Boone weather in December: Boone, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Boone in December has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 35°F, falling from 48°F on the 1st to 42°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal December, 4.23 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of −4°C, 107 mm of precipitation and 13 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationBoone (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00310982
- Location36.21°N 81.65°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population20,080
- Jan 41° 22°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 52° 29°
- Apr 62° 37°
- May 69° 46°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 79° 58°
- Aug 78° 56°
- Sep 72° 50°
- Oct 63° 39°
- Nov 53° 30°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Boone in December?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 34.9°F. December is 6.4°F cooler than November and 3.4°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Boone and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 48°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 31°F and 39°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 48°F | 27°F | 35% | 24% |
| December 8 | 47°F | 26°F | 36% | 25% |
| December 15 | 45°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% |
| December 22 | 44°F | 24°F | 39% | 25% |
| December 31 | 42°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 48°F | 27°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 48°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 48°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 48°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 47°F | 26°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 47°F | 26°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 47°F | 26°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 47°F | 26°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 46°F | 26°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 46°F | 25°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 46°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 46°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 46°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 45°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 45°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 45°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 45°F | 25°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 44°F | 25°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 44°F | 24°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 44°F | 24°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 44°F | 24°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 44°F | 24°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 44°F | 24°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 43°F | 24°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 43°F | 24°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 43°F | 24°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 43°F | 23°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 43°F | 23°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 43°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 42°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 42°F | 23°F | 39% | 24% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 25°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.23 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 5.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00310982; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Boone in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around December 31 (39%). In all, 4.23 in falls on 12 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Boone, 24 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 5.2 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 4 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00310982.
What are the records for December in Boone?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1980) is 72°F, on December 8, 1998; the coldest is −11°F, on December 25, 1983. The wettest December brought 10.29 in (2018); the snowiest, 28.7 inches (2010).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 34.9°F: 2021 42.6°F (+7.7), 2022 33.5°F (−1.4), 2023 37.9°F (+3.0), 2024 35.5°F (+0.6), 2025 34.3°F (−0.6). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.6°F | +7.7°F | 0.66 in |
| 2022 | 33.5°F | −1.4°F | 3.42 in |
| 2023 | 37.9°F | +3.0°F | 8.50 in |
| 2024 | 35.5°F | +0.6°F | 5.44 in |
| 2025 | 34.3°F | −0.6°F | 2.98 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00310982; recent months: ACIS, station USC00310982. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Boone compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, December normal highs run from 39°F in Beech Mountain to 63°F in Southport; Boone's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.