Elizabethton weather in December: Elizabethton, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Elizabethton in December has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 39°F, falling from 53°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal December, 3.90 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −2°C, 99 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationElizabethton
- Station IDUSC00402806
- Location36.35°N 82.25°W
- Elevation1,487 ft (453 m)
- Population14,461
- Jan 46° 26°
- Feb 50° 28°
- Mar 59° 34°
- Apr 69° 42°
- May 77° 52°
- Jun 83° 60°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 70° 44°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Elizabethton in December?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 39.2°F. December is 6.7°F cooler than November and 3.3°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Elizabethton and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 53°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 35°F and 44°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 53°F | 30°F | 39% | 25% |
| December 8 | 51°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% |
| December 15 | 50°F | 29°F | 41% | 27% |
| December 22 | 48°F | 28°F | 42% | 26% |
| December 31 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% |
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 | 53°F | 30°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 53°F | 30°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 53°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 52°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 52°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 52°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 51°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 51°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 51°F | 30°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 51°F | 30°F | 41% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 50°F | 29°F | 41% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 50°F | 29°F | 41% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 50°F | 29°F | 41% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 50°F | 29°F | 41% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 50°F | 29°F | 41% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 49°F | 29°F | 42% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 49°F | 29°F | 42% | 27% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 49°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 49°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 49°F | 28°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 48°F | 28°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 48°F | 28°F | 42% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 48°F | 28°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 48°F | 28°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 48°F | 28°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 48°F | 28°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 28°F | 41% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 29°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.90 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.8 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
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00402806; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Elizabethton in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around December 21 (42%). In all, 3.90 in falls on 13 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Elizabethton, 20 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00402806.
What are the records for December in Elizabethton?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1895) is 80°F, on December 22, 1895; the coldest is −12°F, on December 21, 1901. The wettest December brought 7.53 in (1961); the snowiest, 13.8 inches (1929).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.2°F: 2021 47.0°F (+7.8), 2022 39.2°F (at normal), 2023 42.1°F (+2.9), 2024 41.8°F (+2.5), 2025 39.5°F (+0.3). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.0°F | +7.8°F | 1.54 in |
| 2022 | 39.2°F | at normal | 1.85 in |
| 2023 | 42.1°F | +2.9°F | 4.08 in |
| 2024 | 41.8°F | +2.5°F | 3.08 in |
| 2025 | 39.5°F | +0.3°F | 2.60 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00402806; recent months: ACIS, station USC00402806. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Elizabethton compare across Tennessee?
Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, December normal highs run from 47°F in Monterey to 55°F in Ardmore; Elizabethton's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Elizabethton in November59°F by day, 33°F at night
- Elizabethton in January46°F by day, 26°F at night
- Elizabethton through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Tennessee in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Ardmore: Tennessee's warmest Decembernormal high 55°F