Manhattan Weather in December
Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in.
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
- 32°F
- Average low
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 0.62 in
- Snowfall
- 5.7 in
- Record high
- 66°FDec 1, 2021
- Record low
- -46°FDec 24, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 56 min to 8 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 36°F | 15°F | 66°F 2021 | -23°F 1985 | 9% | |
| Dec 2 | 35°F | 15°F | 65°F 2021 | -14°F 1978 | 9% | |
| Dec 3 | 35°F | 14°F | 60°F 1956 | -15°F 1984 | 9% | |
| Dec 4 | 35°F | 14°F | 60°F 1975 | -35°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 5 | 34°F | 14°F | 60°F 2023 | -28°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 6 | 34°F | 14°F | 58°F 1987 | -32°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 7 | 34°F | 13°F | 52°F 1970 | -29°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 8 | 33°F | 13°F | 57°F 2020 | -39°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 9 | 33°F | 13°F | 62°F 1957 | -39°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 10 | 33°F | 13°F | 61°F 2025 | -29°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 11 | 33°F | 12°F | 60°F 2004 | -25°F 1961 | 9% | |
| Dec 12 | 32°F | 12°F | 51°F 1995 | -27°F 2000 | 9% | |
| Dec 13 | 32°F | 12°F | 55°F 2025 | -14°F 1972 | 9% | |
| Dec 14 | 32°F | 12°F | 62°F 2025 | -20°F 1967 | 9% | |
| Dec 15 | 32°F | 11°F | 61°F 2025 | -22°F 1967 | 9% | |
| Dec 16 | 32°F | 11°F | 56°F 2025 | -27°F 1964 | 9% | |
| Dec 17 | 32°F | 11°F | 56°F 1979 | -35°F 2016 | 9% | |
| Dec 18 | 31°F | 11°F | 61°F 1979 | -25°F 1955 | 9% | |
| Dec 19 | 31°F | 10°F | 57°F 2025 | -25°F 1949 | 9% | |
| Dec 20 | 31°F | 10°F | 54°F 1941 | -36°F 1983 | 10% | |
| Dec 21 | 31°F | 10°F | 58°F 2020 | -41°F 1983 | 10% | |
| Dec 22 | 31°F | 10°F | 55°F 1955 | -45°F 2022 | 10% | |
| Dec 23 | 31°F | 10°F | 51°F 1964 | -43°F 1983 | 10% | |
| Dec 24 | 31°F | 9°F | 56°F 2025 | -46°F 1983 | 10% | |
| Dec 25 | 31°F | 9°F | 57°F 2025 | -28°F 1944 | 10% | |
| Dec 26 | 31°F | 9°F | 60°F 1980 | -27°F 1996 | 10% | |
| Dec 27 | 31°F | 9°F | 63°F 1980 | -26°F 1941 | 10% | |
| Dec 28 | 31°F | 9°F | 51°F 1945 | -32°F 1983 | 10% | |
| Dec 29 | 31°F | 9°F | 55°F 1949 | -38°F 1978 | 10% | |
| Dec 30 | 31°F | 9°F | 56°F 2011 | -41°F 1968 | 10% | |
| Dec 31 | 31°F | 9°F | 49°F 1953 | -41°F 1968 | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00245123 (Logan Landfill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024132, 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.