DeRuyter climate

DeRuyter Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tully Heiberg Forest, 16 km from DeRuyter

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.61 in over about 19 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 DeRuyter, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
3.61 in
Snowfall
21.1 in
Record high
65°FDec 5, 1941
Record low
-37°FDec 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 05 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
6.7 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 138°F23°F63°F 1934-19°F 193661%33%
Dec 238°F22°F64°F 2006-5°F 193861%34%
Dec 337°F22°F60°F 1914-12°F 197661%34%
Dec 437°F22°F61°F 1941-9°F 192661%35%
Dec 537°F21°F65°F 1941-8°F 192661%36%
Dec 636°F21°F64°F 1982-13°F 193561%36%
Dec 736°F21°F63°F 1932-9°F 192661%37%
Dec 836°F21°F63°F 1998-8°F 193661%37%
Dec 935°F20°F59°F 1966-12°F 200261%38%
Dec 1035°F20°F62°F 1966-10°F 200261%38%
Dec 1135°F20°F64°F 1966-18°F 196062%39%
Dec 1234°F19°F57°F 1911-18°F 198862%39%
Dec 1334°F19°F54°F 1911-12°F 198262%39%
Dec 1434°F19°F58°F 2015-11°F 197662%40%
Dec 1534°F19°F60°F 2015-9°F 194362%40%
Dec 1633°F18°F56°F 1971-10°F 194362%41%
Dec 1733°F18°F58°F 2021-15°F 193262%41%
Dec 1833°F18°F55°F 1921-24°F 191962%41%
Dec 1933°F18°F50°F 1924-17°F 191962%42%
Dec 2032°F17°F57°F 1957-30°F 194262%42%
Dec 2132°F17°F53°F 2018-27°F 194262%42%
Dec 2232°F17°F57°F 1957-22°F 195562%43%
Dec 2332°F17°F58°F 1990-14°F 195962%43%
Dec 2431°F16°F60°F 2015-21°F 196062%43%
Dec 2531°F16°F63°F 2015-30°F 198062%44%
Dec 2631°F16°F57°F 2015-27°F 191462%44%
Dec 2731°F16°F56°F 1936-22°F 191462%44%
Dec 2831°F15°F56°F 1982-15°F 193962%45%
Dec 2931°F15°F58°F 1984-28°F 193362%45%
Dec 3030°F15°F55°F 1984-37°F 191762%45%
Dec 3130°F15°F55°F 1932-30°F 191762%46%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at DeRuyter, 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 7:14 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00308627 (Tully Heiberg Forest), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00305512, 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.