Vineyard Haven climate

Vineyard Haven Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Edgartown, 10.3 km from Vineyard Haven

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.84 in over about 12 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 Vineyard Haven, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
4.84 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
67°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
4°FDec 10, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
16.6 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 150°F36°F65°F 200117°F 201939%2%
Dec 249°F35°F61°F 202118°F 200340%3%
Dec 349°F35°F64°F 200910°F 200040%3%
Dec 449°F35°F67°F 19989°F 200039%3%
Dec 549°F34°F65°F 20019°F 202539%3%
Dec 648°F34°F65°F 200112°F 200639%3%
Dec 748°F34°F66°F 19987°F 200239%3%
Dec 848°F34°F62°F 20119°F 200839%3%
Dec 947°F33°F59°F 20098°F 200239%4%
Dec 1047°F33°F61°F 20084°F 200039%4%
Dec 1147°F33°F61°F 20218°F 201639%4%
Dec 1247°F32°F61°F 200814°F 201939%4%
Dec 1346°F32°F61°F 202014°F 201939%4%
Dec 1446°F32°F61°F 201511°F 202439%4%
Dec 1546°F32°F61°F 201511°F 202439%5%
Dec 1645°F31°F58°F 20117°F 201639%5%
Dec 1745°F31°F61°F 202111°F 201339%5%
Dec 1845°F31°F61°F 202311°F 200939%5%
Dec 1945°F30°F57°F 20259°F 201139%5%
Dec 2044°F30°F56°F 200211°F 200439%5%
Dec 2144°F30°F59°F 201111°F 200439%6%
Dec 2244°F30°F62°F 201314°F 202338%6%
Dec 2344°F29°F62°F 201513°F 202338%6%
Dec 2443°F29°F64°F 201516°F 200038%6%
Dec 2543°F29°F67°F 20154°F 199938%6%
Dec 2643°F29°F57°F 20154°F 199838%7%
Dec 2743°F28°F59°F 201513°F 202438%7%
Dec 2843°F28°F60°F 20116°F 200438%7%
Dec 2942°F28°F57°F 201311°F 200038%7%
Dec 3042°F28°F59°F 202213°F 201438%7%
Dec 3142°F28°F58°F 202210°F 201438%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Vineyard Haven, 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 6:49 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00192501 (Edgartown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094724, 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.