Manhattan climate

Manhattan Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Manhattan, 1.7 km from Manhattan

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.19 in over about 5 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 Manhattan, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.19 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
77°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-19°FDec 10, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
25°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 148°F26°F70°F 19987°F 200619%5%
Dec 247°F26°F73°F 20218°F 202518%5%
Dec 347°F26°F71°F 20177°F 200618%5%
Dec 447°F26°F70°F 200110°F 196418%6%
Dec 546°F25°F72°F 20011°F 196418%6%
Dec 646°F25°F67°F 19635°F 200518%6%
Dec 745°F25°F67°F 20230°F 200518%6%
Dec 845°F24°F62°F 2020-12°F 200518%6%
Dec 945°F24°F71°F 2020-13°F 200918%7%
Dec 1044°F24°F72°F 2021-19°F 200918%7%
Dec 1144°F24°F63°F 2015-9°F 200918%7%
Dec 1244°F23°F59°F 2021-9°F 196118%7%
Dec 1344°F23°F62°F 1996-13°F 196118%7%
Dec 1443°F23°F68°F 2021-7°F 196318%7%
Dec 1543°F23°F77°F 20210°F 196318%7%
Dec 1643°F22°F65°F 1962-2°F 200818%7%
Dec 1742°F22°F69°F 1962-7°F 200818%8%
Dec 1842°F22°F68°F 2013-15°F 201618%8%
Dec 1942°F22°F61°F 2024-7°F 200518%8%
Dec 2042°F21°F59°F 2015-7°F 199618%8%
Dec 2141°F21°F63°F 2020-10°F 200018%8%
Dec 2241°F21°F69°F 2020-11°F 200018%8%
Dec 2341°F21°F66°F 1964-6°F 201318%8%
Dec 2441°F21°F69°F 2021-5°F 200418%8%
Dec 2541°F20°F68°F 20190°F 202218%8%
Dec 2640°F20°F69°F 2008-9°F 196218%8%
Dec 2740°F20°F65°F 2025-4°F 201718%8%
Dec 2840°F20°F66°F 19996°F 200018%8%
Dec 2940°F20°F69°F 19994°F 201318%8%
Dec 3040°F20°F70°F 20041°F 200718%8%
Dec 3140°F20°F62°F 2011-4°F 201718%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Manhattan, 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 7:27 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144972 (Manhattan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003936, 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.