Grantham climate

Grantham Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 13 km from Grantham

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.54 in over about 12 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 Grantham, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
3.54 in
Snowfall
14.9 in
Record high
69°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-26°FDec 30, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 9 h 01 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
5.6 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 139°F22°F64°F 20200°F 196738%15%
Dec 239°F22°F60°F 1998-1°F 196738%16%
Dec 339°F21°F61°F 2009-3°F 197639%16%
Dec 438°F21°F68°F 1982-4°F 197639%17%
Dec 538°F21°F62°F 2001-6°F 202539%17%
Dec 638°F20°F67°F 2001-3°F 200739%18%
Dec 737°F20°F69°F 1998-7°F 196439%18%
Dec 837°F20°F54°F 1974-9°F 196439%18%
Dec 937°F19°F52°F 1980-10°F 200339%19%
Dec 1036°F19°F62°F 1966-8°F 196439%19%
Dec 1136°F19°F62°F 1966-16°F 197739%19%
Dec 1236°F18°F59°F 1979-21°F 197739%20%
Dec 1335°F18°F56°F 2010-8°F 200539%20%
Dec 1435°F18°F56°F 2006-12°F 200539%20%
Dec 1535°F17°F55°F 2015-11°F 201739%21%
Dec 1635°F17°F55°F 1982-10°F 197039%21%
Dec 1734°F17°F63°F 2021-20°F 201339%21%
Dec 1834°F16°F65°F 2023-15°F 200739%21%
Dec 1934°F16°F58°F 2025-14°F 198539%22%
Dec 2034°F16°F45°F 1967-17°F 198039%22%
Dec 2133°F15°F55°F 2018-20°F 198039%22%
Dec 2233°F15°F56°F 2018-15°F 197039%22%
Dec 2333°F15°F58°F 2004-16°F 200838%22%
Dec 2433°F14°F69°F 2015-13°F 197538%23%
Dec 2532°F14°F60°F 2020-24°F 198038%23%
Dec 2632°F14°F58°F 1982-25°F 198038%23%
Dec 2732°F14°F49°F 2016-21°F 201738%23%
Dec 2832°F13°F57°F 1982-25°F 201738%23%
Dec 2931°F13°F61°F 1984-19°F 201738%23%
Dec 3031°F13°F55°F 2024-26°F 201738%23%
Dec 3131°F12°F53°F 1965-23°F 196338%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grantham, 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 7:02 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00275868 (Newport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094765, 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.