Nelson County climate

Nelson County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tye Rvr 1 Se, 17.2 km from Nelson County

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 in over about 7 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 Nelson County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Record high
78°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
2°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 36 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 155°F31°F70°F 200119°F 201324%
Dec 255°F31°F74°F 200613°F 200024%
Dec 354°F31°F66°F 202110°F 200024%
Dec 454°F31°F70°F 200110°F 200024%
Dec 554°F30°F78°F 200112°F 200224%
Dec 653°F30°F71°F 20019°F 200224%
Dec 753°F30°F64°F 20043°F 200224%
Dec 853°F30°F64°F 20223°F 200224%
Dec 952°F30°F66°F 201211°F 201024%
Dec 1052°F30°F62°F 202415°F 201624%
Dec 1152°F29°F72°F 20076°F 201824%
Dec 1252°F29°F68°F 20155°F 201824%
Dec 1351°F29°F73°F 201515°F 200024%
Dec 1451°F29°F69°F 201513°F 201024%
Dec 1551°F29°F67°F 20159°F 201024%
Dec 1651°F29°F68°F 201112°F 201624%
Dec 1750°F29°F67°F 202114°F 201624%
Dec 1850°F28°F67°F 202118°F 200724%
Dec 1950°F28°F69°F 20066°F 200424%
Dec 2050°F28°F64°F 20085°F 200924%
Dec 2150°F28°F64°F 20135°F 200924%
Dec 2250°F28°F68°F 201312°F 200024%
Dec 2349°F28°F69°F 20135°F 200024%
Dec 2449°F28°F66°F 20152°F 202223%
Dec 2549°F27°F71°F 20152°F 202223%
Dec 2649°F27°F68°F 20154°F 200023%
Dec 2749°F27°F67°F 202114°F 202223%
Dec 2849°F27°F74°F 20159°F 201723%
Dec 2949°F27°F67°F 20089°F 201723%
Dec 3048°F27°F67°F 202113°F 200123%
Dec 3148°F27°F66°F 20198°F 200123%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nelson County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448600 (Tye Rvr 1 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00448941, 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.