Danville weather in December: Danville, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Danville in December has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 41°F, falling from 55°F on the 1st to 49°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 3.06 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −1°C, 78 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationDanville Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013728
- Location36.57°N 79.34°W
- Elevation571 ft (174 m)
- Population41,993
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 61° 36°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Danville in December?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 41.0°F. December is 7.1°F cooler than November and 2.5°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Danville and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 55°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 37°F and 45°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 19% |
| December 8 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% |
| December 15 | 52°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% |
| December 22 | 50°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% |
| December 31 | 49°F | 29°F | 30% | 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 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 55°F | 32°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 54°F | 32°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 54°F | 32°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 54°F | 32°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 54°F | 32°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 53°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 52°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 52°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 52°F | 31°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 52°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 51°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 50°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 50°F | 30°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 49°F | 29°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 49°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 49°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 30°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.06 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013728; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Danville in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around December 30 (30%). In all, 3.06 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Danville, 20 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013728.
What are the records for December in Danville?
The warmest December temperature on Danville's official record (since 1916) is 81°F, on December 9, 1998; the coldest is −1°F, on December 30, 1917. The wettest December brought 6.42 in (1973); the snowiest, 22.5 inches (1930).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.0°F: 2021 49.5°F (+8.5), 2022 38.9°F (−2.1), 2023 43.6°F (+2.6), 2024 41.1°F (+0.1), 2025 39.4°F (−1.6). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.5°F | +8.5°F | 0.65 in |
| 2022 | 38.9°F | −2.1°F | 2.38 in |
| 2023 | 43.6°F | +2.6°F | 5.60 in |
| 2024 | 41.1°F | +0.1°F | 2.25 in |
| 2025 | 39.4°F | −1.6°F | 1.46 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record DANthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013728. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Danville compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, December normal highs run from 43°F in Hot Springs to 58°F in Chesapeake; Danville's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.