Tazewell climate

Tazewell Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Burkes Garden, 16.4 km from Tazewell

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.05 in over about 14 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 Tazewell, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
4.05 in
Snowfall
9.1 in
Record high
79°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-15°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 9 h 39 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
29°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 147°F26°F72°F 199114°F 199940%12%
Dec 246°F26°F67°F 200614°F 199941%12%
Dec 346°F26°F70°F 199116°F 200841%12%
Dec 446°F25°F68°F 201211°F 200041%13%
Dec 545°F25°F67°F 199812°F 198942%13%
Dec 645°F25°F79°F 200112°F 199242%13%
Dec 745°F25°F67°F 199811°F 202442%13%
Dec 845°F25°F70°F 20042°F 199542%14%
Dec 944°F25°F66°F 19992°F 201043%14%
Dec 1044°F25°F67°F 20122°F 199543%14%
Dec 1144°F25°F64°F 20241°F 199543%14%
Dec 1244°F24°F69°F 20077°F 199543%15%
Dec 1343°F24°F66°F 201511°F 200943%15%
Dec 1443°F24°F71°F 201510°F 201044%15%
Dec 1543°F24°F72°F 20154°F 202544%15%
Dec 1643°F24°F73°F 20153°F 198944%15%
Dec 1743°F24°F68°F 2015-3°F 198944%16%
Dec 1842°F24°F67°F 2016-1°F 198944%16%
Dec 1942°F24°F65°F 200610°F 199145%16%
Dec 2042°F23°F63°F 2002-3°F 200445%16%
Dec 2142°F23°F59°F 2025-3°F 200445%16%
Dec 2242°F23°F71°F 2013-4°F 198945%16%
Dec 2341°F23°F70°F 2013-14°F 198945%17%
Dec 2441°F23°F65°F 1996-15°F 198945%17%
Dec 2541°F23°F68°F 2019-2°F 198945%17%
Dec 2641°F23°F66°F 20195°F 200045%17%
Dec 2741°F23°F70°F 2019-1°F 198946%17%
Dec 2841°F22°F74°F 20155°F 198946%18%
Dec 2940°F22°F69°F 20215°F 201046%18%
Dec 3040°F22°F70°F 201910°F 199546%18%
Dec 3140°F22°F64°F 19929°F 200146%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tazewell, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441209 (Burkes Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00447174, 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.