Hurt Weather in December
Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 9 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 49°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 3.50 in
- Snowfall
- 2.0 in
- Record high
- 77°FDec 7, 2013
- Record low
- 0°FDec 25, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 48 min to 9 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 53°F | 31°F | 73°F 2006 | 12°F 1976 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 2 | 52°F | 31°F | 76°F 2006 | 12°F 1976 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 52°F | 31°F | 71°F 2021 | 13°F 2002 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 52°F | 31°F | 70°F 2012 | 5°F 2000 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 5 | 51°F | 31°F | 74°F 1998 | 5°F 2000 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 6 | 51°F | 30°F | 73°F 1982 | 11°F 2000 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 7 | 51°F | 30°F | 77°F 2013 | 7°F 2002 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 8 | 51°F | 30°F | 77°F 1998 | 4°F 2002 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 9 | 50°F | 30°F | 75°F 1998 | 14°F 2006 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 10 | 50°F | 30°F | 71°F 1978 | 15°F 2006 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 11 | 50°F | 30°F | 77°F 2007 | 13°F 2018 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 12 | 50°F | 29°F | 70°F 2015 | 11°F 1977 | 30% | 2% |
| Dec 13 | 49°F | 29°F | 76°F 2007 | 11°F 1977 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 14 | 49°F | 29°F | 73°F 1984 | 11°F 1982 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 15 | 49°F | 29°F | 71°F 2015 | 8°F 2025 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 16 | 49°F | 29°F | 75°F 1984 | 8°F 2025 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 17 | 49°F | 29°F | 70°F 2021 | 9°F 2004 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 18 | 48°F | 29°F | 73°F 1984 | 16°F 2007 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 19 | 48°F | 28°F | 77°F 1984 | 14°F 1975 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 20 | 48°F | 28°F | 64°F 1997 | 7°F 2004 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 21 | 48°F | 28°F | 66°F 1997 | 7°F 2004 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 22 | 48°F | 28°F | 71°F 2013 | 8°F 1980 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 23 | 48°F | 28°F | 71°F 2013 | 4°F 2000 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 24 | 47°F | 28°F | 67°F 2015 | 5°F 2022 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 25 | 47°F | 28°F | 71°F 2021 | 0°F 1983 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 26 | 47°F | 27°F | 72°F 1982 | 0°F 1983 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 27 | 47°F | 27°F | 75°F 1982 | 1°F 2000 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 28 | 47°F | 27°F | 74°F 2015 | 9°F 2004 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 29 | 47°F | 27°F | 75°F 1984 | 9°F 2000 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 30 | 47°F | 27°F | 76°F 1984 | 10°F 1977 | 30% | 3% |
| Dec 31 | 46°F | 27°F | 74°F 1984 | 5°F 1983 | 31% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013733 (Lynchburg Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00441082, 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.