Sandy Hook climate

Sandy Hook Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Liberty 3NW, 22.3 km from Sandy Hook

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.23 in over about 12 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 Sandy Hook, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
4.23 in
Snowfall
2.1 in
Record high
79°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-24°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
4.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 151°F28°F76°F 19985°F 192936%5%
Dec 251°F28°F71°F 19339°F 196036%5%
Dec 351°F28°F77°F 19824°F 192937%5%
Dec 450°F27°F79°F 19829°F 192937%5%
Dec 550°F27°F78°F 19988°F 193537%6%
Dec 650°F27°F77°F 200111°F 199237%6%
Dec 749°F27°F77°F 1998-1°F 197737%6%
Dec 849°F27°F72°F 1922-3°F 197737%6%
Dec 949°F27°F72°F 19526°F 190938%6%
Dec 1048°F27°F73°F 19111°F 192738%6%
Dec 1148°F27°F70°F 1931-2°F 190438%6%
Dec 1248°F27°F75°F 2007-14°F 196238%6%
Dec 1348°F26°F73°F 1929-15°F 196238%7%
Dec 1447°F26°F70°F 19712°F 191638%7%
Dec 1547°F26°F71°F 1933-16°F 191438%7%
Dec 1647°F26°F74°F 1984-12°F 191438%7%
Dec 1747°F26°F75°F 1924-11°F 198938%7%
Dec 1846°F26°F77°F 1924-9°F 198938%7%
Dec 1946°F26°F66°F 1924-9°F 196338%7%
Dec 2046°F26°F66°F 1923-7°F 196338%7%
Dec 2146°F26°F72°F 1967-9°F 196338%7%
Dec 2245°F25°F72°F 2013-22°F 198937%7%
Dec 2345°F25°F70°F 1933-24°F 198937%7%
Dec 2445°F25°F73°F 1964-24°F 198937%8%
Dec 2545°F25°F70°F 1964-14°F 198937%8%
Dec 2645°F25°F75°F 1982-9°F 198337%8%
Dec 2744°F25°F73°F 2016-14°F 193537%8%
Dec 2844°F25°F75°F 20152°F 192537%8%
Dec 2944°F24°F74°F 19840°F 191737%8%
Dec 3044°F24°F75°F 1984-14°F 190937%8%
Dec 3144°F24°F70°F 1951-13°F 193537%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sandy Hook, 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 7:30 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00158551 (W Liberty 3NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00152791, 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.