Scarborough climate

Scarborough Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portland Intl Jetport, 8.2 km from Scarborough

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.50 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 Scarborough, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
4.50 in
Snowfall
14.6 in
Record high
71°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-21°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
26°F
Wind
7.2 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 143°F27°F66°F 20019°F 198938%13%
Dec 243°F27°F61°F 19983°F 194039%13%
Dec 342°F26°F68°F 2009-4°F 194039%14%
Dec 442°F26°F69°F 1982-16°F 194039%14%
Dec 542°F26°F60°F 20012°F 202539%14%
Dec 641°F25°F71°F 20014°F 194039%15%
Dec 741°F25°F71°F 19982°F 195539%15%
Dec 841°F25°F58°F 1951-5°F 198939%16%
Dec 940°F24°F54°F 1980-6°F 194939%16%
Dec 1040°F24°F58°F 2008-8°F 194939%16%
Dec 1140°F24°F60°F 1966-6°F 195839%17%
Dec 1239°F24°F64°F 1979-15°F 197739%17%
Dec 1339°F23°F60°F 1984-5°F 197639%17%
Dec 1439°F23°F55°F 2006-6°F 197639%18%
Dec 1538°F23°F57°F 2008-3°F 196039%18%
Dec 1638°F22°F56°F 2008-9°F 195139%19%
Dec 1738°F22°F57°F 1984-12°F 194239%19%
Dec 1838°F22°F59°F 2023-9°F 196339%19%
Dec 1937°F21°F54°F 1949-13°F 197539%20%
Dec 2037°F21°F53°F 1957-20°F 197539%20%
Dec 2137°F21°F60°F 1957-14°F 195539%20%
Dec 2237°F21°F60°F 1949-14°F 197040%20%
Dec 2336°F20°F66°F 1990-9°F 194540%21%
Dec 2436°F20°F53°F 1957-13°F 198940%21%
Dec 2536°F20°F62°F 2015-16°F 198040%21%
Dec 2636°F20°F60°F 1982-20°F 198040%22%
Dec 2735°F19°F57°F 1949-8°F 195140%22%
Dec 2835°F19°F57°F 1949-13°F 195140%22%
Dec 2935°F19°F56°F 1984-13°F 201740%23%
Dec 3035°F19°F55°F 1984-16°F 196339%23%
Dec 3134°F18°F53°F 1990-21°F 196339%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scarborough, 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 4:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:14 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014764 (Portland Intl Jetport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014764, 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.