Scranton Weather in December
Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.63 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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.63 in
- Snowfall
- 2.0 in
- Record high
- 76°FDec 15, 2021
- Record low
- -12°FDec 18, 2016
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 48°F | 26°F | 68°F 2012 | 10°F 1960 | 14% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 47°F | 25°F | 74°F 2021 | 11°F 2025 | 14% | 3% |
| Dec 3 | 47°F | 25°F | 72°F 2012 | 12°F 2000 | 14% | 3% |
| Dec 4 | 46°F | 25°F | 71°F 2001 | 11°F 2005 | 14% | 3% |
| Dec 5 | 46°F | 24°F | 73°F 2001 | 5°F 1964 | 14% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 46°F | 24°F | 68°F 1963 | 6°F 2005 | 14% | 3% |
| Dec 7 | 45°F | 24°F | 69°F 1966 | 2°F 2013 | 14% | 4% |
| Dec 8 | 45°F | 23°F | 63°F 2020 | -7°F 2005 | 14% | 4% |
| Dec 9 | 45°F | 23°F | 70°F 2015 | -10°F 2005 | 14% | 4% |
| Dec 10 | 44°F | 23°F | 68°F 2020 | -2°F 2009 | 14% | 4% |
| Dec 11 | 44°F | 22°F | 68°F 2015 | 1°F 2000 | 14% | 4% |
| Dec 12 | 44°F | 22°F | 65°F 2015 | -3°F 1963 | 14% | 4% |
| Dec 13 | 43°F | 22°F | 64°F 2015 | -9°F 1961 | 14% | 4% |
| Dec 14 | 43°F | 21°F | 64°F 2021 | 0°F 1963 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 15 | 43°F | 21°F | 76°F 2021 | 1°F 1958 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 16 | 43°F | 21°F | 64°F 1962 | 3°F 1964 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 17 | 42°F | 21°F | 67°F 1962 | -2°F 1964 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 18 | 42°F | 20°F | 67°F 2013 | -12°F 2016 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 19 | 42°F | 20°F | 60°F 1966 | -3°F 2016 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 20 | 42°F | 20°F | 62°F 1966 | 2°F 1961 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 20°F | 61°F 2020 | -7°F 2000 | 14% | 5% |
| Dec 22 | 41°F | 19°F | 66°F 2020 | -10°F 2000 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 23 | 41°F | 19°F | 63°F 1955 | -4°F 2022 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 24 | 41°F | 19°F | 73°F 2021 | -1°F 2004 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 25 | 41°F | 19°F | 68°F 2016 | 0°F 2022 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 26 | 41°F | 19°F | 66°F 2008 | -4°F 1962 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 27 | 41°F | 19°F | 69°F 2025 | -4°F 2000 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 28 | 41°F | 18°F | 62°F 1999 | 6°F 2000 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 29 | 41°F | 18°F | 70°F 1999 | 3°F 1966 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 30 | 40°F | 18°F | 70°F 2004 | -3°F 1968 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 31 | 40°F | 18°F | 65°F 2011 | -5°F 1968 | 14% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146076 (Osage City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013920, 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.