Winsted climate

Winsted Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Barkhamsted, 8 km from Winsted

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.64 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 Winsted, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
4.64 in
Snowfall
10.0 in
Record high
75°FDec 8, 1998
Record low
-13°FDec 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
5.6 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 144°F26°F65°F 20068°F 197634%6%
Dec 243°F26°F68°F 20064°F 198934%6%
Dec 343°F25°F64°F 20090°F 197635%6%
Dec 443°F25°F65°F 20092°F 197635%6%
Dec 542°F25°F70°F 19980°F 199535%6%
Dec 642°F24°F68°F 19822°F 199535%7%
Dec 741°F24°F68°F 19987°F 199535%7%
Dec 841°F24°F75°F 19983°F 196435%7%
Dec 941°F24°F60°F 19663°F 198935%8%
Dec 1040°F23°F64°F 19661°F 196835%8%
Dec 1140°F23°F61°F 19662°F 196836%8%
Dec 1240°F23°F63°F 2024-3°F 198836%8%
Dec 1339°F22°F66°F 1979-3°F 198836%9%
Dec 1439°F22°F63°F 1984-1°F 197636%9%
Dec 1539°F22°F63°F 20151°F 197636%9%
Dec 1639°F22°F62°F 20080°F 199536%9%
Dec 1738°F21°F65°F 20211°F 199536%10%
Dec 1838°F21°F61°F 2000-3°F 198036%10%
Dec 1938°F21°F61°F 2023-2°F 201936%10%
Dec 2037°F20°F58°F 1990-1°F 196336%10%
Dec 2137°F20°F60°F 1990-3°F 196236%11%
Dec 2237°F20°F62°F 2018-2°F 196236%11%
Dec 2337°F19°F65°F 2013-2°F 202436%11%
Dec 2436°F19°F62°F 19900°F 202436%11%
Dec 2536°F19°F70°F 2015-8°F 198936%12%
Dec 2636°F18°F61°F 1964-13°F 198036%12%
Dec 2736°F18°F60°F 1982-10°F 198036%12%
Dec 2836°F18°F60°F 20160°F 199336%12%
Dec 2935°F17°F60°F 1982-9°F 201736%13%
Dec 3035°F17°F71°F 1984-2°F 198736%13%
Dec 3135°F17°F66°F 2022-12°F 196236%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Winsted, 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 7:01 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 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 USC00060299 (Barkhamsted), 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.