Northampton climate

Northampton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Amherst, 10.9 km from Northampton

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in over about 11 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 Northampton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
73°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-13°FDec 17, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.6 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 144°F25°F68°F 200116°F 201934%8%
Dec 243°F25°F63°F 199811°F 200035%8%
Dec 343°F24°F66°F 20096°F 200035%9%
Dec 443°F24°F69°F 19980°F 194935%9%
Dec 542°F24°F68°F 20012°F 202535%9%
Dec 642°F24°F68°F 20015°F 200235%10%
Dec 742°F23°F73°F 1998-1°F 200235%10%
Dec 841°F23°F60°F 1951-1°F 201935%10%
Dec 941°F23°F54°F 20080°F 202535%10%
Dec 1041°F22°F59°F 2023-7°F 194935%11%
Dec 1140°F22°F61°F 20217°F 201635%11%
Dec 1240°F22°F62°F 201512°F 201335%11%
Dec 1340°F22°F59°F 2020-2°F 200535%11%
Dec 1440°F21°F57°F 2006-10°F 200535%12%
Dec 1539°F21°F60°F 2008-7°F 200535%12%
Dec 1639°F21°F62°F 2021-10°F 195135%12%
Dec 1739°F21°F61°F 2000-13°F 195135%13%
Dec 1838°F20°F63°F 2023-1°F 195135%13%
Dec 1938°F20°F58°F 2025-2°F 202035%13%
Dec 2038°F20°F55°F 2002-9°F 195135%13%
Dec 2138°F19°F63°F 2018-6°F 200435%14%
Dec 2237°F19°F64°F 20131°F 202435%14%
Dec 2337°F19°F58°F 2004-3°F 202435%14%
Dec 2437°F19°F69°F 20155°F 194835%14%
Dec 2537°F18°F62°F 2020-3°F 194835%14%
Dec 2637°F18°F55°F 2015-3°F 194835%15%
Dec 2736°F18°F58°F 1949-8°F 201735%15%
Dec 2836°F18°F59°F 2008-11°F 195135%15%
Dec 2936°F17°F51°F 2003-7°F 201735%15%
Dec 3036°F17°F61°F 2022-6°F 201735%16%
Dec 3136°F17°F56°F 1948-7°F 201735%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Northampton, 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 7:00 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00190120 (Amherst), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014775, 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.