Pelham climate

Pelham Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Amherst, 11 km from Pelham

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 Pelham, 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
69°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-13°FDec 14, 2005
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°F66°F 200614°F 201934%8%
Dec 243°F25°F60°F 19989°F 202435%8%
Dec 343°F24°F65°F 20097°F 200035%9%
Dec 443°F24°F65°F 1998-3°F 200235%9%
Dec 542°F24°F64°F 2001-6°F 202535%9%
Dec 642°F24°F68°F 20015°F 200235%10%
Dec 742°F23°F69°F 1998-1°F 200235%10%
Dec 841°F23°F53°F 2022-8°F 201935%10%
Dec 941°F23°F52°F 2008-8°F 202535%10%
Dec 1041°F22°F59°F 20230°F 201035%11%
Dec 1140°F22°F61°F 20214°F 201635%11%
Dec 1240°F22°F57°F 20152°F 201335%11%
Dec 1340°F22°F64°F 20101°F 200535%11%
Dec 1440°F21°F55°F 2019-13°F 200535%12%
Dec 1539°F21°F58°F 2008-11°F 200535%12%
Dec 1639°F21°F57°F 2021-3°F 201635%12%
Dec 1739°F21°F61°F 2000-11°F 201335%13%
Dec 1838°F20°F63°F 2023-8°F 200735%13%
Dec 1938°F20°F56°F 2025-5°F 202035%13%
Dec 2038°F20°F54°F 2002-4°F 201635%13%
Dec 2138°F19°F64°F 2018-8°F 200435%14%
Dec 2237°F19°F60°F 20131°F 202435%14%
Dec 2337°F19°F57°F 2004-3°F 202435%14%
Dec 2437°F19°F66°F 20155°F 202235%14%
Dec 2537°F18°F62°F 20204°F 200035%14%
Dec 2637°F18°F51°F 2015-5°F 200035%15%
Dec 2736°F18°F55°F 2011-1°F 200235%15%
Dec 2836°F18°F56°F 2008-6°F 200435%15%
Dec 2936°F17°F49°F 20226°F 199735%15%
Dec 3036°F17°F57°F 2024-1°F 200935%16%
Dec 3136°F17°F51°F 2022-8°F 199835%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pelham, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 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 USC00190120 (Amherst), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054756, 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.