Williamstown climate

Williamstown Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for North Adams Harriman AP, 3.3 km from Williamstown

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.12 in over about 13 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 Williamstown, 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
3.12 in
Snowfall
11.0 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 2006
Record low
-12°FDec 14, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 06 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.8 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 142°F26°F70°F 200612°F 201941%11%
Dec 242°F25°F62°F 199812°F 200341%12%
Dec 342°F25°F63°F 20097°F 200241%12%
Dec 441°F25°F62°F 19983°F 200241%12%
Dec 541°F25°F64°F 2001-5°F 202541%13%
Dec 641°F24°F69°F 20015°F 200242%13%
Dec 740°F24°F67°F 19982°F 200242%13%
Dec 840°F24°F50°F 2022-4°F 201942%14%
Dec 940°F24°F55°F 1987-2°F 202542%14%
Dec 1039°F23°F61°F 20232°F 201042%14%
Dec 1139°F23°F65°F 2021-3°F 198842%14%
Dec 1239°F23°F57°F 2015-6°F 198842%14%
Dec 1338°F22°F57°F 2020-7°F 200542%15%
Dec 1438°F22°F63°F 2015-12°F 200542%15%
Dec 1538°F22°F60°F 2008-10°F 200542%15%
Dec 1637°F22°F61°F 2021-2°F 201642%15%
Dec 1737°F21°F64°F 2000-9°F 201342%15%
Dec 1837°F21°F65°F 2023-4°F 202042%16%
Dec 1937°F21°F58°F 2025-9°F 202042%16%
Dec 2036°F20°F61°F 2002-5°F 200442%16%
Dec 2136°F20°F62°F 2018-5°F 200442%16%
Dec 2236°F20°F69°F 2013-7°F 202442%16%
Dec 2335°F20°F59°F 2004-9°F 202442%17%
Dec 2435°F19°F70°F 20153°F 202242%17%
Dec 2535°F19°F64°F 20142°F 202442%17%
Dec 2635°F19°F54°F 2023-2°F 202442%17%
Dec 2735°F18°F53°F 20110°F 202442%17%
Dec 2834°F18°F60°F 2008-5°F 201742%18%
Dec 2934°F18°F59°F 2024-4°F 200442%18%
Dec 3034°F18°F59°F 2024-5°F 201741%18%
Dec 3134°F17°F53°F 2022-3°F 201741%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Williamstown, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054768 (North Adams Harriman AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054768, 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.