Palmyra climate

Palmyra Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem, 23.2 km from Palmyra

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.95 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 Palmyra, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
3.95 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
76°FDec 27, 2016
Record low
-5°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 9 h 33 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
7.2 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 149°F30°F72°F 201423°F 202432%3%
Dec 248°F30°F66°F 201224°F 202032%4%
Dec 348°F30°F70°F 202121°F 202432%4%
Dec 447°F30°F75°F 201223°F 202532%4%
Dec 547°F30°F71°F 201321°F 201533%4%
Dec 647°F29°F69°F 202118°F 202433%4%
Dec 746°F29°F66°F 202116°F 202433%5%
Dec 846°F29°F63°F 202223°F 201333%5%
Dec 946°F29°F64°F 202323°F 201333%5%
Dec 1046°F29°F69°F 202121°F 201733%5%
Dec 1145°F29°F70°F 202121°F 201633%5%
Dec 1245°F28°F68°F 202015°F 201333%6%
Dec 1345°F28°F73°F 201512°F 201333%6%
Dec 1444°F28°F69°F 20155°F 202533%6%
Dec 1544°F28°F68°F 20155°F 202534%6%
Dec 1644°F28°F69°F 202110°F 202534%7%
Dec 1744°F28°F65°F 202113°F 201634%7%
Dec 1844°F28°F65°F 201625°F 202034%7%
Dec 1943°F28°F61°F 202115°F 201634%7%
Dec 2043°F27°F63°F 201313°F 201633%7%
Dec 2143°F27°F64°F 201314°F 201633%7%
Dec 2243°F27°F69°F 201324°F 201233%8%
Dec 2343°F27°F66°F 20253°F 202233%8%
Dec 2442°F27°F70°F 2015-5°F 202233%8%
Dec 2542°F27°F68°F 20155°F 202233%8%
Dec 2642°F27°F68°F 201912°F 202232%8%
Dec 2742°F27°F76°F 201611°F 201732%8%
Dec 2842°F27°F72°F 202111°F 201732%8%
Dec 2942°F26°F73°F 202511°F 201732%9%
Dec 3042°F26°F64°F 201915°F 201732%9%
Dec 3141°F26°F68°F 20228°F 201732%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmyra, 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 7:43 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00127755 (Salem), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00154955, 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.