Utica climate

Utica Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Seward, 21.4 km from Utica

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.92 in over about 4 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 Utica, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.92 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
71°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-20°FDec 27, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 9 h 17 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.4 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 142°F21°F62°F 20136°F 201014%7%
Dec 241°F20°F66°F 20216°F 201014%7%
Dec 341°F20°F71°F 20216°F 202214%7%
Dec 440°F20°F63°F 20124°F 201114%7%
Dec 540°F19°F62°F 20123°F 201114%7%
Dec 639°F19°F60°F 2012-9°F 201114%8%
Dec 739°F19°F59°F 2023-10°F 201114%8%
Dec 839°F18°F67°F 2024-5°F 201314%8%
Dec 938°F18°F64°F 2015-10°F 201314%8%
Dec 1038°F18°F67°F 2020-10°F 200914%8%
Dec 1137°F17°F62°F 2015-5°F 200914%8%
Dec 1237°F17°F56°F 2015-4°F 200914%8%
Dec 1337°F17°F54°F 2014-1°F 201014%9%
Dec 1436°F16°F58°F 2008-2°F 202514%9%
Dec 1536°F16°F57°F 2014-8°F 200914%9%
Dec 1636°F16°F70°F 2021-8°F 200914%9%
Dec 1735°F16°F63°F 2025-8°F 200813%9%
Dec 1835°F15°F56°F 2025-16°F 201613%9%
Dec 1935°F15°F60°F 2013-15°F 201613%9%
Dec 2035°F15°F58°F 2024-2°F 202213%9%
Dec 2134°F15°F49°F 2015-6°F 200813%9%
Dec 2234°F15°F54°F 2019-17°F 202213%9%
Dec 2334°F14°F61°F 2019-17°F 202213%9%
Dec 2434°F14°F59°F 2021-6°F 202213%9%
Dec 2534°F14°F64°F 2021-6°F 202213%9%
Dec 2633°F14°F57°F 2016-5°F 201213%10%
Dec 2733°F14°F65°F 2025-20°F 201713%10%
Dec 2833°F13°F65°F 2025-4°F 201713%10%
Dec 2933°F13°F60°F 2013-4°F 201213%10%
Dec 3033°F13°F56°F 2024-5°F 201413%10%
Dec 3133°F13°F52°F 2011-10°F 201714%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Utica, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00257715 (Seward), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00259513, 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.