Princeton climate

Princeton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Lake Stream, 16.6 km from Princeton

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.93 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 Princeton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
4.93 in
Snowfall
16.6 in
Record high
60°FDec 1, 2020
Record low
-27°FDec 17, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 8 h 49 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
6.9 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°F24°F60°F 20202°F 201238%11%
Dec 238°F23°F52°F 1996-1°F 194538%11%
Dec 338°F23°F52°F 20092°F 196638%12%
Dec 437°F23°F57°F 1950-6°F 195438%12%
Dec 537°F22°F57°F 1950-6°F 197138%12%
Dec 637°F22°F55°F 2001-9°F 196338%13%
Dec 736°F22°F57°F 1998-9°F 196438%13%
Dec 836°F21°F53°F 1953-14°F 196438%14%
Dec 936°F21°F50°F 2019-12°F 197038%14%
Dec 1035°F21°F52°F 2008-9°F 200338%14%
Dec 1135°F20°F58°F 1969-6°F 194939%15%
Dec 1235°F20°F57°F 2024-13°F 196539%15%
Dec 1334°F19°F53°F 2010-16°F 197039%15%
Dec 1434°F19°F47°F 2001-7°F 201339%16%
Dec 1534°F19°F52°F 2019-13°F 197039%16%
Dec 1633°F18°F45°F 1947-23°F 197039%17%
Dec 1733°F18°F57°F 2000-27°F 195139%17%
Dec 1833°F18°F59°F 2023-2°F 194539%17%
Dec 1932°F17°F55°F 2025-13°F 197139%18%
Dec 2032°F17°F44°F 2002-21°F 195139%18%
Dec 2132°F16°F53°F 2018-17°F 200839%18%
Dec 2231°F16°F53°F 2018-15°F 197039%19%
Dec 2331°F16°F54°F 2004-12°F 197039%19%
Dec 2431°F15°F52°F 2003-7°F 195139%19%
Dec 2531°F15°F59°F 2020-15°F 195139%20%
Dec 2630°F15°F54°F 2020-16°F 196839%20%
Dec 2730°F14°F51°F 1964-15°F 196338%20%
Dec 2830°F14°F52°F 2011-15°F 194638%20%
Dec 2930°F13°F43°F 1953-10°F 195038%21%
Dec 3029°F13°F51°F 2024-10°F 196338%21%
Dec 3129°F13°F47°F 2022-19°F 197138%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Princeton, 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 6:49 AM, sunset 3:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 3:58 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00173261 (Grand Lake Stream), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014610, 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.