Fairhaven climate

Fairhaven Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Bedford Coop, 4.7 km from Fairhaven

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.19 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 Fairhaven, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
5.19 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
70°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
3°FDec 28, 2025
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
9.8 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°F32°F67°F 200117°F 200736%4%
Dec 247°F32°F62°F 202116°F 200336%4%
Dec 347°F32°F64°F 200914°F 200336%4%
Dec 446°F31°F70°F 199813°F 200036%4%
Dec 546°F31°F67°F 200111°F 202536%5%
Dec 646°F31°F65°F 200111°F 200236%5%
Dec 746°F31°F70°F 19986°F 200237%5%
Dec 845°F30°F58°F 20228°F 200837%5%
Dec 945°F30°F59°F 20199°F 200037%6%
Dec 1045°F30°F63°F 20235°F 200037%6%
Dec 1144°F30°F63°F 202110°F 201637%6%
Dec 1244°F29°F62°F 201511°F 201337%6%
Dec 1344°F29°F63°F 202011°F 201337%7%
Dec 1444°F29°F62°F 20159°F 200537%7%
Dec 1543°F29°F63°F 20157°F 201737%7%
Dec 1643°F28°F58°F 20218°F 201637%8%
Dec 1743°F28°F61°F 20218°F 201337%8%
Dec 1843°F28°F62°F 20239°F 200937%8%
Dec 1942°F28°F57°F 202511°F 200737%9%
Dec 2042°F27°F59°F 20027°F 200437%9%
Dec 2142°F27°F61°F 20186°F 200437%9%
Dec 2242°F27°F60°F 201311°F 199737%10%
Dec 2341°F27°F59°F 201511°F 202437%10%
Dec 2441°F26°F68°F 201511°F 202237%10%
Dec 2541°F26°F65°F 20157°F 199837%10%
Dec 2641°F26°F57°F 20156°F 199837%11%
Dec 2741°F26°F61°F 20157°F 202537%11%
Dec 2840°F25°F57°F 20113°F 202537%11%
Dec 2940°F25°F58°F 20243°F 201737%11%
Dec 3040°F25°F60°F 20223°F 201737%12%
Dec 3140°F25°F58°F 20223°F 201737%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairhaven, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 4:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00195246 (New Bedford Coop), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094726, 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.