Carleton climate

Carleton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carleton 2W, 3.7 km from Carleton

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.28 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 Carleton, 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
24°F
Precipitation
2.28 in
Snowfall
8.2 in
Record high
65°FDec 3, 2012
Record low
-5°FDec 19, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 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 142°F27°F57°F 201220°F 201411%
Dec 242°F27°F60°F 201221°F 201411%
Dec 342°F27°F65°F 201224°F 200812%
Dec 441°F26°F64°F 201220°F 200912%
Dec 541°F26°F60°F 201314°F 200913%
Dec 641°F26°F42°F 201514°F 200813%
Dec 740°F26°F46°F 201214°F 201314%
Dec 840°F25°F52°F 201911°F 201314%
Dec 940°F25°F54°F 20196°F 201015%
Dec 1039°F25°F55°F 201511°F 200915%
Dec 1139°F25°F56°F 20156°F 201316%
Dec 1239°F24°F63°F 20151°F 201316%
Dec 1338°F24°F62°F 20158°F 201016%
Dec 1438°F24°F63°F 2015-3°F 201617%
Dec 1538°F24°F55°F 20111°F 201617%
Dec 1637°F24°F55°F 2012-4°F 201317%
Dec 1737°F23°F52°F 201512°F 200918%
Dec 1837°F23°F42°F 20126°F 201618%
Dec 1937°F23°F46°F 2018-5°F 201618%
Dec 2036°F23°F50°F 2012-1°F 201619%
Dec 2136°F22°F53°F 201515°F 200819%
Dec 2236°F22°F53°F 2015-3°F 200819%
Dec 2336°F22°F62°F 2015-2°F 200819%
Dec 2436°F22°F59°F 20152°F 200820%
Dec 2535°F22°F57°F 201912°F 201320%
Dec 2635°F21°F61°F 201911°F 200820%
Dec 2735°F21°F53°F 20199°F 201221%
Dec 2835°F21°F63°F 20086°F 201221%
Dec 2935°F21°F55°F 200811°F 201021%
Dec 3034°F20°F49°F 201111°F 200921%
Dec 3134°F20°F53°F 201012°F 201421%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carleton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 5:12 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00201250 (Carleton 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00201250, 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.