Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Burlington, 0.7 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in over about 3 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.51 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
77°FDec 25, 2025
Record low
-15°FDec 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
10.5 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 147°F21°F71°F 19985°F 202510%9%
Dec 247°F21°F76°F 20215°F 200910%9%
Dec 347°F21°F72°F 20103°F 200910%9%
Dec 446°F20°F76°F 20071°F 200810%10%
Dec 546°F20°F66°F 2012-8°F 201110%10%
Dec 646°F20°F71°F 2023-9°F 201111%10%
Dec 745°F20°F69°F 2023-12°F 200511%10%
Dec 845°F19°F67°F 2020-13°F 200511%10%
Dec 945°F19°F72°F 2015-14°F 200911%10%
Dec 1044°F19°F64°F 2014-12°F 200911%10%
Dec 1144°F19°F74°F 2025-4°F 200011%10%
Dec 1244°F18°F71°F 20215°F 200711%10%
Dec 1344°F18°F62°F 20081°F 200011%10%
Dec 1444°F18°F67°F 2021-6°F 200811%10%
Dec 1544°F18°F66°F 2025-10°F 200811%10%
Dec 1643°F18°F71°F 20254°F 200811%11%
Dec 1743°F18°F66°F 1998-15°F 201611%11%
Dec 1843°F18°F71°F 2013-14°F 201611%11%
Dec 1943°F17°F68°F 2023-3°F 201611%11%
Dec 2043°F17°F65°F 2003-1°F 199811%11%
Dec 2143°F17°F64°F 2019-15°F 199811%11%
Dec 2243°F17°F76°F 2025-15°F 199811%11%
Dec 2343°F17°F69°F 2025-14°F 200411%11%
Dec 2443°F17°F75°F 2025-11°F 199811%11%
Dec 2543°F17°F77°F 2025-4°F 201211%11%
Dec 2643°F17°F65°F 2005-4°F 201211%11%
Dec 2743°F17°F69°F 20251°F 201411%11%
Dec 2843°F17°F65°F 1999-2°F 201211%11%
Dec 2943°F17°F67°F 2011-2°F 200711%11%
Dec 3043°F17°F66°F 2016-8°F 201411%11%
Dec 3143°F17°F64°F 2025-13°F 201411%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051121 (Burlington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003026, 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.