Metompkin Weather in December
Average highs run from 54°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 in over about 11 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
- 51°F
- Average low
- 34°F
- Precipitation
- 3.75 in
- Snowfall
- 1.7 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 24, 2015
- Record low
- -1°FDec 16, 1958
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 9 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 54°F | 37°F | 73°F 2001 | 16°F 1976 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 54°F | 36°F | 71°F 2006 | 18°F 1967 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 54°F | 36°F | 76°F 1991 | 18°F 1976 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 53°F | 36°F | 75°F 1998 | 17°F 1966 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 53°F | 36°F | 75°F 1982 | 21°F 2000 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 53°F | 35°F | 76°F 1998 | 24°F 1957 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 53°F | 35°F | 77°F 1998 | 19°F 2002 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 8 | 52°F | 35°F | 74°F 1998 | 19°F 1970 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 9 | 52°F | 35°F | 73°F 1978 | 21°F 1965 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 10 | 52°F | 35°F | 74°F 2007 | 19°F 1960 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 11 | 52°F | 34°F | 72°F 2007 | 15°F 1968 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 12 | 51°F | 34°F | 73°F 2007 | 12°F 1968 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 13 | 51°F | 34°F | 69°F 1956 | 13°F 1960 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 14 | 51°F | 34°F | 69°F 1999 | 7°F 1958 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 15 | 51°F | 34°F | 72°F 1971 | 5°F 1958 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 16 | 50°F | 33°F | 76°F 1971 | -1°F 1958 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 17 | 50°F | 33°F | 72°F 1971 | 7°F 1958 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 18 | 50°F | 33°F | 75°F 2016 | 15°F 1972 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 19 | 50°F | 33°F | 68°F 1984 | 12°F 1958 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 20 | 50°F | 33°F | 70°F 1984 | 14°F 2004 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 21 | 49°F | 33°F | 68°F 2013 | 11°F 1981 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 22 | 49°F | 32°F | 76°F 2013 | 12°F 1955 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 23 | 49°F | 32°F | 72°F 1990 | 10°F 1989 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 24 | 49°F | 32°F | 78°F 2015 | 10°F 2022 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 25 | 49°F | 32°F | 74°F 2015 | 7°F 1983 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 26 | 48°F | 32°F | 71°F 2015 | 7°F 1980 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 27 | 48°F | 32°F | 73°F 2015 | 12°F 1983 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 28 | 48°F | 31°F | 73°F 2008 | 11°F 2004 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 29 | 48°F | 31°F | 72°F 1984 | 11°F 2017 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 30 | 48°F | 31°F | 71°F 1984 | 17°F 2010 | 34% | 3% |
| Dec 31 | 47°F | 31°F | 69°F 1990 | 7°F 1962 | 34% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093739 (Wallops Island Flight Fac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446475, 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.