Leesburg climate

Leesburg Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Purcellville, 12.9 km from Leesburg

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.35 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Leesburg, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
3.35 in
Snowfall
2.8 in
Record high
81°FDec 8, 1998
Record low
-5°FDec 25, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 28 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
7.8 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 149°F31°F72°F 199117°F 19813%
Dec 249°F31°F74°F 200616°F 20023%
Dec 348°F31°F70°F 201410°F 20003%
Dec 448°F30°F75°F 19988°F 20004%
Dec 548°F30°F74°F 19828°F 20004%
Dec 647°F30°F79°F 200113°F 20024%
Dec 747°F30°F80°F 1998-4°F 20024%
Dec 847°F30°F81°F 1998-3°F 20024%
Dec 946°F30°F74°F 19809°F 20024%
Dec 1046°F29°F66°F 19873°F 19894%
Dec 1146°F29°F67°F 20219°F 19894%
Dec 1245°F29°F68°F 19797°F 19775%
Dec 1345°F29°F71°F 19792°F 19885%
Dec 1445°F29°F73°F 20151°F 19895%
Dec 1545°F29°F69°F 20153°F 19895%
Dec 1644°F28°F69°F 20159°F 20165%
Dec 1744°F28°F73°F 20064°F 19895%
Dec 1844°F28°F70°F 19847°F 19895%
Dec 1944°F28°F67°F 19842°F 19895%
Dec 2043°F28°F63°F 19976°F 19916%
Dec 2143°F28°F67°F 2018-1°F 19816%
Dec 2243°F27°F71°F 20131°F 19896%
Dec 2343°F27°F70°F 20133°F 19896%
Dec 2443°F27°F68°F 19905°F 19896%
Dec 2543°F27°F72°F 2015-5°F 19896%
Dec 2642°F27°F69°F 1982-1°F 19806%
Dec 2742°F27°F64°F 19820°F 19897%
Dec 2842°F27°F69°F 20159°F 19777%
Dec 2942°F26°F74°F 19846°F 19777%
Dec 3042°F26°F78°F 19849°F 20007%
Dec 3142°F26°F66°F 1990-1°F 19937%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leesburg, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00444909 (Purcellville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00448084, 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.