Sterling Weather in December
Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.58 in over about 11 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
- 34°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 1.58 in
- Snowfall
- 12.6 in
- Record high
- 68°FDec 6, 2001
- Record low
- -27°FDec 29, 1933
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 08 min to 8 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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 | 38°F | 26°F | 62°F 1998 | -2°F 1936 | 36% | 22% |
| Dec 2 | 38°F | 26°F | 56°F 1970 | -9°F 1930 | 36% | 22% |
| Dec 3 | 38°F | 26°F | 62°F 1982 | -12°F 2002 | 36% | 23% |
| Dec 4 | 37°F | 25°F | 63°F 1982 | -8°F 1935 | 36% | 24% |
| Dec 5 | 37°F | 25°F | 60°F 1998 | -2°F 1991 | 36% | 24% |
| Dec 6 | 37°F | 25°F | 68°F 2001 | -7°F 1926 | 36% | 25% |
| Dec 7 | 36°F | 25°F | 58°F 1998 | -7°F 1936 | 36% | 25% |
| Dec 8 | 36°F | 24°F | 54°F 1946 | -9°F 1976 | 36% | 26% |
| Dec 9 | 36°F | 24°F | 57°F 1946 | -6°F 1917 | 36% | 26% |
| Dec 10 | 35°F | 24°F | 56°F 2023 | -16°F 1977 | 36% | 27% |
| Dec 11 | 35°F | 24°F | 57°F 1971 | -16°F 1977 | 36% | 27% |
| Dec 12 | 35°F | 23°F | 52°F 1949 | -9°F 1945 | 36% | 27% |
| Dec 13 | 34°F | 23°F | 54°F 1991 | -12°F 1995 | 36% | 28% |
| Dec 14 | 34°F | 23°F | 57°F 1975 | -13°F 1937 | 36% | 28% |
| Dec 15 | 34°F | 22°F | 57°F 2015 | -11°F 1917 | 36% | 29% |
| Dec 16 | 33°F | 22°F | 58°F 2021 | -10°F 1926 | 36% | 29% |
| Dec 17 | 33°F | 22°F | 60°F 2021 | -24°F 1919 | 36% | 30% |
| Dec 18 | 33°F | 22°F | 49°F 1931 | -15°F 1926 | 36% | 30% |
| Dec 19 | 33°F | 21°F | 56°F 1923 | -18°F 1916 | 36% | 30% |
| Dec 20 | 32°F | 21°F | 53°F 2002 | -16°F 1916 | 36% | 30% |
| Dec 21 | 32°F | 21°F | 54°F 1967 | -13°F 1944 | 36% | 31% |
| Dec 22 | 32°F | 21°F | 54°F 1967 | -15°F 1921 | 36% | 31% |
| Dec 23 | 32°F | 20°F | 50°F 1957 | -15°F 1945 | 36% | 31% |
| Dec 24 | 31°F | 20°F | 57°F 2015 | -12°F 1944 | 36% | 31% |
| Dec 25 | 31°F | 20°F | 54°F 1982 | -21°F 1985 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 26 | 31°F | 19°F | 62°F 1982 | -16°F 1925 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 27 | 31°F | 19°F | 50°F 1936 | -17°F 1925 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 28 | 30°F | 19°F | 53°F 1982 | -13°F 1924 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 29 | 30°F | 18°F | 57°F 1984 | -27°F 1933 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 30 | 30°F | 18°F | 53°F 1936 | -19°F 1976 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 31 | 30°F | 18°F | 53°F 1936 | -16°F 1914 | 36% | 32% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00207820 (Standish 4NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00208800, 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.