Goffstown climate

Goffstown Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Massabesic Lake, 17.2 km from Goffstown

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 in over about 9 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 Goffstown, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.77 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 15 min to 9 h 03 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 143°F26°F67°F 200115°F 200730%6%
Dec 242°F26°F62°F 199810°F 195230%6%
Dec 342°F25°F67°F 200910°F 196630%7%
Dec 441°F25°F67°F 199810°F 196630%7%
Dec 541°F25°F64°F 20012°F 202530%7%
Dec 641°F24°F71°F 200112°F 200230%7%
Dec 740°F24°F74°F 19986°F 200230%8%
Dec 840°F24°F59°F 19511°F 201930%8%
Dec 940°F23°F54°F 1966-3°F 202530%8%
Dec 1039°F23°F63°F 20236°F 200030%9%
Dec 1139°F23°F63°F 19669°F 201630%9%
Dec 1239°F22°F58°F 20150°F 200830%9%
Dec 1338°F22°F54°F 20109°F 200530%9%
Dec 1438°F21°F57°F 20066°F 195130%10%
Dec 1538°F21°F61°F 20083°F 200530%10%
Dec 1637°F21°F57°F 20210°F 195130%10%
Dec 1737°F20°F61°F 2000-14°F 195130%11%
Dec 1837°F20°F64°F 20230°F 195130%11%
Dec 1936°F20°F58°F 20251°F 195130%11%
Dec 2036°F19°F56°F 2002-7°F 195130%11%
Dec 2136°F19°F66°F 2018-1°F 200430%12%
Dec 2236°F19°F57°F 20187°F 202430%12%
Dec 2335°F18°F61°F 2004-1°F 195430%12%
Dec 2435°F18°F66°F 20159°F 196630%13%
Dec 2535°F18°F64°F 20157°F 195430%13%
Dec 2635°F18°F51°F 20155°F 195430%13%
Dec 2734°F17°F55°F 2011-2°F 195130%13%
Dec 2834°F17°F59°F 2008-15°F 195130%14%
Dec 2934°F17°F60°F 2003-4°F 201730%14%
Dec 3034°F16°F62°F 20220°F 201730%14%
Dec 3133°F16°F57°F 2022-2°F 201729%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Goffstown, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 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 USC00275211 (Massabesic Lake), 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.