Branford Weather in December
Average highs run from 70°F on December 1 to 65°F on December 31, and lows from 45°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.56 in over about 8 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 67°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 2.56 in
- Record high
- 86°FDec 6, 1998
- Record low
- 6°FDec 13, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 89%
- Daylight
- 10 h 22 min to 10 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 49°F
- Wind
- 6.0 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 70°F | 45°F | 84°F 1982 | 22°F 1979 | 23% |
| Dec 2 | 70°F | 45°F | 85°F 1982 | 23°F 1999 | 23% |
| Dec 3 | 69°F | 45°F | 85°F 1982 | 24°F 1999 | 23% |
| Dec 4 | 69°F | 45°F | 85°F 1982 | 21°F 1989 | 23% |
| Dec 5 | 69°F | 44°F | 85°F 1998 | 25°F 1987 | 24% |
| Dec 6 | 69°F | 44°F | 86°F 1998 | 25°F 1981 | 24% |
| Dec 7 | 69°F | 44°F | 86°F 1998 | 19°F 1962 | 24% |
| Dec 8 | 68°F | 44°F | 85°F 1978 | 22°F 2010 | 24% |
| Dec 9 | 68°F | 44°F | 84°F 1972 | 25°F 1965 | 24% |
| Dec 10 | 68°F | 44°F | 86°F 2007 | 22°F 1968 | 25% |
| Dec 11 | 68°F | 43°F | 84°F 1972 | 21°F 1962 | 25% |
| Dec 12 | 68°F | 43°F | 85°F 1972 | 21°F 1957 | 25% |
| Dec 13 | 68°F | 43°F | 85°F 1972 | 6°F 1962 | 25% |
| Dec 14 | 67°F | 43°F | 84°F 1967 | 14°F 1962 | 25% |
| Dec 15 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 1967 | 19°F 1962 | 25% |
| Dec 16 | 67°F | 43°F | 85°F 1956 | 19°F 1968 | 25% |
| Dec 17 | 67°F | 42°F | 84°F 1956 | 20°F 1968 | 25% |
| Dec 18 | 67°F | 42°F | 84°F 2024 | 19°F 1988 | 25% |
| Dec 19 | 67°F | 42°F | 83°F 1967 | 20°F 1981 | 25% |
| Dec 20 | 66°F | 42°F | 86°F 1971 | 17°F 1981 | 25% |
| Dec 21 | 66°F | 42°F | 84°F 1998 | 19°F 2000 | 25% |
| Dec 22 | 66°F | 42°F | 84°F 2013 | 20°F 1973 | 25% |
| Dec 23 | 66°F | 41°F | 81°F 1956 | 20°F 1960 | 26% |
| Dec 24 | 66°F | 41°F | 83°F 1998 | 13°F 1989 | 26% |
| Dec 25 | 66°F | 41°F | 85°F 2015 | 13°F 1983 | 26% |
| Dec 26 | 66°F | 41°F | 85°F 1987 | 13°F 1983 | 26% |
| Dec 27 | 66°F | 41°F | 86°F 2015 | 21°F 1970 | 26% |
| Dec 28 | 65°F | 41°F | 85°F 2015 | 19°F 2010 | 26% |
| Dec 29 | 65°F | 41°F | 84°F 2015 | 22°F 2010 | 26% |
| Dec 30 | 65°F | 40°F | 85°F 2015 | 14°F 1961 | 26% |
| Dec 31 | 65°F | 40°F | 82°F 1973 | 16°F 2000 | 26% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00080598 (Bell 4NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00085099, 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.