Mount Airy weather in December: Mount Airy, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Mount Airy in December has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 28°F, a daily mean of 39°F, falling from 54°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal December, 4.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −2°C, 107 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationMount Airy (2 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00315890
- Location36.50°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,080 ft (329 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population10,583
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 58° 33°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 76° 50°
- Jun 83° 59°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mount Airy in December?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 28°F, for a daily mean of 38.7°F. December is 7.2°F cooler than November and 2.8°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Mount Airy and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 7°F, from 54°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 35°F and 42°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 54°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% |
| December 8 | 52°F | 28°F | 35% | 23% |
| December 15 | 50°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% |
| December 22 | 49°F | 27°F | 37% | 23% |
| December 31 | 47°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% |
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 | 54°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 53°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 53°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 53°F | 29°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 52°F | 29°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 52°F | 29°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 52°F | 29°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 52°F | 28°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 51°F | 28°F | 35% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 51°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 51°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 51°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 50°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 50°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 50°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 50°F | 28°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 49°F | 27°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 49°F | 27°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 49°F | 27°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 49°F | 27°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 49°F | 27°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 49°F | 27°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 48°F | 27°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 48°F | 27°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 48°F | 26°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 48°F | 26°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 48°F | 26°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 48°F | 26°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 48°F | 26°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 47°F | 26°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 47°F | 26°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 28°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315890; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Mount Airy in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around December 24 (37%). In all, 4.20 in falls on 12 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Mount Airy, 23 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.7 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 USC00315890.
What are the records for December in Mount Airy?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 80°F, on December 17, 1924; the coldest is −1°F, on December 13, 1962. The wettest December brought 8.89 in (1901); the snowiest, 14.5 inches (1917).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.7°F: 2021 44.8°F (+6.1), 2022 36.8°F (−1.9), 2023 41.3°F (+2.6), 2024 38.5°F (−0.2), 2025 37.9°F (−0.8). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.8°F | +6.1°F | 0.87 in |
| 2022 | 36.8°F | −1.9°F | 4.32 in |
| 2023 | 41.3°F | +2.6°F | 6.40 in |
| 2024 | 38.5°F | −0.2°F | 7.29 in |
| 2025 | 37.9°F | −0.8°F | 2.10 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315890; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315890. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Mount Airy compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, December normal highs run from 39°F in Beech Mountain to 63°F in Southport; Mount Airy's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Mount Airy in November59°F by day, 33°F at night
- Mount Airy in January47°F by day, 25°F at night
- Mount Airy through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Decembernormal high 63°F