Orono climate

Orono Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Old Town 2 W, 5.5 km from Orono

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.15 in over about 15 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 Orono, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
4.15 in
Snowfall
14.7 in
Record high
65°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-24°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 03 min to 8 h 51 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
5.1 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 138°F22°F62°F 20205°F 196543%14%
Dec 238°F21°F56°F 19851°F 198943%14%
Dec 338°F21°F63°F 20092°F 197644%15%
Dec 437°F21°F65°F 19825°F 202544%15%
Dec 537°F20°F55°F 1973-5°F 199144%16%
Dec 637°F20°F63°F 2001-10°F 196344%16%
Dec 736°F19°F57°F 1953-15°F 196445%17%
Dec 836°F19°F65°F 1998-12°F 196445%17%
Dec 936°F19°F58°F 1974-14°F 202545%17%
Dec 1035°F18°F56°F 2008-12°F 196445%18%
Dec 1135°F18°F59°F 1966-8°F 197846%18%
Dec 1235°F17°F60°F 2021-12°F 197046%19%
Dec 1334°F17°F57°F 2010-8°F 197746%19%
Dec 1434°F17°F54°F 2019-5°F 197646%19%
Dec 1534°F16°F55°F 2008-6°F 198046%20%
Dec 1633°F16°F55°F 2008-19°F 197046%20%
Dec 1733°F15°F60°F 2000-16°F 201346%21%
Dec 1833°F15°F61°F 2023-9°F 198046%21%
Dec 1933°F15°F57°F 2025-11°F 201646%21%
Dec 2032°F14°F54°F 1957-21°F 197546%22%
Dec 2132°F14°F59°F 1973-17°F 198046%22%
Dec 2232°F13°F56°F 2018-23°F 198046%22%
Dec 2331°F13°F59°F 1990-9°F 197046%23%
Dec 2431°F13°F56°F 2003-14°F 197546%23%
Dec 2531°F12°F61°F 2020-17°F 197546%23%
Dec 2631°F12°F57°F 1957-18°F 198046%24%
Dec 2730°F12°F51°F 1957-15°F 196346%24%
Dec 2830°F11°F52°F 1982-15°F 199346%24%
Dec 2930°F11°F54°F 1982-19°F 201746%25%
Dec 3030°F10°F53°F 2024-23°F 198945%25%
Dec 3129°F10°F50°F 2022-24°F 201745%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orono, 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 6:52 AM, sunset 3:55 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094644 (Old Town 2 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014606, 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.