Galax weather in December: Galax, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Galax in December has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 36°F, falling from 49°F on the 1st to 43°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 3.42 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −3°C, 87 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationGalax Radio WBRF
- Station IDUSC00443267
- Location36.66°N 80.91°W
- Elevation2,385 ft (727 m)
- Population6,739
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 65° 39°
- May 72° 49°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 75° 53°
- Oct 65° 41°
- Nov 55° 32°
- Dec 46° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Galax in December?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 36.1°F. December is 7.0°F cooler than November and 3.2°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Galax and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 49°F on December 1 to 43°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 32°F and 40°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 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% |
| December 8 | 47°F | 28°F | 29% | 19% |
| December 15 | 46°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% |
| December 22 | 44°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% |
| December 31 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% |
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 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 48°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 48°F | 28°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 48°F | 28°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 48°F | 28°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 47°F | 28°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 47°F | 28°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 47°F | 27°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 46°F | 27°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 46°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 46°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 46°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 46°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 45°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 45°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 45°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 45°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 44°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 44°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 44°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 44°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 44°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 44°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 43°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 27°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.42 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443267; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Galax in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around December 31 (30%). In all, 3.42 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Galax, 24 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.9 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00443267.
What are the records for December in Galax?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1954) is 73°F, on December 7, 1956; the coldest is −8°F, on December 25, 1983. The wettest December brought 7.98 in (2009); the snowiest, 18.0 inches (1969).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443267. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Galax 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; Galax's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.