Palmer climate

Palmer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Belchertown, 13.6 km from Palmer

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 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 Palmer, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Snowfall
9.6 in
Record high
73°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-13°FDec 17, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
5.4 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 143°F26°F68°F 200116°F 201935%7%
Dec 242°F26°F63°F 199811°F 200035%8%
Dec 342°F25°F66°F 20096°F 200035%8%
Dec 442°F25°F69°F 19980°F 194935%8%
Dec 541°F25°F68°F 20012°F 202535%9%
Dec 641°F24°F68°F 20015°F 200235%9%
Dec 741°F24°F73°F 1998-1°F 200235%9%
Dec 840°F24°F60°F 1951-1°F 201935%10%
Dec 940°F23°F54°F 20080°F 202535%10%
Dec 1040°F23°F59°F 2023-7°F 194935%10%
Dec 1140°F23°F61°F 20217°F 201635%10%
Dec 1239°F22°F62°F 201512°F 201335%11%
Dec 1339°F22°F59°F 2020-2°F 200535%11%
Dec 1439°F22°F57°F 2006-10°F 200535%11%
Dec 1538°F22°F60°F 2008-7°F 200536%11%
Dec 1638°F21°F62°F 2021-10°F 195136%12%
Dec 1738°F21°F61°F 2000-13°F 195136%12%
Dec 1838°F21°F63°F 2023-1°F 195136%12%
Dec 1937°F21°F58°F 2025-2°F 202036%12%
Dec 2037°F20°F55°F 2002-9°F 195136%13%
Dec 2137°F20°F63°F 2018-6°F 200436%13%
Dec 2237°F20°F64°F 20131°F 202436%13%
Dec 2336°F20°F58°F 2004-3°F 202436%13%
Dec 2436°F19°F69°F 20155°F 194836%14%
Dec 2536°F19°F62°F 2020-3°F 194836%14%
Dec 2636°F19°F55°F 2015-3°F 194836%14%
Dec 2735°F19°F58°F 1949-8°F 201736%14%
Dec 2835°F19°F59°F 2008-11°F 195136%14%
Dec 2935°F18°F51°F 2003-7°F 201736%15%
Dec 3035°F18°F61°F 2022-6°F 201736%15%
Dec 3135°F18°F56°F 1948-7°F 201736%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmer, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00190562 (Belchertown), 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.