Welch climate

Welch Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pineville, 16.3 km from Welch

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.03 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 Welch, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.03 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
83°FDec 5, 1909
Record low
-13°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
5.8 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 149°F30°F72°F 19097°F 197641%3%
Dec 248°F30°F71°F 19708°F 195542%4%
Dec 348°F30°F72°F 198212°F 197942%4%
Dec 448°F30°F78°F 19828°F 196642%4%
Dec 547°F29°F83°F 19096°F 197443%4%
Dec 647°F29°F75°F 19825°F 197443%4%
Dec 747°F29°F72°F 19415°F 197744%4%
Dec 846°F29°F76°F 19564°F 197744%5%
Dec 946°F29°F70°F 19805°F 201044%5%
Dec 1046°F29°F75°F 19665°F 201044%5%
Dec 1145°F29°F76°F 19713°F 197445%5%
Dec 1245°F29°F67°F 20070°F 196245%5%
Dec 1345°F28°F70°F 1979-7°F 196245%5%
Dec 1445°F28°F69°F 1984-4°F 196245%6%
Dec 1544°F28°F69°F 20154°F 196245%6%
Dec 1644°F28°F75°F 19714°F 194146%6%
Dec 1744°F28°F68°F 1908-1°F 198946%6%
Dec 1844°F28°F69°F 20161°F 195346%6%
Dec 1943°F28°F69°F 19902°F 195346%7%
Dec 2043°F28°F65°F 19672°F 200446%7%
Dec 2143°F27°F67°F 1967-3°F 196347%7%
Dec 2243°F27°F71°F 1967-5°F 196047%7%
Dec 2343°F27°F68°F 1949-13°F 198947%7%
Dec 2442°F27°F67°F 1957-13°F 198947%8%
Dec 2542°F27°F72°F 1964-10°F 198347%8%
Dec 2642°F27°F75°F 1982-9°F 198347%8%
Dec 2742°F27°F64°F 2015-3°F 194848%8%
Dec 2842°F26°F72°F 20154°F 196648%8%
Dec 2942°F26°F72°F 19824°F 196348%9%
Dec 3042°F26°F73°F 1984-2°F 196348%9%
Dec 3141°F26°F72°F 1990-2°F 196348%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Welch, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467029 (Pineville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00467029, 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.