Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Philadelphia/mt Holly WFO, 7.6 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 in over about 13 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.31 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
77°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-3°FDec 25, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.3 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 149°F31°F73°F 200613°F 196738%4%
Dec 248°F30°F66°F 198013°F 196739%4%
Dec 348°F30°F69°F 199810°F 197639%4%
Dec 448°F30°F72°F 19989°F 196639%4%
Dec 547°F30°F73°F 198217°F 196639%4%
Dec 647°F30°F73°F 200111°F 195739%4%
Dec 747°F29°F77°F 199811°F 200239%5%
Dec 846°F29°F66°F 196614°F 197039%5%
Dec 946°F29°F69°F 196614°F 202539%5%
Dec 1046°F29°F70°F 196611°F 195840%5%
Dec 1145°F29°F66°F 197110°F 196840%6%
Dec 1245°F28°F70°F 20157°F 198840%6%
Dec 1345°F28°F72°F 20159°F 196040%6%
Dec 1444°F28°F70°F 20157°F 196040%6%
Dec 1544°F28°F69°F 20155°F 196040%6%
Dec 1644°F28°F67°F 197110°F 196140%6%
Dec 1743°F27°F66°F 200010°F 196040%6%
Dec 1843°F27°F68°F 20068°F 196040%7%
Dec 1943°F27°F62°F 19577°F 196040%7%
Dec 2043°F27°F63°F 19579°F 196339%7%
Dec 2142°F27°F68°F 20139°F 195840%7%
Dec 2242°F27°F69°F 20136°F 195840%7%
Dec 2342°F26°F70°F 20152°F 196040%7%
Dec 2442°F26°F72°F 20152°F 198340%7%
Dec 2541°F26°F70°F 2015-3°F 198040%7%
Dec 2641°F26°F68°F 1964-3°F 198040%7%
Dec 2741°F26°F65°F 20168°F 195840%7%
Dec 2841°F25°F67°F 20089°F 196040%7%
Dec 2941°F25°F74°F 198412°F 196140%8%
Dec 3040°F25°F65°F 19903°F 196240%8%
Dec 3140°F25°F66°F 19921°F 196340%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, 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 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00286964 (Philadelphia/mt Holly WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094732, 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.