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December Weather in Thomasville Georgia, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 68°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 78°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 48°F to 44°F, rarely falling below 30°F or exceeding 62°F.

For reference, on July 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Thomasville typically range from 73°F to 91°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 43°F to 62°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Thomasville

Average High and Low Temperature in December in ThomasvilleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FNovJanDec 168°FDec 168°F48°F48°FDec 3163°FDec 3163°F44°F44°FDec 1165°FDec 1165°F46°F46°FDec 2164°FDec 2164°F45°F45°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Thomasville

Average Hourly Temperature in December in ThomasvilleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJancoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Al Hadā, Saudi Arabia (7,282 miles away) and Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australia (10,033 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Thomasville (view comparison).

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The month of December in Thomasville experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 41% to 46%.

The clearest day of the month is December 3, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 60% of the time.

For reference, on July 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 57%, while on October 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Thomasville

Cloud Cover Categories in December in ThomasvilleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 160%Dec 160%Dec 3154%Dec 3154%Dec 1157%Dec 1157%Dec 2155%Dec 2155%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Thomasville, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is gradually increasing, starting the month at 24% and ending it at 26%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 60% on July 30, and its lowest chance is 16% on October 29.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Thomasville

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Thomasville is increasing, starting the month at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.5 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 3.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.8 inches or falls below 1.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Thomasville

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December in Thomasville, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Thomasville

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in ThomasvilleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 2110 hr, 9 minDec 2110 hr, 9 minnightnightdaydayDec 110 hr, 17 minDec 110 hr, 17 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Thomasville is 7:16 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 17 minutes later at 7:33 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:33 PM on December 2 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 5:44 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Thomasville during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during December, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:33 AM and sets 14 hours, 9 minutes later, at 8:42 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:29 AM and sets 10 hours, 9 minutes later, at 5:38 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in December in Thomasville

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in December in ThomasvilleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNovJan7:16 AM7:16 AMDec 15:33 PMDec 15:33 PM7:33 AM7:33 AMDec 315:44 PMDec 315:44 PM7:23 AM7:23 AMDec 115:34 PMDec 115:34 PM7:29 AM7:29 AMDec 215:38 PMDec 215:38 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Thomasville

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in ThomasvilleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan0010102020303000101020203030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Thomasville

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in ThomasvilleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PMDec 11:22 AMDec 11:22 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 305:28 PMDec 305:28 PMJan 135:28 PMJan 135:28 PMJan 297:37 AMJan 297:37 AM7:56 AM7:56 AM6:45 PM6:45 PM5:20 PM5:20 PM7:59 AM7:59 AM7:46 AM7:46 AM5:44 PM5:44 PM4:49 PM4:49 PM7:55 AM7:55 AM7:32 AM7:32 AM5:26 PM5:26 PM5:41 PM5:41 PM8:22 AM8:22 AM7:48 AM7:48 AM6:28 PM6:28 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%7:46 AMESE5:44 PMWSW-12:45 PMS245,319 mi
2
2%8:45 AMESE6:37 PMWSW-1:41 PMS243,234 mi
3
7%9:41 AMESE7:36 PMWSW-2:39 PMS241,100 mi
4
13%10:30 AMESE8:40 PMWSW-3:36 PMS238,954 mi
5
22%11:14 AMESE9:46 PMWSW-4:30 PMS236,814 mi
6
31%11:52 AMESE10:51 PMWSW-5:22 PMS234,698 mi
7
43%12:26 PMESE11:56 PMW-6:10 PMS232,644 mi
8
50%12:57 PME--6:58 PMS230,725 mi
9
66%-1:00 AMW1:27 PME7:45 PMS229,056 mi
10
77%-2:06 AMW1:59 PME8:33 PMS227,790 mi
11
86%-3:12 AMWNW2:32 PMENE9:24 PMS227,103 mi
12
93%-4:22 AMWNW3:11 PMENE10:19 PMS227,154 mi
13
98%-5:34 AMWNW3:56 PMENE11:18 PMS228,054 mi
14
99%-6:46 AMWNW4:49 PMENE--
15
100%-7:55 AMWNW5:49 PMENE12:20 AMS229,822 mi
16
99%-8:55 AMWNW6:54 PMENE1:23 AMS232,364 mi
17
95%-9:47 AMWNW8:00 PMENE2:23 AMS235,478 mi
18
90%-10:29 AMWNW9:05 PMENE3:18 AMS238,891 mi
19
82%-11:05 AMWNW10:05 PMENE4:08 AMS242,306 mi
20
73%-11:35 AMWNW11:03 PME4:53 AMS245,439 mi
21
64%-12:02 PMW11:57 PME5:34 AMS248,052 mi
22
50%-12:27 PMW-6:14 AMS249,966 mi
23
45%12:51 AME12:52 PMW-6:52 AMS251,068 mi
24
35%1:44 AME1:18 PMWSW-7:31 AMS251,318 mi
25
26%2:39 AMESE1:45 PMWSW-8:12 AMS250,741 mi
26
18%3:35 AMESE2:17 PMWSW-8:56 AMS249,428 mi
27
11%4:34 AMESE2:53 PMWSW-9:43 AMS247,520 mi
28
5%5:34 AMESE3:36 PMWSW-10:35 AMS245,196 mi
29
2%6:34 AMESE4:27 PMWSW-11:31 AMS242,655 mi
30
0%7:32 AMESE5:26 PMWSW-12:29 PMS240,098 mi
31
1%8:25 AMESE6:30 PMWSW-1:28 PMS237,698 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Thomasville is decreasing during December, falling from 10% to 5% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 98% of the time, while on January 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Thomasville

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in ThomasvilleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 110%Dec 110%Dec 315%Dec 315%Dec 117%Dec 117%Dec 216%Dec 216%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Thomasville is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 6.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.0 miles per hour, while on August 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Thomasville

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Thomasville throughout December is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 32% on December 11.

Wind Direction in December in Thomasville

Wind Direction in December in ThomasvilleENDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Thomasville typically lasts for 9.7 months (296 days), from around February 17 to around December 9, rarely starting before January 25 or after March 10, and rarely ending before November 13 or after January 1.

The month of December in Thomasville is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season very rapidly decreasing from 66% to 11% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Thomasville

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in ThomasvilleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan66%Dec 166%Dec 1Dec 3111%Dec 3111%Dec 1146%Dec 1146%Dec 2126%Dec 2126%90%Nov 1390%Nov 13very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Thomasville are increasing during December, increasing by 209°F, from 6,329°F to 6,538°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Thomasville

Growing Degree Days in December in ThomasvilleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031316,000°F6,000°F6,100°F6,100°F6,200°F6,200°F6,300°F6,300°F6,400°F6,400°F6,500°F6,500°F6,600°F6,600°F6,700°F6,700°F6,800°F6,800°F6,900°F6,900°FNovJanDec 16,329°FDec 16,329°FDec 316,538°FDec 316,538°FDec 116,408°FDec 116,408°FDec 216,476°FDec 216,476°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Thomasville is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 3.2 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 3.0 kWh on December 20.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Thomasville

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in ThomasvilleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWhNovJanDec 203.0 kWhDec 203.0 kWhDec 13.3 kWhDec 13.3 kWhDec 313.1 kWhDec 313.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Thomasville are 30.837 deg latitude, -83.979 deg longitude, and 276 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Thomasville contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 112 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 256 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (217 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (449 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Thomasville is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (36%), within 10 miles by trees (68%) and cropland (17%), and within 50 miles by trees (43%) and cropland (36%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Thomasville, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Thomasville.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Thomasville according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Thomasville is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Thomasville and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Thomasville and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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