Newark climate

Newark Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 18.6 km from Newark

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.93 in over about 10 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Newark, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
4.93 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
81°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-6°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 153°F36°F76°F 197014°F 196531%0%
Dec 252°F36°F77°F 198211°F 196031%1%
Dec 352°F36°F81°F 202115°F 197931%1%
Dec 452°F35°F78°F 202116°F 200631%1%
Dec 551°F35°F79°F 195616°F 200631%1%
Dec 651°F35°F76°F 195617°F 200931%1%
Dec 751°F35°F75°F 196614°F 197232%1%
Dec 851°F35°F73°F 196612°F 200632%1%
Dec 950°F34°F73°F 19529°F 199532%1%
Dec 1050°F34°F73°F 19709°F 197832%1%
Dec 1150°F34°F75°F 202111°F 199532%1%
Dec 1249°F34°F75°F 19963°F 196232%1%
Dec 1349°F33°F69°F 19844°F 196232%1%
Dec 1449°F33°F69°F 200610°F 195832%1%
Dec 1549°F33°F72°F 19952°F 195832%1%
Dec 1648°F33°F73°F 20063°F 198932%1%
Dec 1748°F33°F73°F 20069°F 200032%1%
Dec 1848°F32°F74°F 19578°F 196432%1%
Dec 1948°F32°F73°F 19784°F 196332%1%
Dec 2048°F32°F75°F 19678°F 198932%1%
Dec 2147°F32°F72°F 19677°F 196332%1%
Dec 2247°F32°F70°F 1982-3°F 198932%1%
Dec 2347°F31°F70°F 1964-5°F 198932%1%
Dec 2447°F31°F77°F 2025-1°F 196632%1%
Dec 2547°F31°F77°F 2025-6°F 198332%1%
Dec 2646°F31°F77°F 2021-2°F 198332%1%
Dec 2746°F31°F80°F 201510°F 198332%1%
Dec 2846°F31°F72°F 202112°F 201732%1%
Dec 2946°F31°F75°F 20255°F 198332%1%
Dec 3046°F30°F73°F 1951-4°F 198332%1%
Dec 3146°F30°F79°F 19510°F 197632%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Newark, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00035186 (Newport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030460, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.