Chautauqua County climate

Chautauqua County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portland1 Sw, 10.1 km from Chautauqua County

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Chautauqua County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Snowfall
17.3 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 08 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
12.1 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 144°F32°F68°F 19982°F 197614%
Dec 244°F32°F60°F 19824°F 198914%
Dec 343°F31°F66°F 1982-5°F 197615%
Dec 443°F31°F73°F 1982-2°F 200215%
Dec 543°F31°F64°F 2012-4°F 202516%
Dec 642°F30°F71°F 2001-4°F 202516%
Dec 742°F30°F69°F 199810°F 198716%
Dec 841°F30°F55°F 20044°F 200817%
Dec 941°F30°F59°F 1980-7°F 202517%
Dec 1041°F29°F58°F 2023-7°F 202517%
Dec 1140°F29°F59°F 20210°F 196018%
Dec 1240°F29°F63°F 2021-21°F 198818%
Dec 1340°F28°F60°F 2015-21°F 198819%
Dec 1439°F28°F59°F 2015-6°F 197619%
Dec 1539°F28°F67°F 2015-5°F 200519%
Dec 1639°F28°F60°F 1975-1°F 198920%
Dec 1738°F27°F61°F 2021-3°F 201320%
Dec 1838°F27°F57°F 1984-2°F 198921%
Dec 1938°F27°F56°F 19903°F 199121%
Dec 2038°F26°F54°F 2002-10°F 198021%
Dec 2137°F26°F59°F 1988-8°F 200422%
Dec 2237°F26°F64°F 2013-4°F 198022%
Dec 2337°F26°F61°F 2013-10°F 198923%
Dec 2437°F25°F61°F 2015-15°F 198923%
Dec 2536°F25°F61°F 2015-18°F 198023%
Dec 2636°F25°F62°F 1982-12°F 198024%
Dec 2736°F25°F53°F 2019-12°F 198324%
Dec 2836°F24°F60°F 2008-15°F 196024%
Dec 2936°F24°F67°F 1982-2°F 198025%
Dec 3035°F24°F61°F 1990-15°F 197625%
Dec 3135°F24°F60°F 2022-10°F 197625%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chautauqua County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00306747 (Portland1 Sw), 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.