Cold Spring climate

Cold Spring Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for West Point, 3.3 km from Cold Spring

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.59 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 Cold Spring, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.59 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
73°FDec 8, 1998
Record low
-17°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 14 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.4 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 145°F31°F66°F 20064°F 199533%3%
Dec 245°F31°F70°F 20068°F 197633%4%
Dec 345°F31°F65°F 20013°F 197634%4%
Dec 444°F30°F65°F 19981°F 197634%4%
Dec 544°F30°F69°F 19828°F 198934%4%
Dec 644°F30°F67°F 19823°F 197634%5%
Dec 743°F30°F70°F 20016°F 197634%5%
Dec 843°F29°F73°F 19982°F 200334%5%
Dec 943°F29°F60°F 19804°F 198933%5%
Dec 1042°F29°F59°F 19911°F 200233%5%
Dec 1142°F28°F56°F 20084°F 200533%6%
Dec 1242°F28°F63°F 1979-3°F 198833%6%
Dec 1341°F28°F66°F 1979-8°F 200533%6%
Dec 1441°F28°F62°F 1984-13°F 200533%6%
Dec 1541°F27°F56°F 1991-10°F 200533%6%
Dec 1640°F27°F60°F 2008-5°F 200533%7%
Dec 1740°F27°F57°F 1982-1°F 201333%7%
Dec 1840°F27°F63°F 2000-5°F 198033%7%
Dec 1940°F26°F57°F 1984-3°F 197333%7%
Dec 2039°F26°F48°F 1990-7°F 198033%8%
Dec 2139°F26°F57°F 2002-2°F 197933%8%
Dec 2239°F26°F61°F 2013-1°F 197932%8%
Dec 2339°F25°F66°F 2013-14°F 198932%8%
Dec 2438°F25°F65°F 1990-17°F 198932%9%
Dec 2538°F25°F58°F 1979-9°F 198032%9%
Dec 2638°F25°F58°F 1979-8°F 198032%9%
Dec 2738°F24°F58°F 19821°F 198332%9%
Dec 2838°F24°F59°F 1973-1°F 200432%9%
Dec 2937°F24°F63°F 1982-3°F 197832%10%
Dec 3037°F24°F70°F 1984-2°F 199332%10%
Dec 3137°F23°F54°F 1990-7°F 198732%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cold Spring, 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 4:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309292 (West Point), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00308906, 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.