Greenwich climate

Greenwich Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buskirk, 18.1 km from Greenwich

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 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 Greenwich, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
3.68 in
Snowfall
15.1 in
Record high
69°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-29°FDec 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.1 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 143°F23°F61°F 20013°F 198914%
Dec 242°F23°F62°F 19981°F 194614%
Dec 342°F23°F58°F 2009-16°F 197614%
Dec 442°F22°F69°F 1982-4°F 198915%
Dec 541°F22°F64°F 2001-6°F 198915%
Dec 641°F22°F63°F 2001-4°F 200716%
Dec 741°F22°F67°F 19980°F 196416%
Dec 840°F21°F59°F 1951-10°F 197716%
Dec 940°F21°F56°F 1946-7°F 202517%
Dec 1040°F21°F61°F 1966-15°F 197717%
Dec 1139°F20°F64°F 1966-21°F 197717%
Dec 1239°F20°F56°F 1979-23°F 197718%
Dec 1339°F20°F56°F 1946-12°F 199518%
Dec 1439°F20°F54°F 2015-17°F 200518%
Dec 1538°F19°F57°F 2015-14°F 200519%
Dec 1638°F19°F57°F 2021-10°F 195119%
Dec 1738°F19°F60°F 2021-18°F 201319%
Dec 1838°F18°F54°F 2023-13°F 200720%
Dec 1937°F18°F55°F 2025-18°F 197320%
Dec 2037°F18°F60°F 1957-23°F 198020%
Dec 2137°F17°F59°F 1957-21°F 198020%
Dec 2237°F17°F57°F 1949-19°F 198920%
Dec 2336°F17°F61°F 1990-23°F 198921%
Dec 2436°F17°F68°F 2015-23°F 198921%
Dec 2536°F16°F62°F 1964-27°F 198021%
Dec 2636°F16°F56°F 1964-29°F 198022%
Dec 2736°F16°F55°F 1949-18°F 198922%
Dec 2835°F15°F57°F 1982-20°F 201722%
Dec 2935°F15°F62°F 1984-19°F 201723%
Dec 3035°F15°F54°F 2024-21°F 201723%
Dec 3135°F15°F53°F 1965-18°F 196323%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Greenwich, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301068 (Buskirk), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014750, 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.