Ship Bottom climate

Ship Bottom Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brant Beach-Beach Haven, 10.3 km from Ship Bottom

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.90 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 Ship Bottom, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
3.90 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
76°FDec 30, 1984
Record low
-12°FDec 22, 1901
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 25 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
17.4 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°F37°F73°F 19919°F 189630%1%
Dec 249°F37°F66°F 190111°F 197630%1%
Dec 349°F36°F70°F 19806°F 197630%1%
Dec 448°F36°F69°F 19985°F 189630%1%
Dec 548°F36°F73°F 19828°F 190130%1%
Dec 648°F35°F75°F 19987°F 190131%1%
Dec 748°F35°F71°F 19828°F 190130%1%
Dec 847°F35°F74°F 19988°F 190630%1%
Dec 947°F35°F72°F 19668°F 190230%1%
Dec 1047°F34°F73°F 1966-2°F 198231%1%
Dec 1147°F34°F74°F 196610°F 190031%1%
Dec 1246°F34°F68°F 19712°F 197730%1%
Dec 1346°F34°F71°F 19790°F 198930%1%
Dec 1446°F33°F67°F 19840°F 189830%1%
Dec 1546°F33°F70°F 19064°F 196230%1%
Dec 1645°F33°F69°F 19712°F 198930%1%
Dec 1745°F33°F68°F 19715°F 190030%1%
Dec 1845°F32°F65°F 1984-7°F 190130%1%
Dec 1945°F32°F69°F 2006-6°F 190130%1%
Dec 2045°F32°F61°F 1895-5°F 190130%1%
Dec 2144°F31°F62°F 1988-5°F 190130%1%
Dec 2244°F31°F67°F 1998-12°F 190130%1%
Dec 2344°F31°F65°F 1893-1°F 198930%1%
Dec 2444°F31°F63°F 1893-3°F 198930%1%
Dec 2543°F31°F68°F 1893-2°F 198930%2%
Dec 2643°F30°F74°F 19820°F 198030%2%
Dec 2743°F30°F64°F 1982-2°F 198930%2%
Dec 2843°F30°F70°F 19070°F 189631%2%
Dec 2943°F30°F69°F 19822°F 189631%2%
Dec 3043°F29°F76°F 19845°F 189631%2%
Dec 3142°F29°F66°F 1965-1°F 196331%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ship Bottom, 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 4:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:42 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00280990 (Brant Beach-Beach Haven), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00288816, 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.