Rochester Weather in December
Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.25 in over about 12 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 36°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 2.25 in
- Snowfall
- 8.1 in
- Record high
- 64°FDec 3, 1982
- Record low
- -12°FDec 28, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 17 min to 9 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 75%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 41°F | 28°F | 62°F 1970 | 4°F 1936 | 37% | 15% |
| Dec 2 | 41°F | 28°F | 63°F 1982 | 0°F 1930 | 37% | 16% |
| Dec 3 | 41°F | 27°F | 64°F 1982 | -3°F 1976 | 38% | 16% |
| Dec 4 | 40°F | 27°F | 62°F 1982 | -1°F 1935 | 38% | 17% |
| Dec 5 | 40°F | 27°F | 60°F 1941 | -1°F 1895 | 38% | 17% |
| Dec 6 | 39°F | 27°F | 59°F 1982 | 0°F 1926 | 38% | 18% |
| Dec 7 | 39°F | 26°F | 60°F 1951 | 3°F 1936 | 38% | 18% |
| Dec 8 | 39°F | 26°F | 64°F 1966 | 4°F 1909 | 38% | 18% |
| Dec 9 | 38°F | 26°F | 59°F 1966 | -6°F 1917 | 38% | 19% |
| Dec 10 | 38°F | 26°F | 63°F 1971 | -2°F 1917 | 39% | 19% |
| Dec 11 | 38°F | 26°F | 62°F 1971 | -4°F 1977 | 39% | 20% |
| Dec 12 | 37°F | 25°F | 59°F 1949 | -2°F 1988 | 39% | 20% |
| Dec 13 | 37°F | 25°F | 57°F 1946 | -9°F 1895 | 39% | 20% |
| Dec 14 | 37°F | 25°F | 62°F 1975 | -3°F 1917 | 39% | 21% |
| Dec 15 | 36°F | 25°F | 59°F 1971 | -7°F 1917 | 39% | 21% |
| Dec 16 | 36°F | 24°F | 59°F 1984 | -7°F 1951 | 39% | 21% |
| Dec 17 | 36°F | 24°F | 61°F 2021 | -8°F 1901 | 39% | 22% |
| Dec 18 | 36°F | 24°F | 50°F 1941 | -7°F 1922 | 40% | 22% |
| Dec 19 | 35°F | 24°F | 53°F 1957 | -6°F 1916 | 40% | 22% |
| Dec 20 | 35°F | 23°F | 57°F 1957 | -3°F 1942 | 40% | 23% |
| Dec 21 | 35°F | 23°F | 58°F 1967 | -8°F 1901 | 40% | 23% |
| Dec 22 | 35°F | 23°F | 60°F 1967 | -6°F 1989 | 40% | 23% |
| Dec 23 | 34°F | 23°F | 54°F 2019 | -7°F 1960 | 40% | 24% |
| Dec 24 | 34°F | 22°F | 59°F 2015 | -9°F 1983 | 40% | 24% |
| Dec 25 | 34°F | 22°F | 61°F 1982 | -8°F 1914 | 40% | 24% |
| Dec 26 | 34°F | 22°F | 61°F 1982 | -11°F 1983 | 41% | 25% |
| Dec 27 | 33°F | 22°F | 56°F 1936 | -11°F 1925 | 41% | 25% |
| Dec 28 | 33°F | 21°F | 59°F 1982 | -12°F 1924 | 41% | 25% |
| Dec 29 | 33°F | 21°F | 59°F 1984 | -5°F 1909 | 41% | 25% |
| Dec 30 | 33°F | 21°F | 54°F 2022 | -4°F 1976 | 41% | 26% |
| Dec 31 | 33°F | 21°F | 58°F 1965 | -6°F 1976 | 41% | 26% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206658 (Pontiac Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00206658, 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.