Riner climate

Riner Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Christiansburg, 7.5 km from Riner

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.23 in over about 11 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 Riner, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.23 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
75°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-10°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
5.1 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°F30°F70°F 19986°F 197634%5%
Dec 249°F30°F72°F 20068°F 197634%5%
Dec 348°F30°F71°F 198210°F 197634%5%
Dec 448°F30°F68°F 19825°F 196634%5%
Dec 548°F29°F70°F 19822°F 197435%5%
Dec 647°F29°F75°F 20014°F 197435%6%
Dec 747°F29°F71°F 19980°F 200235%6%
Dec 847°F29°F72°F 1998-1°F 200235%6%
Dec 947°F29°F70°F 19801°F 199535%6%
Dec 1046°F29°F65°F 19725°F 199536%6%
Dec 1146°F28°F67°F 20074°F 199536%6%
Dec 1246°F28°F71°F 2007-4°F 196236%6%
Dec 1345°F28°F71°F 2015-5°F 196236%6%
Dec 1445°F28°F70°F 1984-4°F 196236%6%
Dec 1545°F28°F69°F 19842°F 196236%7%
Dec 1645°F27°F75°F 19844°F 198936%7%
Dec 1744°F27°F70°F 19710°F 198936%7%
Dec 1844°F27°F70°F 19845°F 197336%7%
Dec 1944°F27°F68°F 19840°F 198537%7%
Dec 2044°F27°F67°F 19840°F 198537%7%
Dec 2144°F27°F66°F 19780°F 200437%7%
Dec 2243°F26°F65°F 2013-8°F 198537%7%
Dec 2343°F26°F64°F 1990-10°F 198937%7%
Dec 2443°F26°F62°F 1957-4°F 198937%7%
Dec 2543°F26°F68°F 1964-8°F 198337%8%
Dec 2643°F26°F65°F 2025-8°F 198537%8%
Dec 2743°F25°F65°F 19713°F 200037%8%
Dec 2842°F25°F73°F 20155°F 201737%8%
Dec 2942°F25°F73°F 19845°F 201737%8%
Dec 3042°F25°F68°F 1984-2°F 198337%8%
Dec 3142°F25°F65°F 19924°F 198337%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riner, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441692 (Christiansburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00440766, 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.