Phillipsburg Weather in December
Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.93 in over about 4 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 42°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 0.93 in
- Snowfall
- 3.2 in
- Record high
- 74°FDec 2, 1998
- Record low
- -13°FDec 22, 1998
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 34 min to 9 h 25 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 46°F | 22°F | 65°F 2003 | 7°F 2005 | 11% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 46°F | 21°F | 74°F 1998 | 17°F 2004 | 11% | 5% |
| Dec 3 | 45°F | 21°F | 62°F 2001 | 1°F 2005 | 11% | 5% |
| Dec 4 | 45°F | 21°F | 69°F 1998 | 0°F 2005 | 11% | 5% |
| Dec 5 | 44°F | 20°F | 60°F 2001 | 0°F 2008 | 11% | 5% |
| Dec 6 | 44°F | 20°F | 64°F 2006 | 4°F 2005 | 11% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 44°F | 20°F | 60°F 2002 | -8°F 2005 | 11% | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 43°F | 19°F | 60°F 2000 | -8°F 2005 | 11% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 43°F | 19°F | 57°F 2006 | 6°F 2005 | 11% | 6% |
| Dec 10 | 43°F | 19°F | 64°F 2006 | 0°F 2007 | 11% | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 42°F | 19°F | 60°F 2006 | 2°F 2000 | 11% | 6% |
| Dec 12 | 42°F | 19°F | 63°F 2004 | 1°F 2000 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 13 | 42°F | 18°F | 55°F 2006 | 3°F 2000 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 42°F | 18°F | 63°F 2008 | 2°F 2009 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 41°F | 18°F | 64°F 2006 | -6°F 2008 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 41°F | 18°F | 64°F 2002 | -6°F 2008 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 17 | 41°F | 18°F | 58°F 2002 | 4°F 2007 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 18 | 41°F | 17°F | 60°F 1998 | 6°F 2005 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 19 | 41°F | 17°F | 58°F 1997 | 5°F 2005 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 20 | 41°F | 17°F | 49°F 2003 | 8°F 2000 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 21 | 40°F | 17°F | 61°F 2004 | -2°F 2008 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 22 | 40°F | 17°F | 57°F 2003 | -13°F 1998 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 40°F | 17°F | 59°F 2005 | -12°F 1998 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 24 | 40°F | 17°F | 59°F 2005 | -4°F 1998 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 25 | 40°F | 17°F | 55°F 2005 | -4°F 1998 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 26 | 40°F | 17°F | 62°F 1999 | 8°F 1998 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 27 | 40°F | 17°F | 67°F 2008 | 5°F 2000 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 28 | 40°F | 17°F | 56°F 2002 | 5°F 2000 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 29 | 40°F | 17°F | 66°F 1999 | 4°F 2007 | 11% | 7% |
| Dec 30 | 40°F | 17°F | 66°F 1999 | 3°F 2007 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 31 | 40°F | 17°F | 65°F 2004 | 8°F 2001 | 10% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146378 (Phillipsburg #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00146378, 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.