Covington weather in December: Covington, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Covington in December has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 46°F, falling from 59°F on the 1st to 53°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal December, 4.91 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 125 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationCovington
- Station IDUSC00092318
- Location33.60°N 83.84°W
- Elevation769 ft (234 m)
- Population15,302
- Jan 52° 34°
- Feb 57° 37°
- Mar 65° 43°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 87° 67°
- Jul 89° 71°
- Aug 88° 71°
- Sep 84° 64°
- Oct 74° 53°
- Nov 63° 41°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Covington in December?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 45.7°F. December is 6.5°F cooler than November and 2.7°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Covington and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 59°F on December 1 to 53°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 41°F and 50°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 19% |
| December 8 | 57°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% |
| December 15 | 56°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% |
| December 22 | 54°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% |
| December 31 | 53°F | 34°F | 27% | 19% |
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 | 59°F | 38°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 59°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 58°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 58°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 58°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 58°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 57°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 57°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 57°F | 37°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 57°F | 36°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 57°F | 36°F | 25% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 56°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 56°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 56°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 56°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 55°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 55°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 55°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 55°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 55°F | 36°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 55°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 54°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 54°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 54°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 54°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 54°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 54°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 53°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 53°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 53°F | 35°F | 26% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 53°F | 34°F | 27% | 19% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 56°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 36°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.91 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00092318; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Covington in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around December 31 (27%). In all, 4.91 in falls on 8 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Covington, 16 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00092318.
What are the records for December in Covington?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 79°F, on December 17, 1933; the coldest is 0°F, on December 13, 1962. The wettest December brought 11.20 in (1919); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (1996).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00092318. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Covington compare across Georgia?
Across the 101 places PlainClimate covers in Georgia, December normal highs run from 49°F in Mountain City to 68°F in Folkston; Covington's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.