Beckley Weather in December
Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.53 in over about 14 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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 3.53 in
- Snowfall
- 7.9 in
- Record high
- 74°FDec 27, 2015
- Record low
- -18°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 9 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 75%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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 | 47°F | 26°F | 66°F 2006 | 3°F 1964 | 42% | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 47°F | 25°F | 67°F 1982 | 10°F 1979 | 42% | 10% |
| Dec 3 | 47°F | 25°F | 69°F 1982 | 7°F 1966 | 42% | 11% |
| Dec 4 | 46°F | 25°F | 72°F 1982 | 8°F 1966 | 43% | 11% |
| Dec 5 | 46°F | 25°F | 73°F 2001 | 11°F 1991 | 43% | 11% |
| Dec 6 | 46°F | 25°F | 69°F 1998 | 6°F 1984 | 43% | 12% |
| Dec 7 | 46°F | 25°F | 68°F 2004 | -1°F 1977 | 44% | 12% |
| Dec 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 71°F 1978 | 7°F 1977 | 44% | 12% |
| Dec 9 | 45°F | 24°F | 70°F 1966 | 5°F 2010 | 44% | 13% |
| Dec 10 | 45°F | 24°F | 73°F 1971 | 1°F 1995 | 44% | 13% |
| Dec 11 | 44°F | 24°F | 68°F 2007 | 4°F 1977 | 44% | 13% |
| Dec 12 | 44°F | 24°F | 69°F 2015 | -3°F 1988 | 45% | 14% |
| Dec 13 | 44°F | 24°F | 68°F 1984 | 5°F 1982 | 45% | 14% |
| Dec 14 | 44°F | 24°F | 68°F 1984 | 3°F 2025 | 45% | 14% |
| Dec 15 | 43°F | 24°F | 70°F 1971 | -1°F 2025 | 45% | 14% |
| Dec 16 | 43°F | 23°F | 67°F 1984 | -2°F 1989 | 45% | 15% |
| Dec 17 | 43°F | 23°F | 63°F 1984 | -2°F 1989 | 46% | 15% |
| Dec 18 | 43°F | 23°F | 66°F 2016 | 2°F 1964 | 46% | 15% |
| Dec 19 | 42°F | 23°F | 62°F 1967 | 0°F 2004 | 46% | 15% |
| Dec 20 | 42°F | 23°F | 63°F 1967 | -5°F 2004 | 46% | 16% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 23°F | 67°F 2013 | -4°F 1989 | 46% | 16% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 22°F | 68°F 2013 | -13°F 1989 | 46% | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 22°F | 63°F 1996 | -18°F 1989 | 46% | 16% |
| Dec 24 | 41°F | 22°F | 67°F 1964 | -11°F 1983 | 46% | 17% |
| Dec 25 | 41°F | 22°F | 66°F 1982 | -15°F 1983 | 46% | 17% |
| Dec 26 | 41°F | 22°F | 67°F 2019 | -3°F 1983 | 46% | 17% |
| Dec 27 | 41°F | 22°F | 74°F 2015 | 0°F 1989 | 46% | 17% |
| Dec 28 | 41°F | 22°F | 70°F 1984 | 3°F 2017 | 47% | 17% |
| Dec 29 | 41°F | 21°F | 69°F 1984 | 6°F 1976 | 47% | 17% |
| Dec 30 | 40°F | 21°F | 68°F 1990 | -6°F 1983 | 47% | 18% |
| Dec 31 | 40°F | 21°F | 71°F 1972 | -3°F 1983 | 47% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00460580 (Beckley Va Hospital), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003872, 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.