Buckhannon Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.93 in over about 16 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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 3.93 in
- Snowfall
- 6.9 in
- Record high
- 79°FDec 7, 1951
- Record low
- -28°FDec 30, 1917
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 38 min to 9 h 28 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 49°F | 28°F | 72°F 1998 | -1°F 1929 | 46% | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 49°F | 28°F | 76°F 1982 | 4°F 1924 | 47% | 10% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 28°F | 75°F 1982 | -2°F 1976 | 47% | 10% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 28°F | 72°F 1982 | 0°F 1966 | 47% | 11% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 28°F | 74°F 1982 | 1°F 1974 | 48% | 11% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 28°F | 73°F 2001 | 5°F 2007 | 48% | 12% |
| Dec 7 | 47°F | 27°F | 79°F 1951 | 3°F 1977 | 48% | 12% |
| Dec 8 | 47°F | 27°F | 71°F 1966 | -2°F 1977 | 49% | 12% |
| Dec 9 | 47°F | 27°F | 75°F 1966 | 0°F 1917 | 49% | 13% |
| Dec 10 | 46°F | 27°F | 76°F 1971 | -1°F 1917 | 49% | 13% |
| Dec 11 | 46°F | 27°F | 72°F 1971 | -9°F 1917 | 49% | 13% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 27°F | 70°F 1965 | -4°F 1962 | 50% | 14% |
| Dec 13 | 46°F | 27°F | 70°F 1996 | -5°F 1962 | 50% | 14% |
| Dec 14 | 45°F | 26°F | 67°F 1901 | -9°F 1898 | 50% | 14% |
| Dec 15 | 45°F | 26°F | 75°F 1971 | -12°F 1898 | 50% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | 45°F | 26°F | 69°F 1984 | -14°F 1914 | 51% | 15% |
| Dec 17 | 45°F | 26°F | 69°F 2021 | -4°F 1951 | 51% | 16% |
| Dec 18 | 44°F | 26°F | 68°F 1924 | -3°F 1914 | 51% | 16% |
| Dec 19 | 44°F | 26°F | 65°F 1967 | -2°F 1964 | 52% | 16% |
| Dec 20 | 44°F | 25°F | 66°F 1949 | -2°F 1960 | 52% | 17% |
| Dec 21 | 44°F | 25°F | 70°F 1967 | -14°F 1942 | 52% | 17% |
| Dec 22 | 44°F | 25°F | 73°F 2013 | -9°F 1963 | 52% | 18% |
| Dec 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 67°F 1990 | -5°F 1960 | 52% | 18% |
| Dec 24 | 43°F | 25°F | 73°F 2015 | -5°F 1983 | 53% | 18% |
| Dec 25 | 43°F | 24°F | 72°F 1982 | -13°F 1983 | 53% | 19% |
| Dec 26 | 43°F | 24°F | 68°F 1982 | -8°F 1983 | 53% | 19% |
| Dec 27 | 43°F | 24°F | 69°F 1904 | -4°F 1914 | 53% | 20% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 24°F | 73°F 2008 | -10°F 1892 | 53% | 20% |
| Dec 29 | 42°F | 24°F | 71°F 1984 | -8°F 1892 | 53% | 20% |
| Dec 30 | 42°F | 23°F | 67°F 1932 | -28°F 1917 | 53% | 21% |
| Dec 31 | 42°F | 23°F | 73°F 1951 | -8°F 1899 | 53% | 21% |
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 4:59 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00461220 (Buckhannon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00461220, 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.