Virginia Beach climate

Virginia Beach Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oceana Nas, 6.4 km from Virginia Beach

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.26 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 Virginia Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
3.26 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
83°FDec 3, 1991
Record low
8°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
63%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 157°F38°F80°F 199123°F 195832%0%
Dec 257°F38°F75°F 199122°F 197632%0%
Dec 357°F38°F83°F 199119°F 197632%0%
Dec 456°F37°F83°F 197819°F 197632%0%
Dec 556°F37°F78°F 198226°F 198832%0%
Dec 656°F37°F79°F 199824°F 197432%0%
Dec 756°F37°F79°F 199822°F 202432%0%
Dec 855°F37°F79°F 197820°F 195432%1%
Dec 955°F37°F81°F 197817°F 197632%1%
Dec 1055°F36°F79°F 200721°F 201032%1%
Dec 1155°F36°F78°F 202118°F 197732%1%
Dec 1255°F36°F78°F 200715°F 197732%1%
Dec 1355°F36°F76°F 201510°F 195832%1%
Dec 1454°F36°F78°F 201516°F 196032%1%
Dec 1554°F36°F73°F 201518°F 201032%1%
Dec 1654°F35°F74°F 197113°F 195832%1%
Dec 1754°F35°F74°F 202118°F 195132%1%
Dec 1854°F35°F79°F 201619°F 198832%2%
Dec 1953°F35°F77°F 198417°F 197532%2%
Dec 2053°F35°F71°F 198718°F 196332%2%
Dec 2153°F35°F73°F 201315°F 198132%2%
Dec 2253°F34°F80°F 201314°F 198932%2%
Dec 2353°F34°F76°F 199016°F 196032%2%
Dec 2453°F34°F82°F 201511°F 198332%2%
Dec 2552°F34°F82°F 20158°F 198332%3%
Dec 2652°F34°F76°F 19828°F 198332%3%
Dec 2752°F34°F77°F 201516°F 194832%3%
Dec 2852°F34°F76°F 198417°F 197732%3%
Dec 2952°F33°F80°F 201515°F 197733%3%
Dec 3052°F33°F75°F 199018°F 199333%3%
Dec 3151°F33°F71°F 199014°F 199333%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Virginia Beach, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013769 (Oceana Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013769, 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.