Hershey climate

Hershey Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hershey 5 Sse, 6.3 km from Hershey

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.29 in over about 3 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 Hershey, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.29 in
Snowfall
4.9 in
Record high
78°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
-34°FDec 22, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
11.2 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 145°F19°F71°F 1994-8°F 19859%6%
Dec 244°F19°F71°F 2021-9°F 19859%6%
Dec 344°F18°F71°F 1959-8°F 19789%6%
Dec 443°F18°F67°F 1989-8°F 19789%6%
Dec 543°F18°F65°F 1989-13°F 19729%6%
Dec 643°F18°F66°F 1991-15°F 19729%7%
Dec 742°F17°F72°F 2023-15°F 19789%7%
Dec 842°F17°F68°F 1970-17°F 19789%7%
Dec 942°F17°F70°F 2020-13°F 19779%7%
Dec 1041°F17°F66°F 1990-18°F 20099%7%
Dec 1141°F16°F71°F 2025-12°F 19729%7%
Dec 1241°F16°F63°F 1980-20°F 19619%7%
Dec 1341°F16°F70°F 1988-18°F 198510%8%
Dec 1440°F16°F64°F 1966-17°F 198910%8%
Dec 1540°F16°F69°F 2021-23°F 198910%8%
Dec 1640°F15°F73°F 1962-12°F 197210%8%
Dec 1740°F15°F75°F 1980-17°F 201610%8%
Dec 1840°F15°F68°F 2013-19°F 198310%8%
Dec 1939°F15°F71°F 2025-19°F 198910%8%
Dec 2039°F15°F64°F 2003-15°F 198310%9%
Dec 2139°F15°F63°F 1982-29°F 198310%9%
Dec 2239°F15°F78°F 2025-34°F 198310%9%
Dec 2339°F14°F74°F 1964-24°F 198910%9%
Dec 2439°F14°F72°F 2025-19°F 198311%9%
Dec 2539°F14°F65°F 1999-16°F 198311%9%
Dec 2639°F14°F68°F 2025-12°F 196211%9%
Dec 2739°F14°F71°F 1980-9°F 201411%9%
Dec 2839°F14°F65°F 1999-14°F 198311%10%
Dec 2939°F14°F66°F 1999-16°F 198311%10%
Dec 3038°F14°F64°F 1980-18°F 196811%10%
Dec 3138°F14°F63°F 2025-25°F 196711%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hershey, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253810 (Hershey 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024023, 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.