Black River climate

Black River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watertown, 7.7 km from Black River

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.85 in over about 17 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 Black River, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
3.85 in
Snowfall
26.9 in
Record high
69°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-39°FDec 29, 1933
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 08 min to 8 h 57 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.2 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 140°F25°F66°F 1934-6°F 193653%21%
Dec 240°F25°F61°F 1914-12°F 193054%22%
Dec 339°F24°F61°F 1982-18°F 197654%23%
Dec 439°F24°F66°F 1982-22°F 194054%23%
Dec 539°F24°F68°F 2012-12°F 198954%24%
Dec 638°F23°F69°F 2001-15°F 193554%24%
Dec 738°F23°F68°F 1998-6°F 192655%25%
Dec 837°F23°F62°F 2001-14°F 190655%26%
Dec 937°F22°F62°F 1966-22°F 190255%26%
Dec 1037°F22°F62°F 1966-13°F 196855%27%
Dec 1136°F22°F61°F 1911-17°F 190455%27%
Dec 1236°F21°F61°F 1899-14°F 198855%27%
Dec 1336°F21°F62°F 1899-14°F 189855%28%
Dec 1435°F20°F65°F 1901-19°F 189856%28%
Dec 1535°F20°F66°F 2015-21°F 194356%29%
Dec 1635°F20°F60°F 1894-21°F 191756%29%
Dec 1734°F19°F63°F 2021-22°F 194256%30%
Dec 1834°F19°F58°F 1921-23°F 192656%30%
Dec 1934°F19°F54°F 2025-16°F 195156%31%
Dec 2033°F18°F57°F 1957-35°F 194256%31%
Dec 2133°F18°F61°F 1957-29°F 194257%31%
Dec 2233°F18°F60°F 2018-24°F 198957%32%
Dec 2333°F17°F62°F 1949-24°F 194357%32%
Dec 2432°F17°F67°F 2015-16°F 194357%33%
Dec 2532°F17°F66°F 2015-30°F 198057%33%
Dec 2632°F16°F60°F 1964-28°F 198057%33%
Dec 2732°F16°F58°F 1936-27°F 198957%34%
Dec 2831°F15°F59°F 2008-26°F 198957%34%
Dec 2931°F15°F61°F 1982-39°F 193357%34%
Dec 3031°F15°F58°F 1984-29°F 193357%34%
Dec 3131°F14°F56°F 1965-21°F 196358%35%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Black River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:35 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309000 (Watertown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00309000, 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.