Watertown climate

Watertown Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Burlington, 26 km from Watertown

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.81 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 Watertown, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
4.81 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
64°FDec 2, 2014
Record low
0°FDec 10, 2014
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°F28°F62°F 201616°F 201332%3%
Dec 246°F28°F64°F 201423°F 201932%4%
Dec 346°F28°F51°F 201126°F 201133%4%
Dec 445°F27°F55°F 201222°F 201933%4%
Dec 545°F27°F55°F 201223°F 201433%4%
Dec 644°F27°F53°F 201123°F 201433%5%
Dec 744°F27°F57°F 201122°F 201933%5%
Dec 844°F26°F55°F 201113°F 201934%5%
Dec 943°F26°F49°F 201218°F 201434%5%
Dec 1043°F26°F49°F 20150°F 201434%5%
Dec 1143°F25°F59°F 201517°F 201334%6%
Dec 1242°F25°F57°F 201517°F 201334%6%
Dec 1342°F25°F58°F 201510°F 201335%6%
Dec 1442°F25°F62°F 201517°F 201335%6%
Dec 1541°F24°F61°F 201515°F 201335%7%
Dec 1641°F24°F54°F 20119°F 201635%7%
Dec 1741°F24°F50°F 20147°F 201335%7%
Dec 1841°F23°F48°F 201512°F 201335%7%
Dec 1940°F23°F51°F 201612°F 201935%7%
Dec 2040°F23°F48°F 20129°F 201635%8%
Dec 2140°F23°F62°F 20159°F 201635%8%
Dec 2240°F22°F57°F 201315°F 201935%8%
Dec 2339°F22°F63°F 201316°F 201935%8%
Dec 2439°F22°F62°F 201920°F 201235%8%
Dec 2539°F21°F54°F 201417°F 201335%9%
Dec 2639°F21°F51°F 201416°F 201335%9%
Dec 2738°F21°F54°F 201616°F 201335%9%
Dec 2838°F21°F58°F 201616°F 201335%9%
Dec 2938°F20°F47°F 201120°F 201135%9%
Dec 3038°F20°F44°F 201920°F 201135%10%
Dec 3138°F20°F51°F 201114°F 201235%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watertown, 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 7:00 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00060973 (Burlington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060128, 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.