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Weather in December in Tennessee

Planning a journey to Tennessee this December and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Tennessee in December?

Tennessee is a region in the United States of America. December in Tennessee generally has temperatures that range from cold to moderate, with precipitation levels ranging from moderate to heavy. December is a winter month.

Temperatures

Based on our climate data spanning from 1990-2020, the average maximum temperature is cold in Mountain City at 9°C to moderate in Chattanooga at 12°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 2°C in Chattanooga and -2°C in Mountain City.

Precipitation

In December, precipitation varies across different areas. From moderate snow/rainfall in Greeneville with an average of 100 mm to heavy snow/rainfall in Athens with 170 mm.

Average sunshine

The city Gatlinburg usually sees around 125 hours of sunlight, indicating a moderately sunny period.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Tennessee in December, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Tennessee climate page.

Where to go in Tennessee in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Tennessee on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 5 most popular destinations in Tennessee?

Gatlinburg

In December Gatlinburg generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -1°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Gatlinburg
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
15°C 
0°C 
153 hours 
101 mm 
11 days 
11°C 
-1°C 
125 hours 
135 mm 
16 days 
poor 
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8°C 
-4°C 
134 hours 
126 mm 
15 days 
poor 
Climate in Gatlinburg

Pigeon Forge

In December Pigeon Forge generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 0°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Pigeon Forge
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
15°C 
2°C 
153 hours 
95 mm 
10 days 
11°C 
0°C 
125 hours 
133 mm 
15 days 
poor 
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8°C 
-3°C 
134 hours 
122 mm 
14 days 
poor 
Climate in Pigeon Forge

Sevierville

In December Sevierville generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 0°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Sevierville
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
16°C 
2°C 
153 hours 
93 mm 
10 days 
12°C 
0°C 
125 hours 
138 mm 
14 days 
poor 
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9°C 
-3°C 
134 hours 
118 mm 
13 days 
poor 
Climate in Sevierville

Memphis

In December Memphis generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Memphis
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
17°C 
6°C 
172 hours 
116 mm 
9 days 
12°C 
3°C 
152 hours 
135 mm 
12 days 
poor 
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10°C 
-0°C 
165 hours 
109 mm 
10 days 
poor 
Climate in Memphis

Jackson

In December Jackson generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 1°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Jackson
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
16°C 
3°C 
108 mm 
10 days 
11°C 
1°C 
132 mm 
13 days 
poor 
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9°C 
-2°C 
108 mm 
10 days 
poor 
Climate in Jackson

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Tennessee, in the United States of America.

Is December the best time to visit Tennessee?

In our opinion, December may not be the ideal time to visit Tennessee due to the typically poor weather in Gatlinburg.

Generally speaking, October provides perfect weather in Gatlinburg. On the other hand, the months of January, February and December tend to have poor weather conditions.

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