New Britain climate

New Britain Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hartford Brainard Fld, 13.5 km from New Britain

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 in over about 11 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 New Britain, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.75 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
75°FDec 8, 1998
Record low
-13°FDec 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.8 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 146°F30°F65°F 20068°F 197636%3%
Dec 246°F30°F68°F 20064°F 198936%4%
Dec 345°F29°F64°F 20090°F 197636%4%
Dec 445°F29°F65°F 20092°F 197636%4%
Dec 545°F29°F70°F 19980°F 199537%4%
Dec 644°F28°F68°F 19822°F 199537%5%
Dec 744°F28°F68°F 19987°F 199537%5%
Dec 844°F28°F75°F 19983°F 196437%5%
Dec 944°F28°F60°F 19663°F 198937%5%
Dec 1043°F27°F64°F 19661°F 196837%5%
Dec 1143°F27°F61°F 19662°F 196837%6%
Dec 1243°F27°F63°F 2024-3°F 198837%6%
Dec 1342°F27°F66°F 1979-3°F 198837%6%
Dec 1442°F26°F63°F 1984-1°F 197637%6%
Dec 1542°F26°F63°F 20151°F 197637%7%
Dec 1641°F26°F62°F 20080°F 199537%7%
Dec 1741°F26°F65°F 20211°F 199537%7%
Dec 1841°F25°F61°F 2000-3°F 198037%7%
Dec 1941°F25°F61°F 2023-2°F 201937%7%
Dec 2040°F25°F58°F 1990-1°F 196337%8%
Dec 2140°F25°F60°F 1990-3°F 196237%8%
Dec 2240°F24°F62°F 2018-2°F 196236%8%
Dec 2340°F24°F65°F 2013-2°F 202436%8%
Dec 2440°F24°F62°F 19900°F 202436%8%
Dec 2539°F24°F70°F 2015-8°F 198936%9%
Dec 2639°F24°F61°F 1964-13°F 198036%9%
Dec 2739°F23°F60°F 1982-10°F 198036%9%
Dec 2839°F23°F60°F 20160°F 199336%9%
Dec 2939°F23°F60°F 1982-9°F 201736%9%
Dec 3038°F23°F71°F 1984-2°F 198736%10%
Dec 3138°F22°F66°F 2022-12°F 196236%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New Britain, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014752 (Hartford Brainard Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060973, 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.