Winchester weather in December: Winchester, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Winchester in December has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 28°F, a daily mean of 37°F, falling from 49°F on the 1st to 42°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 3.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of −2°C, 79 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationWinchester
- Station IDUSC00449181
- Location39.19°N 78.15°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population27,800
- Jan 41° 24°
- Feb 45° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 65° 42°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 86° 66°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 66° 45°
- Nov 55° 35°
- Dec 45° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Winchester in December?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 28°F, for a daily mean of 36.5°F. December is 8.5°F cooler than November and 3.9°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Winchester and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 7°F, from 49°F on December 1 to 42°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 32°F and 41°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 49°F | 31°F | 33% | 18% |
| December 8 | 47°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% |
| December 15 | 45°F | 28°F | 32% | 19% |
| December 22 | 43°F | 27°F | 31% | 19% |
| December 31 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 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 | 31°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 49°F | 31°F | 33% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 48°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 48°F | 31°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 48°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 47°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 47°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 47°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 47°F | 30°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 46°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 46°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 46°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 46°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 45°F | 28°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 45°F | 28°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 45°F | 28°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 45°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 44°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 44°F | 27°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 44°F | 27°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 44°F | 27°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 43°F | 27°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 43°F | 27°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 43°F | 26°F | 31% | 19% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 43°F | 26°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 43°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 43°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 42°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 28°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00449181; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Winchester in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around December 4 (33%). In all, 3.10 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Winchester, 22 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.8 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 5 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00449181.
What are the records for December in Winchester?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1982) is 78°F, on December 6, 2001; the coldest is 0°F, on December 24, 1989. The wettest December brought 5.54 in (2013); the snowiest, 25.1 inches (2009).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00449181. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Winchester 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; Winchester's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Winchester in November55°F by day, 35°F at night
- Winchester in January41°F by day, 24°F at night
- Winchester through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Virginia in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Chesapeake: Virginia's warmest Decembernormal high 58°F