Gibraltar climate

Gibraltar Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport 4SSE, 17.8 km from Gibraltar

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.13 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 Gibraltar, 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
25°F
Precipitation
2.13 in
Snowfall
8.2 in
Record high
66°FDec 13, 2015
Record low
-8°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
13.4 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°F29°F59°F 201415°F 200736%11%
Dec 241°F29°F51°F 201215°F 200736%11%
Dec 341°F28°F58°F 201218°F 200536%12%
Dec 441°F28°F54°F 201218°F 200636%12%
Dec 540°F28°F60°F 201216°F 200636%13%
Dec 640°F28°F55°F 20138°F 200536%13%
Dec 739°F27°F46°F 20048°F 200537%14%
Dec 839°F27°F59°F 20041°F 200537%14%
Dec 939°F27°F48°F 20041°F 200537%15%
Dec 1038°F27°F51°F 201510°F 201037%15%
Dec 1138°F26°F52°F 201513°F 200938%16%
Dec 1238°F26°F58°F 20155°F 201338%16%
Dec 1337°F26°F66°F 20156°F 200538%16%
Dec 1437°F26°F56°F 20158°F 201038%17%
Dec 1537°F25°F59°F 20116°F 201739%17%
Dec 1636°F25°F56°F 20113°F 201639%17%
Dec 1736°F25°F54°F 20122°F 201339%18%
Dec 1836°F24°F55°F 20069°F 200540%18%
Dec 1935°F24°F49°F 20061°F 201640%18%
Dec 2035°F24°F52°F 2011-1°F 200440%19%
Dec 2135°F24°F45°F 20122°F 200440%19%
Dec 2235°F23°F51°F 201112°F 200541%19%
Dec 2334°F23°F53°F 201514°F 200541%19%
Dec 2434°F23°F55°F 20154°F 200441%20%
Dec 2534°F23°F50°F 2014-4°F 200442%20%
Dec 2634°F22°F53°F 2015-2°F 200442%20%
Dec 2733°F22°F58°F 2016-5°F 201742%21%
Dec 2833°F22°F52°F 2019-8°F 201742%21%
Dec 2933°F21°F55°F 2018-6°F 201743%21%
Dec 3033°F21°F47°F 201910°F 201743%21%
Dec 3133°F21°F46°F 2004-2°F 201743%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gibraltar, 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 7:42 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00205822 (Newport 4SSE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00205822, 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.