Norfolk Weather in December
Average highs run from 56°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 in over about 10 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 3.51 in
- Snowfall
- 1.1 in
- Record high
- 82°FDec 24, 2015
- Record low
- 9°FDec 25, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 56°F | 39°F | 78°F 1991 | 27°F 1958 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 56°F | 39°F | 73°F 2009 | 26°F 1976 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 55°F | 38°F | 80°F 1991 | 22°F 1976 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 55°F | 38°F | 77°F 1978 | 22°F 1976 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 55°F | 38°F | 79°F 1982 | 29°F 1963 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 55°F | 38°F | 80°F 1998 | 26°F 1954 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 55°F | 38°F | 79°F 1998 | 22°F 1954 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 54°F | 37°F | 78°F 1998 | 22°F 1976 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 54°F | 37°F | 76°F 1978 | 22°F 1976 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 54°F | 37°F | 80°F 2007 | 23°F 1977 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 54°F | 37°F | 76°F 2021 | 22°F 1957 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 54°F | 37°F | 79°F 2007 | 17°F 1957 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 53°F | 37°F | 73°F 2015 | 14°F 1962 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 14 | 53°F | 36°F | 77°F 2015 | 20°F 2025 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 15 | 53°F | 36°F | 74°F 1971 | 19°F 2025 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 16 | 53°F | 36°F | 78°F 1971 | 18°F 1958 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 17 | 53°F | 36°F | 73°F 2021 | 20°F 1988 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 18 | 52°F | 36°F | 78°F 2016 | 21°F 1963 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 19 | 52°F | 35°F | 74°F 1984 | 20°F 1963 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 20 | 52°F | 35°F | 69°F 1957 | 17°F 1963 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 21 | 52°F | 35°F | 72°F 2013 | 18°F 1980 | 32% | 2% |
| Dec 22 | 52°F | 35°F | 80°F 2013 | 12°F 1989 | 31% | 2% |
| Dec 23 | 51°F | 35°F | 77°F 1990 | 16°F 1989 | 31% | 2% |
| Dec 24 | 51°F | 35°F | 82°F 2015 | 12°F 1983 | 31% | 2% |
| Dec 25 | 51°F | 34°F | 79°F 2015 | 9°F 1983 | 31% | 2% |
| Dec 26 | 51°F | 34°F | 72°F 1964 | 13°F 1983 | 31% | 3% |
| Dec 27 | 51°F | 34°F | 75°F 2015 | 22°F 1948 | 31% | 3% |
| Dec 28 | 50°F | 34°F | 78°F 2008 | 20°F 1977 | 31% | 3% |
| Dec 29 | 50°F | 34°F | 79°F 2015 | 20°F 1977 | 32% | 3% |
| Dec 30 | 50°F | 34°F | 76°F 2019 | 21°F 1962 | 32% | 3% |
| Dec 31 | 50°F | 34°F | 70°F 1990 | 17°F 1962 | 32% | 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 4:49 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00446147 (Norfolk S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013750, 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.