Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Young America, 10.1 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.29 in over about 10 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.29 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
69°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-15°FDec 15, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.6 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 142°F27°F67°F 199812°F 189632%7%
Dec 241°F26°F62°F 20122°F 189332%8%
Dec 341°F26°F61°F 19980°F 189332%8%
Dec 441°F26°F67°F 20123°F 199132%8%
Dec 540°F26°F62°F 20010°F 202532%9%
Dec 640°F25°F68°F 20011°F 202532%9%
Dec 739°F25°F69°F 19982°F 200532%9%
Dec 839°F25°F65°F 1916-1°F 190933%9%
Dec 939°F25°F64°F 1911-5°F 191733%10%
Dec 1038°F24°F60°F 2023-9°F 191733%10%
Dec 1138°F24°F60°F 1911-11°F 191733%10%
Dec 1238°F24°F60°F 2015-11°F 191733%10%
Dec 1337°F24°F65°F 2015-8°F 191733%11%
Dec 1437°F23°F64°F 2015-2°F 191433%11%
Dec 1537°F23°F59°F 1893-15°F 191733%11%
Dec 1637°F23°F63°F 2021-11°F 190134%12%
Dec 1736°F23°F57°F 2006-9°F 190134%12%
Dec 1836°F22°F58°F 1908-2°F 190134%12%
Dec 1936°F22°F61°F 1895-7°F 201634%12%
Dec 2036°F22°F61°F 1895-8°F 201634%12%
Dec 2135°F22°F58°F 1894-8°F 190134%13%
Dec 2235°F21°F56°F 1893-5°F 190134%13%
Dec 2335°F21°F57°F 1893-9°F 202234%13%
Dec 2435°F21°F63°F 2015-9°F 202234%13%
Dec 2534°F21°F60°F 1893-6°F 199034%14%
Dec 2634°F20°F60°F 2019-3°F 191434%14%
Dec 2734°F20°F63°F 2019-6°F 201734%14%
Dec 2834°F20°F62°F 2008-6°F 201734%14%
Dec 2934°F20°F64°F 2025-1°F 191734%14%
Dec 3033°F19°F59°F 2019-13°F 190934%15%
Dec 3133°F19°F56°F 1992-3°F 191434%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, 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 7:50 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00129905 (Young America), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00125117, 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.