United States · 1991–2020 normal

Appalachia in
December.

Typical December weather in Appalachia: 9.1°C by day, -2.4°C at night, 141 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high9.1°C
Typical low-2.4°C
Rain141 mm
Wet days10.9

Comfort score 5 this month (September leads the year at 75). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 38 from latitude 36.91°.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -2.4°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 4744575
NOAA station
USC00440735 · BIG STONE GAP
Station distance
5.8 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.