66°F 19673°F 196436%7%
Dec 2045°F26°F66°F 1978-1°F 199636%7%
Dec 2145°F26°F66°F 19560°F 199636%7%
Dec 2244°F26°F65°F 19560°F 196036%7%
Dec 2344°F26°F63°F 1970-8°F 198936%7%
Dec 2444°F26°F68°F 1955-3°F 198336%7%
Dec 2544°F26°F66°F 1955-8°F 198336%7%
Dec 2644°F25°F66°F 1971-2°F 198336%7%
Dec 2743°F25°F68°F 20159°F 198936%7%
Dec 2843°F25°F70°F 19847°F 197736%7%
Dec 2943°F25°F69°F 19848°F 197736%7%
Dec 3043°F25°F66°F 19963°F 198336%7%
Dec 3143°F25°F65°F 19652°F 198336%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Chiswell, 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 7:18 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00449301 (Wytheville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443267, 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.