Chatham Weather in December
Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 13 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 44°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 4.72 in
- Snowfall
- 2.6 in
- Record high
- 65°FDec 5, 2001
- Record low
- 7°FDec 29, 2017
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 23 min to 9 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 75%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 19.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 48°F | 35°F | 63°F 2006 | 23°F 2007 | 38% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 47°F | 35°F | 61°F 2006 | 21°F 2003 | 38% | 3% |
| Dec 3 | 47°F | 35°F | 61°F 2009 | 20°F 2002 | 38% | 3% |
| Dec 4 | 47°F | 35°F | 63°F 1998 | 20°F 2000 | 38% | 3% |
| Dec 5 | 47°F | 34°F | 65°F 2001 | 19°F 2003 | 39% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 46°F | 34°F | 60°F 2001 | 22°F 2007 | 39% | 4% |
| Dec 7 | 46°F | 34°F | 62°F 1998 | 20°F 2002 | 39% | 4% |
| Dec 8 | 46°F | 33°F | 59°F 2011 | 15°F 2008 | 39% | 4% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 33°F | 57°F 2009 | 13°F 2008 | 39% | 4% |
| Dec 10 | 45°F | 33°F | 59°F 2012 | 14°F 2000 | 39% | 4% |
| Dec 11 | 45°F | 33°F | 60°F 2024 | 18°F 2016 | 40% | 4% |
| Dec 12 | 45°F | 32°F | 59°F 2015 | 18°F 2013 | 40% | 5% |
| Dec 13 | 45°F | 32°F | 56°F 2010 | 15°F 2013 | 40% | 5% |
| Dec 14 | 44°F | 32°F | 57°F 2015 | 17°F 2017 | 40% | 5% |
| Dec 15 | 44°F | 31°F | 59°F 2015 | 13°F 2017 | 40% | 5% |
| Dec 16 | 44°F | 31°F | 55°F 2011 | 10°F 2016 | 40% | 5% |
| Dec 17 | 44°F | 31°F | 60°F 2021 | 16°F 2013 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 18 | 43°F | 31°F | 59°F 2023 | 16°F 2009 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 19 | 43°F | 30°F | 54°F 2025 | 16°F 2009 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 20 | 43°F | 30°F | 55°F 2002 | 15°F 2004 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 21 | 43°F | 30°F | 57°F 2018 | 8°F 2004 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 22 | 43°F | 30°F | 56°F 2011 | 18°F 2008 | 41% | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 29°F | 58°F 2022 | 14°F 2009 | 41% | 7% |
| Dec 24 | 42°F | 29°F | 59°F 2015 | 16°F 2022 | 41% | 7% |
| Dec 25 | 42°F | 29°F | 62°F 2015 | 14°F 2000 | 41% | 7% |
| Dec 26 | 42°F | 29°F | 56°F 2005 | 11°F 2000 | 41% | 7% |
| Dec 27 | 41°F | 28°F | 55°F 2015 | 16°F 2004 | 41% | 7% |
| Dec 28 | 41°F | 28°F | 55°F 2011 | 12°F 2017 | 41% | 8% |
| Dec 29 | 41°F | 28°F | 56°F 2018 | 7°F 2017 | 41% | 8% |
| Dec 30 | 41°F | 28°F | 53°F 2024 | 8°F 2017 | 41% | 8% |
| Dec 31 | 41°F | 27°F | 57°F 2022 | 12°F 1998 | 41% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 4:10 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00191386 (Chatham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094624, 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.