Topsfield climate

Topsfield Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Middleton, 7.6 km from Topsfield

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.79 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 Topsfield, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
4.79 in
Snowfall
8.9 in
Record high
77°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-2°FDec 29, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 06 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.7 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 145°F27°F70°F 200114°F 200737%6%
Dec 244°F27°F59°F 200614°F 200337%6%
Dec 344°F26°F69°F 200913°F 200237%7%
Dec 444°F26°F59°F 201213°F 200237%7%
Dec 543°F26°F64°F 20018°F 202537%7%
Dec 643°F25°F74°F 200115°F 200737%7%
Dec 743°F25°F77°F 19989°F 200237%8%
Dec 842°F25°F56°F 20229°F 201937%8%
Dec 942°F25°F59°F 20197°F 200337%8%
Dec 1042°F24°F63°F 20088°F 201037%8%
Dec 1141°F24°F64°F 202110°F 201637%9%
Dec 1241°F24°F62°F 202113°F 201336%9%
Dec 1341°F23°F57°F 202010°F 200536%9%
Dec 1441°F23°F59°F 20195°F 200536%9%
Dec 1540°F23°F63°F 20086°F 200536%9%
Dec 1640°F23°F61°F 20082°F 201636%10%
Dec 1740°F22°F63°F 2000-1°F 201336%10%
Dec 1840°F22°F60°F 20238°F 200936%10%
Dec 1939°F22°F59°F 20256°F 202035%10%
Dec 2039°F21°F60°F 20023°F 200435%10%
Dec 2139°F21°F62°F 20182°F 200435%11%
Dec 2239°F21°F59°F 20154°F 202435%11%
Dec 2338°F21°F59°F 2004-1°F 202435%11%
Dec 2438°F20°F70°F 201510°F 202234%11%
Dec 2538°F20°F64°F 20158°F 199934%11%
Dec 2638°F20°F54°F 20157°F 200034%12%
Dec 2737°F20°F59°F 20169°F 200434%12%
Dec 2837°F19°F60°F 20081°F 201734%12%
Dec 2937°F19°F58°F 2003-2°F 201734%12%
Dec 3037°F19°F60°F 2022-2°F 201734%12%
Dec 3137°F19°F53°F 20221°F 201734%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Topsfield, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 4:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00194744 (Middleton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054733, 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.