Housatonic climate

Housatonic Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lenox Dale, 13.1 km from Housatonic

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.49 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 Housatonic, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
4.49 in
Snowfall
10.5 in
Record high
67°FDec 1, 1927
Record low
-23°FDec 29, 1933
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.8 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 141°F24°F67°F 19270°F 193612%
Dec 240°F23°F62°F 19342°F 193013%
Dec 340°F23°F61°F 20094°F 193013%
Dec 440°F23°F60°F 19621°F 196613%
Dec 539°F22°F61°F 2001-4°F 202514%
Dec 639°F22°F66°F 20013°F 193514%
Dec 739°F22°F61°F 19510°F 200214%
Dec 838°F22°F60°F 19321°F 201915%
Dec 938°F21°F61°F 1927-1°F 193415%
Dec 1038°F21°F61°F 1966-3°F 194915%
Dec 1137°F21°F61°F 1966-9°F 195815%
Dec 1237°F21°F58°F 1946-5°F 192916%
Dec 1337°F20°F58°F 1946-5°F 196016%
Dec 1436°F20°F59°F 2015-10°F 200516%
Dec 1536°F20°F60°F 2008-8°F 200517%
Dec 1636°F19°F63°F 2021-7°F 194317%
Dec 1736°F19°F61°F 2000-12°F 193217%
Dec 1835°F19°F60°F 2023-8°F 194218%
Dec 1935°F19°F55°F 2025-4°F 194418%
Dec 2035°F18°F58°F 1957-14°F 195518%
Dec 2135°F18°F59°F 2018-17°F 194219%
Dec 2234°F18°F63°F 2013-9°F 194219%
Dec 2334°F18°F57°F 1949-9°F 196019%
Dec 2434°F17°F67°F 2015-9°F 194320%
Dec 2534°F17°F61°F 2015-15°F 196920%
Dec 2633°F17°F61°F 1964-3°F 194820%
Dec 2733°F17°F56°F 1949-8°F 192521%
Dec 2833°F16°F56°F 2008-10°F 195021%
Dec 2933°F16°F55°F 2024-23°F 193321%
Dec 3033°F16°F55°F 1948-21°F 193322%
Dec 3133°F16°F57°F 1932-17°F 196222%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Housatonic, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00194131 (Lenox Dale), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014763, 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.