Acton climate

Acton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sanford 2 Nnw, 13.5 km from Acton

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.79 in over about 11 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 Acton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
4.79 in
Snowfall
17.7 in
Record high
73°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-20°FDec 31, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 9 h 00 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
5.6 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 142°F22°F64°F 20018°F 197436%16%
Dec 242°F22°F67°F 19980°F 198936%17%
Dec 341°F21°F66°F 2009-1°F 197636%17%
Dec 441°F21°F70°F 19981°F 196636%18%
Dec 541°F21°F64°F 19821°F 197136%18%
Dec 640°F20°F70°F 20014°F 197137%19%
Dec 740°F20°F73°F 1998-1°F 195537%19%
Dec 840°F20°F55°F 1953-5°F 196437%20%
Dec 939°F19°F60°F 1998-7°F 198937%20%
Dec 1039°F19°F58°F 1953-5°F 195837%20%
Dec 1139°F19°F58°F 1966-9°F 195837%21%
Dec 1238°F19°F65°F 1979-10°F 197737%21%
Dec 1338°F18°F60°F 1979-4°F 196037%21%
Dec 1438°F18°F54°F 2006-8°F 201337%22%
Dec 1537°F18°F58°F 2008-6°F 196037%22%
Dec 1637°F17°F58°F 2008-4°F 201637%22%
Dec 1737°F17°F56°F 1984-11°F 197237%23%
Dec 1836°F17°F57°F 2000-9°F 197237%23%
Dec 1936°F16°F58°F 2023-8°F 197137%23%
Dec 2036°F16°F58°F 2023-18°F 198036%24%
Dec 2136°F16°F59°F 1957-14°F 198036%24%
Dec 2235°F15°F62°F 1994-16°F 197036%24%
Dec 2335°F15°F65°F 1990-14°F 198936%24%
Dec 2435°F15°F58°F 1990-15°F 198936%25%
Dec 2535°F15°F56°F 1994-13°F 197536%25%
Dec 2634°F14°F61°F 2015-18°F 198036%25%
Dec 2734°F14°F56°F 1964-9°F 201736%25%
Dec 2834°F14°F55°F 2008-17°F 196036%26%
Dec 2934°F13°F60°F 1982-16°F 201736%26%
Dec 3033°F13°F55°F 1984-17°F 201736%26%
Dec 3133°F13°F59°F 2022-20°F 196336%26%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Acton, 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 6:57 AM, sunset 4:08 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00177479 (Sanford 2 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00177479, 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.