West Milford climate

West Milford Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wanaque Raymond Dam, 11.4 km from West Milford

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.05 in over about 10 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 West Milford, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.05 in
Snowfall
3.9 in
Record high
72°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-11°FDec 14, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
28°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 147°F31°F71°F 200616°F 202430%2%
Dec 246°F31°F56°F 200913°F 202430%2%
Dec 346°F30°F66°F 200914°F 200231%2%
Dec 446°F30°F63°F 200110°F 200231%3%
Dec 546°F30°F69°F 20018°F 202531%3%
Dec 645°F29°F72°F 20015°F 200231%3%
Dec 745°F29°F59°F 2001-1°F 200231%3%
Dec 845°F29°F55°F 20048°F 200231%3%
Dec 944°F29°F54°F 20232°F 200231%3%
Dec 1044°F28°F60°F 20152°F 200231%3%
Dec 1144°F28°F64°F 20214°F 200531%4%
Dec 1243°F28°F60°F 201511°F 200931%4%
Dec 1343°F28°F63°F 2015-3°F 200531%4%
Dec 1443°F27°F63°F 2015-11°F 200531%4%
Dec 1543°F27°F63°F 2015-2°F 200531%4%
Dec 1642°F27°F61°F 20213°F 201331%4%
Dec 1742°F27°F58°F 20210°F 201331%4%
Dec 1842°F26°F62°F 20234°F 201330%5%
Dec 1942°F26°F59°F 2025-2°F 202030%5%
Dec 2041°F26°F59°F 20022°F 201630%5%
Dec 2141°F26°F62°F 20186°F 200430%5%
Dec 2241°F25°F65°F 20132°F 202430%5%
Dec 2341°F25°F59°F 2004-4°F 202430%5%
Dec 2441°F25°F70°F 20154°F 202230%6%
Dec 2540°F25°F64°F 202011°F 202230%6%
Dec 2640°F24°F54°F 20156°F 201730%6%
Dec 2740°F24°F58°F 20165°F 201730%6%
Dec 2840°F24°F61°F 20085°F 200430%6%
Dec 2940°F24°F60°F 20244°F 201730%6%
Dec 3039°F23°F62°F 20224°F 201030%7%
Dec 3139°F23°F54°F 202412°F 200130%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Milford, 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 7:03 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00289187 (Wanaque Raymond Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054793, 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.