Athol climate

Athol Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bayview Model Basin, 11.6 km from Athol

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 14 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 Athol, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Snowfall
12.1 in
Record high
60°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-26°FDec 30, 1968
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 40 min to 8 h 28 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
97%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
4.3 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 137°F24°F56°F 2021-5°F 198544%10%
Dec 237°F24°F60°F 2021-1°F 191944%10%
Dec 336°F24°F57°F 19581°F 191944%10%
Dec 436°F24°F55°F 19802°F 197244%11%
Dec 536°F24°F53°F 19183°F 191944%11%
Dec 636°F23°F52°F 19458°F 191944%12%
Dec 736°F23°F54°F 19654°F 193244%12%
Dec 835°F23°F53°F 1979-7°F 197244%12%
Dec 935°F23°F57°F 1938-4°F 193244%13%
Dec 1035°F23°F54°F 19560°F 191944%13%
Dec 1135°F23°F56°F 2025-10°F 192245%14%
Dec 1235°F22°F59°F 1921-10°F 191945%14%
Dec 1334°F22°F57°F 1921-8°F 191945%15%
Dec 1434°F22°F55°F 2025-6°F 192745%15%
Dec 1534°F22°F55°F 2002-8°F 192245%15%
Dec 1634°F22°F57°F 2025-15°F 196445%16%
Dec 1734°F22°F54°F 1917-16°F 196445%16%
Dec 1834°F22°F58°F 1917-15°F 196445%16%
Dec 1934°F22°F51°F 1917-12°F 192445%17%
Dec 2034°F22°F50°F 1979-7°F 192445%17%
Dec 2134°F22°F52°F 1933-3°F 198345%17%
Dec 2233°F22°F60°F 1933-8°F 198345%18%
Dec 2333°F21°F53°F 1933-5°F 192445%18%
Dec 2433°F21°F54°F 1950-3°F 198345%18%
Dec 2533°F21°F52°F 1980-4°F 192446%18%
Dec 2633°F21°F54°F 1980-10°F 191646%18%
Dec 2733°F21°F53°F 1919-6°F 191646%19%
Dec 2833°F22°F53°F 19174°F 194646%19%
Dec 2933°F22°F60°F 1917-18°F 196846%19%
Dec 3033°F22°F57°F 1917-26°F 196845%19%
Dec 3133°F22°F52°F 1917-17°F 192745%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Athol, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 3:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 4:04 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00100667 (Bayview Model Basin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00101956, 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.