Stafford climate

Stafford Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quantico Mcas, 12.8 km from Stafford

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.33 in over about 10 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 Stafford, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.33 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
80°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
7°FDec 25, 2022
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
5.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 153°F35°F75°F 199821°F 201332%2%
Dec 252°F35°F76°F 200120°F 199932%2%
Dec 352°F35°F70°F 199819°F 202432%2%
Dec 452°F35°F73°F 199814°F 200232%3%
Dec 551°F34°F77°F 199814°F 200232%3%
Dec 651°F34°F79°F 200120°F 200232%3%
Dec 751°F34°F80°F 199812°F 200232%3%
Dec 850°F34°F80°F 199813°F 200232%3%
Dec 950°F34°F80°F 199815°F 200632%3%
Dec 1050°F33°F63°F 202315°F 200632%3%
Dec 1150°F33°F68°F 200819°F 201832%3%
Dec 1249°F33°F71°F 201515°F 201332%3%
Dec 1349°F33°F75°F 201520°F 201332%3%
Dec 1449°F33°F75°F 201517°F 200532%3%
Dec 1549°F32°F71°F 201513°F 201032%3%
Dec 1648°F32°F69°F 200813°F 201632%4%
Dec 1748°F32°F70°F 202113°F 201032%4%
Dec 1848°F32°F69°F 200616°F 201032%4%
Dec 1948°F32°F74°F 200616°F 201032%4%
Dec 2048°F31°F74°F 200612°F 200432%4%
Dec 2147°F31°F64°F 201311°F 200432%4%
Dec 2247°F31°F71°F 201314°F 200932%4%
Dec 2347°F31°F75°F 20139°F 200032%4%
Dec 2447°F31°F68°F 20158°F 202232%4%
Dec 2547°F30°F70°F 20157°F 202232%4%
Dec 2646°F30°F71°F 20158°F 202232%4%
Dec 2746°F30°F64°F 202512°F 202232%4%
Dec 2846°F30°F73°F 201512°F 202232%5%
Dec 2946°F30°F70°F 20087°F 200132%5%
Dec 3046°F30°F68°F 199616°F 200032%5%
Dec 3146°F30°F72°F 201913°F 202532%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stafford, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:59 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013773 (Quantico Mcas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443204, 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.