Mount Washington climate

Mount Washington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Louisville WFO, 11.2 km from Mount Washington

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.56 in over about 13 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 Mount Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
4.56 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
76°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-15°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.3 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 150°F33°F70°F 197012°F 196438%6%
Dec 250°F33°F75°F 198215°F 196038%6%
Dec 350°F33°F76°F 198213°F 196639%6%
Dec 449°F33°F73°F 199816°F 196639%7%
Dec 549°F32°F73°F 200117°F 199139%7%
Dec 649°F32°F74°F 19986°F 197739%7%
Dec 748°F32°F72°F 19515°F 197740%7%
Dec 848°F32°F68°F 198011°F 200640%8%
Dec 948°F32°F66°F 19525°F 199540%8%
Dec 1047°F31°F71°F 19714°F 199540%8%
Dec 1147°F31°F74°F 20072°F 196241%8%
Dec 1247°F31°F73°F 2015-3°F 196241%8%
Dec 1347°F31°F70°F 2015-3°F 196241%9%
Dec 1446°F31°F73°F 19755°F 202541%9%
Dec 1546°F30°F73°F 19841°F 198941%9%
Dec 1646°F30°F70°F 1984-4°F 198941%9%
Dec 1746°F30°F70°F 20061°F 198942%10%
Dec 1845°F30°F64°F 19675°F 196342%10%
Dec 1945°F30°F69°F 2008-1°F 196342%10%
Dec 2045°F30°F70°F 19494°F 196342%10%
Dec 2145°F29°F70°F 2013-9°F 198942%10%
Dec 2244°F29°F64°F 1949-15°F 198942%11%
Dec 2344°F29°F70°F 2015-8°F 198942%11%
Dec 2444°F29°F70°F 1964-8°F 198342%11%
Dec 2544°F29°F75°F 2021-7°F 198342%11%
Dec 2644°F28°F76°F 20164°F 198342%11%
Dec 2743°F28°F74°F 20218°F 201742%12%
Dec 2843°F28°F75°F 20254°F 196142%12%
Dec 2943°F28°F69°F 19843°F 198341%12%
Dec 3043°F28°F68°F 2022-1°F 198341%12%
Dec 3143°F28°F71°F 19512°F 197641%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mount Washington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00154958 (Louisville WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093821, 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.