Eliot climate

Eliot Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham, 12.2 km from Eliot

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.04 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 Eliot, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
4.04 in
Snowfall
8.9 in
Record high
75°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-17°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
5.8 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°F26°F67°F 20017°F 197635%6%
Dec 242°F25°F63°F 1998-3°F 198935%6%
Dec 342°F25°F68°F 20090°F 197635%6%
Dec 441°F25°F70°F 19825°F 197635%6%
Dec 541°F24°F64°F 19983°F 198935%7%
Dec 641°F24°F73°F 20013°F 202535%7%
Dec 740°F24°F75°F 19987°F 199135%7%
Dec 840°F23°F56°F 20154°F 198935%7%
Dec 940°F23°F59°F 1987-5°F 198935%8%
Dec 1039°F23°F61°F 20080°F 197634%8%
Dec 1139°F23°F62°F 1979-3°F 197834%8%
Dec 1239°F22°F65°F 1979-3°F 197734%8%
Dec 1338°F22°F61°F 19840°F 198834%8%
Dec 1438°F22°F56°F 2006-5°F 197634%8%
Dec 1538°F21°F63°F 1975-4°F 200534%8%
Dec 1637°F21°F58°F 1975-1°F 201634%9%
Dec 1737°F21°F60°F 1984-5°F 201334%9%
Dec 1837°F20°F57°F 20003°F 198833%9%
Dec 1937°F20°F57°F 2023-2°F 197933%9%
Dec 2036°F20°F56°F 2002-13°F 198033%9%
Dec 2136°F19°F59°F 1988-15°F 198033%9%
Dec 2236°F19°F63°F 1990-10°F 198033%9%
Dec 2336°F19°F67°F 1990-15°F 198932%9%
Dec 2436°F19°F63°F 1990-17°F 198932%10%
Dec 2535°F18°F59°F 1996-15°F 198032%10%
Dec 2635°F18°F62°F 2015-15°F 198032%10%
Dec 2735°F18°F53°F 2016-2°F 201732%10%
Dec 2835°F18°F57°F 1982-3°F 198932%10%
Dec 2934°F17°F67°F 1984-8°F 201732%10%
Dec 3034°F17°F65°F 1984-7°F 201731%10%
Dec 3134°F17°F58°F 2022-7°F 201731%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Eliot, 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 6:55 AM, sunset 4:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00272174 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00273626, 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.