Morningside climate

Morningside Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw, 10.9 km from Morningside

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.55 in over about 10 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 Morningside, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.55 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
80°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
1°FDec 14, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 9 h 30 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
9.6 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 152°F32°F75°F 19919°F 197629%3%
Dec 252°F32°F75°F 20065°F 196730%3%
Dec 352°F31°F72°F 19709°F 197630%3%
Dec 451°F31°F73°F 199811°F 196630%3%
Dec 551°F31°F75°F 198211°F 196630%3%
Dec 651°F31°F79°F 200112°F 195730%3%
Dec 750°F30°F80°F 19985°F 200231%3%
Dec 850°F30°F79°F 19985°F 200231%3%
Dec 950°F30°F74°F 197814°F 196031%3%
Dec 1049°F30°F73°F 196612°F 196031%3%
Dec 1149°F30°F72°F 19666°F 196831%4%
Dec 1249°F30°F69°F 19799°F 196831%4%
Dec 1349°F29°F74°F 20155°F 198831%4%
Dec 1448°F29°F73°F 20151°F 196031%4%
Dec 1548°F29°F71°F 20155°F 196031%4%
Dec 1648°F29°F71°F 19711°F 195831%4%
Dec 1748°F29°F73°F 19718°F 196031%4%
Dec 1847°F28°F70°F 19842°F 196031%4%
Dec 1947°F28°F73°F 19843°F 196031%4%
Dec 2047°F28°F69°F 19901°F 196031%4%
Dec 2147°F28°F65°F 19565°F 196031%4%
Dec 2246°F28°F72°F 20132°F 198531%5%
Dec 2346°F28°F71°F 20136°F 196031%5%
Dec 2446°F27°F72°F 19906°F 196031%5%
Dec 2546°F27°F70°F 20152°F 198331%5%
Dec 2646°F27°F72°F 19642°F 198031%5%
Dec 2745°F27°F71°F 19645°F 196631%5%
Dec 2845°F27°F72°F 19717°F 196631%5%
Dec 2945°F27°F75°F 19849°F 197731%5%
Dec 3045°F26°F77°F 19846°F 197631%5%
Dec 3145°F26°F70°F 19904°F 196331%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Morningside, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00189070 (Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00189070, 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.