Kingsport weather in December: Kingsport, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Kingsport in December has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 40°F, falling from 53°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal December, 4.00 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −1°C, 102 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationKingsport
- Station IDUSC00404858
- Location36.52°N 82.53°W
- Elevation1,284 ft (391 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population57,109
- Jan 46° 27°
- Feb 51° 30°
- Mar 60° 36°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 84° 62°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 81° 58°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 59° 36°
- Dec 50° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Kingsport in December?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 39.9°F. December is 7.4°F cooler than November and 3.0°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Kingsport and the 5th 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 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 36°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 53°F | 32°F | 36% | 24% |
| December 8 | 51°F | 31°F | 38% | 25% |
| December 15 | 49°F | 30°F | 39% | 26% |
| December 22 | 48°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% |
| December 31 | 47°F | 28°F | 40% | 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 | 32°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 53°F | 32°F | 37% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 53°F | 32°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 52°F | 32°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 52°F | 32°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 52°F | 32°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 52°F | 31°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 51°F | 31°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 51°F | 31°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 51°F | 31°F | 38% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 50°F | 31°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 50°F | 31°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 50°F | 31°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 50°F | 31°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 49°F | 30°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 49°F | 30°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 49°F | 30°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 49°F | 30°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 49°F | 30°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 48°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 48°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 48°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 48°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 48°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 48°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 47°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 47°F | 29°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 47°F | 28°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 30°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.00 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- 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 USC00404858; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Kingsport in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around December 23 (40%). In all, 4.00 in falls on 12 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Kingsport, 19 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.0 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 USC00404858.
What are the records for December in Kingsport?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1916) is 80°F, on December 7, 1951; the coldest is −5°F, on December 19, 1916. The wettest December brought 9.78 in (1991); the snowiest, 14.0 inches (1969).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.9°F: 2021 47.9°F (+8.0), 2022 39.7°F (−0.2), 2023 42.6°F (+2.7), 2024 41.6°F (+1.7), 2025 40.8°F (+0.9). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.9°F | +8.0°F | 2.30 in |
| 2022 | 39.7°F | −0.2°F | 2.85 in |
| 2023 | 42.6°F | +2.7°F | 4.57 in |
| 2024 | 41.6°F | +1.7°F | 3.13 in |
| 2025 | 40.8°F | +0.9°F | 2.73 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00404858; recent months: ACIS, station USC00404858. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Kingsport 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; Kingsport's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.