Brooklyn climate

Brooklyn Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tipton 2WNW, 14.2 km from Brooklyn

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.23 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Brooklyn, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.23 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-14°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.9 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 141°F23°F65°F 1970-10°F 19669%
Dec 241°F23°F67°F 1982-10°F 197610%
Dec 340°F23°F67°F 1982-10°F 197610%
Dec 440°F22°F63°F 2012-2°F 200210%
Dec 540°F22°F69°F 2001-3°F 202511%
Dec 639°F22°F68°F 1998-1°F 196411%
Dec 739°F22°F60°F 1966-3°F 197211%
Dec 839°F22°F64°F 1966-1°F 197712%
Dec 938°F21°F60°F 2023-4°F 196412%
Dec 1038°F21°F63°F 1971-3°F 197712%
Dec 1138°F21°F62°F 1949-9°F 197712%
Dec 1237°F21°F62°F 1949-9°F 196213%
Dec 1337°F20°F61°F 2015-3°F 200013%
Dec 1437°F20°F66°F 1975-3°F 196313%
Dec 1536°F20°F59°F 2021-1°F 198913%
Dec 1636°F20°F63°F 1984-7°F 195113%
Dec 1736°F20°F55°F 2006-6°F 198914%
Dec 1836°F19°F52°F 1957-1°F 198514%
Dec 1935°F19°F55°F 1957-6°F 195114%
Dec 2035°F19°F58°F 1949-6°F 196314%
Dec 2135°F19°F61°F 1967-7°F 198914%
Dec 2235°F19°F55°F 1949-14°F 198915%
Dec 2334°F18°F61°F 2015-12°F 198315%
Dec 2434°F18°F58°F 2015-14°F 198315%
Dec 2534°F18°F64°F 1982-12°F 200015%
Dec 2634°F18°F60°F 2019-11°F 198316%
Dec 2733°F18°F61°F 2008-8°F 195016%
Dec 2833°F17°F64°F 1984-14°F 200016%
Dec 2933°F17°F62°F 1984-5°F 197516%
Dec 3033°F17°F55°F 1965-8°F 197616%
Dec 3133°F17°F59°F 1965-12°F 196317%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brooklyn, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00208202 (Tipton 2WNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014833, 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.