Braintree climate

Braintree Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hingham, 7.8 km from Braintree

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.07 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 Braintree, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
5.07 in
Snowfall
8.8 in
Record high
77°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-7°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.5 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 147°F31°F72°F 200117°F 200739%9%
Dec 247°F31°F64°F 199811°F 199939%10%
Dec 347°F31°F70°F 20097°F 200039%10%
Dec 446°F31°F70°F 19988°F 200039%10%
Dec 546°F30°F68°F 20019°F 200039%11%
Dec 646°F30°F73°F 20014°F 200240%11%
Dec 745°F30°F77°F 19980°F 200240%12%
Dec 845°F29°F58°F 20227°F 200340%12%
Dec 945°F29°F62°F 2019-1°F 200340%12%
Dec 1044°F29°F64°F 20191°F 200040%13%
Dec 1144°F29°F67°F 20216°F 201640%13%
Dec 1244°F28°F64°F 20219°F 201340%14%
Dec 1344°F28°F63°F 20207°F 200040%14%
Dec 1443°F28°F63°F 20190°F 200540%14%
Dec 1543°F28°F64°F 2015-5°F 200540%15%
Dec 1643°F27°F62°F 20214°F 201640%15%
Dec 1743°F27°F66°F 2000-2°F 201340%16%
Dec 1842°F27°F66°F 2023-5°F 200740%16%
Dec 1942°F27°F60°F 20254°F 202040%16%
Dec 2042°F26°F61°F 20025°F 200440%17%
Dec 2142°F26°F67°F 20184°F 200440%17%
Dec 2241°F26°F67°F 20138°F 202441%17%
Dec 2341°F26°F61°F 2004-1°F 200941%17%
Dec 2441°F25°F70°F 20159°F 199841%18%
Dec 2541°F25°F67°F 20155°F 199841%18%
Dec 2640°F25°F56°F 20152°F 201741%19%
Dec 2740°F25°F59°F 2011-1°F 201741%19%
Dec 2840°F25°F61°F 2008-1°F 200441%19%
Dec 2940°F24°F58°F 2022-5°F 201741%19%
Dec 3040°F24°F66°F 2022-3°F 201741%20%
Dec 3139°F24°F57°F 2022-7°F 201742%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Braintree, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00193624 (Hingham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054704, 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.