Fairview climate

Fairview Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Poughkeepsie, 0.3 km from Fairview

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 in over about 11 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 Fairview, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
3.84 in
Snowfall
12.9 in
Record high
72°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-23°FDec 27, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 12 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°F29°F69°F 20069°F 196734%12%
Dec 245°F29°F64°F 19704°F 196734%12%
Dec 344°F29°F65°F 20094°F 197634%13%
Dec 444°F29°F69°F 19822°F 194934%13%
Dec 544°F28°F66°F 20016°F 202535%13%
Dec 643°F28°F72°F 20016°F 197635%14%
Dec 743°F28°F60°F 19511°F 196435%14%
Dec 842°F27°F61°F 19667°F 194935%14%
Dec 942°F27°F61°F 19663°F 194935%15%
Dec 1042°F27°F63°F 1966-4°F 194935%15%
Dec 1141°F27°F67°F 2021-5°F 195835%15%
Dec 1241°F26°F66°F 1979-3°F 196235%16%
Dec 1341°F26°F61°F 19841°F 198236%16%
Dec 1440°F26°F64°F 2015-6°F 196036%16%
Dec 1540°F25°F64°F 2015-4°F 200536%17%
Dec 1640°F25°F64°F 20213°F 196136%17%
Dec 1740°F25°F63°F 20000°F 198036%17%
Dec 1839°F25°F64°F 2023-2°F 198936%17%
Dec 1939°F24°F58°F 2025-4°F 198936%18%
Dec 2039°F24°F61°F 1957-9°F 195136%18%
Dec 2138°F24°F63°F 2018-8°F 195537%18%
Dec 2238°F23°F68°F 2013-5°F 198937%18%
Dec 2338°F23°F66°F 1990-12°F 198937%18%
Dec 2438°F23°F72°F 2015-14°F 198937%19%
Dec 2537°F23°F65°F 2020-13°F 198037%19%
Dec 2637°F22°F60°F 1964-13°F 198037%19%
Dec 2737°F22°F61°F 1949-23°F 195037%19%
Dec 2837°F22°F64°F 1982-13°F 195037%19%
Dec 2937°F22°F72°F 1984-1°F 197037%20%
Dec 3036°F21°F61°F 2022-7°F 196337%20%
Dec 3136°F21°F63°F 1965-13°F 196337%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairview, 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 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 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 USC00306820 (Poughkeepsie), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014757, 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.