Fort Fairfield Weather in December
Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.60 in over about 15 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
- 28°F
- Average low
- 12°F
- Precipitation
- 3.60 in
- Snowfall
- 25.2 in
- Record high
- 60°FDec 1, 2020
- Record low
- -31°FDec 30, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 49 min to 8 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 95%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 33°F | 19°F | 60°F 2020 | -5°F 1958 | 48% | 35% |
| Dec 2 | 32°F | 18°F | 54°F 2020 | -5°F 1974 | 48% | 36% |
| Dec 3 | 32°F | 18°F | 47°F 2022 | -11°F 1976 | 48% | 36% |
| Dec 4 | 32°F | 17°F | 57°F 1950 | -22°F 1972 | 48% | 37% |
| Dec 5 | 31°F | 17°F | 58°F 1950 | -13°F 1972 | 48% | 37% |
| Dec 6 | 31°F | 17°F | 56°F 2001 | -11°F 1971 | 48% | 38% |
| Dec 7 | 30°F | 16°F | 48°F 1982 | -17°F 1991 | 48% | 38% |
| Dec 8 | 30°F | 16°F | 47°F 1951 | -13°F 1964 | 48% | 38% |
| Dec 9 | 30°F | 15°F | 47°F 1974 | -16°F 1986 | 48% | 39% |
| Dec 10 | 29°F | 15°F | 49°F 2019 | -17°F 1958 | 48% | 39% |
| Dec 11 | 29°F | 14°F | 56°F 1969 | -16°F 1958 | 48% | 39% |
| Dec 12 | 29°F | 14°F | 58°F 1950 | -16°F 1965 | 47% | 40% |
| Dec 13 | 28°F | 13°F | 57°F 2010 | -20°F 1977 | 47% | 40% |
| Dec 14 | 28°F | 13°F | 57°F 2010 | -18°F 1976 | 47% | 41% |
| Dec 15 | 28°F | 13°F | 48°F 2019 | -17°F 1972 | 47% | 41% |
| Dec 16 | 27°F | 12°F | 49°F 1982 | -16°F 1980 | 47% | 41% |
| Dec 17 | 27°F | 12°F | 53°F 2000 | -21°F 1951 | 47% | 42% |
| Dec 18 | 27°F | 11°F | 58°F 2023 | -11°F 2017 | 47% | 42% |
| Dec 19 | 26°F | 11°F | 54°F 2023 | -17°F 1971 | 47% | 42% |
| Dec 20 | 26°F | 11°F | 47°F 1957 | -25°F 1971 | 47% | 42% |
| Dec 21 | 26°F | 10°F | 54°F 1973 | -25°F 2008 | 47% | 43% |
| Dec 22 | 26°F | 10°F | 50°F 1973 | -21°F 1980 | 47% | 43% |
| Dec 23 | 25°F | 9°F | 49°F 2004 | -18°F 1970 | 47% | 43% |
| Dec 24 | 25°F | 9°F | 48°F 2003 | -18°F 1970 | 47% | 43% |
| Dec 25 | 25°F | 9°F | 57°F 2020 | -26°F 1975 | 47% | 44% |
| Dec 26 | 24°F | 8°F | 55°F 2020 | -23°F 1980 | 47% | 44% |
| Dec 27 | 24°F | 8°F | 51°F 1964 | -21°F 1984 | 47% | 44% |
| Dec 28 | 24°F | 8°F | 47°F 1961 | -21°F 1993 | 47% | 44% |
| Dec 29 | 24°F | 7°F | 47°F 1982 | -22°F 1993 | 47% | 45% |
| Dec 30 | 23°F | 7°F | 51°F 2024 | -31°F 1989 | 47% | 45% |
| Dec 31 | 23°F | 6°F | 46°F 2022 | -21°F 1989 | 47% | 45% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 3:45 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 3:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014607 (Caribou Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014607, 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.