Brookline climate

Brookline Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jamaica Plain, 3.2 km from Brookline

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.08 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Brookline, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
5.08 in
Snowfall
9.0 in
Record high
76°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-11°FDec 20, 1942
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.7 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°F30°F71°F 200110°F 19368%
Dec 247°F30°F63°F 198210°F 19899%
Dec 346°F29°F69°F 20096°F 19409%
Dec 446°F29°F70°F 19822°F 19409%
Dec 546°F29°F66°F 200112°F 202510%
Dec 645°F29°F72°F 200115°F 194010%
Dec 745°F28°F76°F 199814°F 196410%
Dec 845°F28°F64°F 195112°F 193611%
Dec 944°F28°F70°F 196610°F 196811%
Dec 1044°F27°F63°F 19469°F 196811%
Dec 1144°F27°F64°F 19713°F 198812%
Dec 1243°F27°F68°F 19792°F 198812%
Dec 1343°F27°F63°F 19847°F 196012%
Dec 1443°F26°F60°F 20196°F 197612%
Dec 1543°F26°F66°F 19759°F 194313%
Dec 1642°F26°F64°F 19712°F 194213%
Dec 1742°F25°F64°F 2000-3°F 194213%
Dec 1842°F25°F63°F 20239°F 197914%
Dec 1941°F25°F60°F 1990-7°F 194214%
Dec 2041°F25°F63°F 1957-11°F 194214%
Dec 2141°F24°F65°F 2018-5°F 194214%
Dec 2241°F24°F62°F 19903°F 195515%
Dec 2340°F24°F67°F 19903°F 194315%
Dec 2440°F24°F69°F 20150°F 194315%
Dec 2540°F23°F62°F 2015-7°F 198015%
Dec 2640°F23°F61°F 1982-4°F 198016%
Dec 2739°F23°F61°F 19494°F 195016%
Dec 2839°F23°F63°F 19825°F 201716%
Dec 2939°F22°F73°F 19842°F 201716%
Dec 3039°F22°F63°F 1984-3°F 196217%
Dec 3139°F22°F63°F 1965-4°F 196217%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brookline, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:14 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 USC00193890 (Jamaica Plain), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014739, 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.