Brightwaters climate

Brightwaters Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Islip Li Macarthur AP, 16.1 km from Brightwaters

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.71 in over about 12 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 Brightwaters, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
4.71 in
Snowfall
4.5 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
8°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 9 h 18 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
14.1 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°F33°F68°F 200123°F 199936%5%
Dec 248°F33°F58°F 201520°F 200736%5%
Dec 348°F33°F65°F 200919°F 200336%5%
Dec 448°F33°F61°F 199918°F 200237%5%
Dec 547°F32°F69°F 200119°F 202537%6%
Dec 647°F32°F68°F 200118°F 200237%6%
Dec 747°F32°F61°F 200115°F 200237%6%
Dec 846°F32°F59°F 200418°F 200637%6%
Dec 946°F31°F57°F 200918°F 202537%7%
Dec 1046°F31°F61°F 201514°F 201037%7%
Dec 1146°F31°F61°F 202422°F 200937%7%
Dec 1245°F31°F66°F 201522°F 201338%7%
Dec 1345°F30°F69°F 201519°F 200538%8%
Dec 1445°F30°F61°F 201516°F 200538%8%
Dec 1545°F30°F63°F 201515°F 200538%8%
Dec 1644°F30°F61°F 202117°F 201638%8%
Dec 1744°F30°F61°F 202120°F 201038%8%
Dec 1844°F29°F61°F 201617°F 200938%8%
Dec 1944°F29°F57°F 202517°F 201138%9%
Dec 2043°F29°F58°F 199910°F 200438%9%
Dec 2143°F29°F60°F 201810°F 200438%9%
Dec 2243°F28°F60°F 201313°F 200838%9%
Dec 2343°F28°F64°F 201510°F 202238%9%
Dec 2442°F28°F65°F 20158°F 202238%9%
Dec 2542°F28°F66°F 201514°F 200038%9%
Dec 2642°F28°F59°F 201514°F 200038%9%
Dec 2742°F27°F62°F 201516°F 200438%9%
Dec 2842°F27°F62°F 200811°F 201738%10%
Dec 2941°F27°F56°F 202411°F 201738%10%
Dec 3041°F27°F58°F 202416°F 201738%10%
Dec 3141°F27°F54°F 20119°F 201738%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brightwaters, 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 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 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 USW00004781 (Islip Li Macarthur AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054787, 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.