Cattaraugus climate

Cattaraugus Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Little Valley, 10.2 km from Cattaraugus

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 20 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 Cattaraugus, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.78 in
Snowfall
31.1 in
Record high
73°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-21°FDec 12, 1988
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
8.1 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 140°F25°F68°F 19982°F 197660%27%
Dec 240°F24°F60°F 19824°F 198960%28%
Dec 339°F24°F66°F 1982-5°F 197661%29%
Dec 439°F24°F73°F 1982-2°F 200261%29%
Dec 539°F24°F64°F 2012-4°F 202561%30%
Dec 638°F23°F71°F 2001-4°F 202562%30%
Dec 738°F23°F69°F 199810°F 198762%31%
Dec 838°F23°F55°F 20044°F 200862%32%
Dec 937°F23°F59°F 1980-7°F 202563%32%
Dec 1037°F22°F58°F 2023-7°F 202563%33%
Dec 1137°F22°F59°F 20210°F 196063%33%
Dec 1236°F22°F63°F 2021-21°F 198863%34%
Dec 1336°F21°F60°F 2015-21°F 198864%34%
Dec 1436°F21°F59°F 2015-6°F 197664%34%
Dec 1535°F21°F67°F 2015-5°F 200564%35%
Dec 1635°F21°F60°F 1975-1°F 198964%35%
Dec 1735°F20°F61°F 2021-3°F 201364%36%
Dec 1835°F20°F57°F 1984-2°F 198965%36%
Dec 1934°F20°F56°F 19903°F 199165%36%
Dec 2034°F20°F54°F 2002-10°F 198065%37%
Dec 2134°F19°F59°F 1988-8°F 200465%37%
Dec 2234°F19°F64°F 2013-4°F 198065%37%
Dec 2333°F19°F61°F 2013-10°F 198965%38%
Dec 2433°F18°F61°F 2015-15°F 198965%38%
Dec 2533°F18°F61°F 2015-18°F 198065%39%
Dec 2633°F18°F62°F 1982-12°F 198065%39%
Dec 2733°F18°F53°F 2019-12°F 198365%39%
Dec 2832°F17°F60°F 2008-15°F 196065%39%
Dec 2932°F17°F67°F 1982-2°F 198065%40%
Dec 3032°F17°F61°F 1990-15°F 197665%40%
Dec 3132°F17°F60°F 2022-10°F 197665%40%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cattaraugus, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304808 (Little Valley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304207, 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.