Bedford climate

Bedford Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Manchester AP, 6.5 km from Bedford

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 in over about 11 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 Bedford, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.29 in
Snowfall
10.6 in
Record high
74°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-15°FDec 28, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 16 min to 9 h 04 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
5.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 144°F28°F67°F 200115°F 200735%6%
Dec 244°F28°F62°F 199810°F 195235%6%
Dec 343°F28°F67°F 200910°F 196635%7%
Dec 443°F27°F67°F 199810°F 196635%7%
Dec 543°F27°F64°F 20012°F 202535%7%
Dec 642°F27°F71°F 200112°F 200235%7%
Dec 742°F26°F74°F 19986°F 200235%8%
Dec 842°F26°F59°F 19511°F 201935%8%
Dec 941°F26°F54°F 1966-3°F 202535%8%
Dec 1041°F25°F63°F 20236°F 200035%9%
Dec 1141°F25°F63°F 19669°F 201635%9%
Dec 1240°F25°F58°F 20150°F 200835%9%
Dec 1340°F24°F54°F 20109°F 200535%9%
Dec 1440°F24°F57°F 20066°F 195135%10%
Dec 1539°F24°F61°F 20083°F 200535%10%
Dec 1639°F23°F57°F 20210°F 195135%10%
Dec 1739°F23°F61°F 2000-14°F 195135%11%
Dec 1839°F23°F64°F 20230°F 195135%11%
Dec 1938°F23°F58°F 20251°F 195135%11%
Dec 2038°F22°F56°F 2002-7°F 195135%11%
Dec 2138°F22°F66°F 2018-1°F 200435%12%
Dec 2238°F22°F57°F 20187°F 202435%12%
Dec 2337°F21°F61°F 2004-1°F 195435%12%
Dec 2437°F21°F66°F 20159°F 196635%13%
Dec 2537°F21°F64°F 20157°F 195435%13%
Dec 2637°F21°F51°F 20155°F 195435%13%
Dec 2736°F20°F55°F 2011-2°F 195135%13%
Dec 2836°F20°F59°F 2008-15°F 195135%14%
Dec 2936°F20°F60°F 2003-4°F 201735%14%
Dec 3036°F20°F62°F 20220°F 201735%14%
Dec 3136°F19°F57°F 2022-2°F 201735%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bedford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014710 (Manchester AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014710, 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.