Waterville Valley climate

Waterville Valley Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waterville Valley Nepp, 1.1 km from Waterville Valley

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.98 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Waterville Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
4.98 in
Snowfall
18.3 in
Record high
65°FDec 5, 1982
Record low
-23°FDec 17, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 08 min to 8 h 58 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
20°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 138°F20°F62°F 1962-3°F 195818%
Dec 238°F20°F61°F 2001-10°F 198919%
Dec 337°F19°F59°F 2006-10°F 198920%
Dec 437°F19°F51°F 2001-10°F 197620%
Dec 537°F19°F65°F 1982-4°F 198921%
Dec 636°F18°F58°F 2001-8°F 198921%
Dec 736°F18°F64°F 20010°F 198922%
Dec 836°F17°F54°F 1998-6°F 197222%
Dec 935°F17°F51°F 1974-14°F 198923%
Dec 1035°F17°F53°F 1987-14°F 198923%
Dec 1135°F16°F61°F 2003-12°F 195824%
Dec 1234°F16°F56°F 1969-11°F 198824%
Dec 1334°F16°F59°F 1979-9°F 198825%
Dec 1434°F15°F55°F 1984-11°F 195825%
Dec 1533°F15°F46°F 2006-10°F 200526%
Dec 1633°F14°F46°F 1993-9°F 200526%
Dec 1733°F14°F50°F 1956-23°F 195126%
Dec 1833°F14°F57°F 2000-11°F 198827%
Dec 1932°F13°F47°F 2006-12°F 198527%
Dec 2032°F13°F46°F 1997-17°F 195127%
Dec 2132°F13°F57°F 1957-16°F 198028%
Dec 2231°F12°F55°F 1957-15°F 198028%
Dec 2331°F12°F49°F 1994-15°F 196028%
Dec 2431°F11°F54°F 1990-23°F 198929%
Dec 2531°F11°F50°F 1957-23°F 198929%
Dec 2630°F11°F54°F 1982-22°F 198029%
Dec 2730°F10°F55°F 1982-17°F 200030%
Dec 2830°F10°F41°F 2003-14°F 196030%
Dec 2930°F10°F54°F 1982-16°F 196030%
Dec 3029°F9°F57°F 1984-14°F 198730%
Dec 3129°F9°F44°F 1951-14°F 195631%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waterville Valley, 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 7:01 AM, sunset 4:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00278961 (Waterville Valley Nepp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00276945, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.