Vermont climate

Vermont Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rushville, 21.6 km from Vermont

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.41 in over about 6 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 Vermont, 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
23°F
Precipitation
2.41 in
Snowfall
6.9 in
Record high
75°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-10°FDec 7, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 31 min to 9 h 21 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.0 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 143°F27°F58°F 200315°F 202220%6%
Dec 243°F27°F63°F 20125°F 200620%6%
Dec 343°F26°F64°F 20124°F 200620%6%
Dec 442°F26°F73°F 20120°F 200620%6%
Dec 542°F26°F67°F 2017-2°F 200520%7%
Dec 642°F26°F55°F 20190°F 200520%7%
Dec 741°F25°F54°F 2004-10°F 200520%7%
Dec 841°F25°F63°F 2023-8°F 200520%7%
Dec 941°F25°F61°F 2023-1°F 200520%7%
Dec 1040°F24°F59°F 2020-1°F 200520%7%
Dec 1140°F24°F63°F 20203°F 200920%8%
Dec 1240°F24°F57°F 2015-1°F 201320%8%
Dec 1339°F24°F69°F 20150°F 201320%8%
Dec 1439°F23°F64°F 20150°F 201020%8%
Dec 1539°F23°F59°F 20211°F 201020%8%
Dec 1638°F23°F75°F 20215°F 201620%9%
Dec 1738°F22°F60°F 20065°F 200820%9%
Dec 1838°F22°F55°F 2024-5°F 201620%9%
Dec 1937°F22°F52°F 2012-5°F 201620%9%
Dec 2037°F22°F53°F 2018-4°F 201620%10%
Dec 2137°F21°F52°F 2015-2°F 200820%10%
Dec 2237°F21°F62°F 2015-2°F 200820%10%
Dec 2336°F21°F56°F 2007-9°F 202220%10%
Dec 2436°F21°F63°F 2020-7°F 201320%10%
Dec 2536°F20°F66°F 2021-7°F 201320%11%
Dec 2636°F20°F62°F 20192°F 202220%11%
Dec 2735°F20°F62°F 2019-10°F 201720%11%
Dec 2835°F20°F64°F 2008-10°F 201720%11%
Dec 2935°F19°F56°F 20031°F 200920%12%
Dec 3035°F19°F64°F 2022-3°F 201320%12%
Dec 3135°F19°F59°F 2004-4°F 201720%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Vermont, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117551 (Rushville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116970, 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.