Winchendon climate

Winchendon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Birch Hill Dam, 8.8 km from Winchendon

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.34 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 Winchendon, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
4.34 in
Snowfall
10.7 in
Record high
68°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-16°FDec 17, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 06 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°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 142°F24°F64°F 200612°F 200734%8%
Dec 242°F24°F59°F 199810°F 200334%9%
Dec 341°F23°F61°F 20098°F 200234%9%
Dec 441°F23°F62°F 19986°F 200234%9%
Dec 541°F23°F60°F 2001-5°F 202534%9%
Dec 640°F23°F67°F 20019°F 200034%10%
Dec 740°F22°F68°F 1998-3°F 201935%10%
Dec 840°F22°F55°F 2022-11°F 201935%10%
Dec 939°F22°F51°F 2008-9°F 202535%10%
Dec 1039°F21°F59°F 20231°F 201035%11%
Dec 1139°F21°F61°F 20214°F 201635%11%
Dec 1238°F21°F55°F 20150°F 201335%11%
Dec 1338°F21°F53°F 20102°F 200536%11%
Dec 1438°F20°F54°F 2019-9°F 200536%11%
Dec 1537°F20°F55°F 2008-14°F 200536%12%
Dec 1637°F20°F56°F 2021-5°F 201636%12%
Dec 1737°F19°F61°F 2000-16°F 201336%12%
Dec 1837°F19°F64°F 2023-4°F 200736%12%
Dec 1936°F19°F56°F 2025-7°F 202036%12%
Dec 2036°F19°F52°F 2002-3°F 201636%12%
Dec 2136°F18°F61°F 2018-4°F 200436%13%
Dec 2235°F18°F55°F 2013-3°F 202436%13%
Dec 2335°F18°F57°F 2004-7°F 202436%13%
Dec 2435°F17°F65°F 20155°F 202236%13%
Dec 2535°F17°F61°F 20153°F 200036%13%
Dec 2634°F17°F50°F 20232°F 200036%13%
Dec 2734°F16°F52°F 2011-9°F 201736%13%
Dec 2834°F16°F54°F 2008-5°F 201736%13%
Dec 2934°F16°F51°F 2024-11°F 201736%14%
Dec 3034°F16°F56°F 2022-7°F 201736%14%
Dec 3133°F15°F53°F 2022-11°F 201736%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Winchendon, 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 4:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:24 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00190666 (Birch Hill Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054770, 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.