Palmyra climate

Palmyra Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Syracuse, 17.2 km from Palmyra

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.11 in over about 5 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 Palmyra, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.11 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
74°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-27°FDec 22, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 19 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
22°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 144°F22°F70°F 19980°F 198516%7%
Dec 244°F21°F71°F 2021-2°F 198516%7%
Dec 343°F21°F66°F 19984°F 198916%8%
Dec 443°F21°F66°F 2001-2°F 200516%8%
Dec 542°F20°F69°F 1989-3°F 195016%8%
Dec 642°F20°F59°F 1988-8°F 195016%8%
Dec 742°F20°F68°F 2024-6°F 200516%9%
Dec 841°F20°F64°F 2020-5°F 197616%9%
Dec 941°F19°F66°F 2020-10°F 200516%9%
Dec 1040°F19°F65°F 1990-13°F 200916%9%
Dec 1140°F19°F66°F 1990-8°F 200016%9%
Dec 1240°F18°F61°F 1980-14°F 200016%9%
Dec 1339°F18°F60°F 2006-10°F 197216%10%
Dec 1439°F18°F59°F 2006-12°F 198916%10%
Dec 1539°F18°F74°F 2021-15°F 198916%10%
Dec 1638°F17°F61°F 1976-16°F 198916%10%
Dec 1738°F17°F67°F 1980-17°F 198116%10%
Dec 1838°F17°F68°F 1976-18°F 198316%11%
Dec 1938°F17°F59°F 1979-20°F 198916%11%
Dec 2037°F16°F56°F 1979-16°F 197316%11%
Dec 2137°F16°F55°F 2019-19°F 198916%11%
Dec 2237°F16°F63°F 2020-27°F 198315%11%
Dec 2337°F16°F60°F 2021-23°F 198915%11%
Dec 2436°F15°F65°F 2021-18°F 198315%11%
Dec 2536°F15°F60°F 2016-16°F 198315%11%
Dec 2636°F15°F62°F 2025-16°F 194815%12%
Dec 2736°F15°F62°F 2013-17°F 201715%12%
Dec 2836°F15°F66°F 1984-4°F 198315%12%
Dec 2935°F14°F64°F 1999-8°F 199015%12%
Dec 3035°F14°F65°F 2004-13°F 197615%12%
Dec 3135°F14°F58°F 2025-20°F 197315%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmyra, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00258395 (Syracuse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014939, 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.