Melrose Weather in December
Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.08 in over about 12 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 45°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 4.08 in
- Snowfall
- 5.2 in
- Record high
- 75°FDec 7, 1998
- Record low
- -2°FDec 20, 1942
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 9 h 28 min to 9 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 8.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 50°F | 39°F | 71°F 2006 | 19°F 1976 | 34% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 49°F | 38°F | 66°F 1970 | 17°F 1946 | 34% | 5% |
| Dec 3 | 49°F | 38°F | 69°F 1998 | 11°F 1976 | 34% | 5% |
| Dec 4 | 49°F | 38°F | 74°F 1998 | 12°F 1940 | 35% | 5% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 38°F | 69°F 2001 | 20°F 2025 | 35% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 48°F | 37°F | 72°F 2001 | 18°F 1954 | 35% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 48°F | 37°F | 75°F 1998 | 17°F 1954 | 35% | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 48°F | 37°F | 64°F 1951 | 18°F 1976 | 35% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 47°F | 37°F | 66°F 1966 | 13°F 1968 | 35% | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 47°F | 36°F | 70°F 1946 | 9°F 1968 | 36% | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 47°F | 36°F | 67°F 2021 | 14°F 1968 | 36% | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 36°F | 66°F 2015 | 8°F 1988 | 36% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 46°F | 36°F | 63°F 1946 | 8°F 1960 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 14 | 46°F | 35°F | 64°F 2015 | 12°F 1976 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 15 | 46°F | 35°F | 67°F 2008 | 15°F 1943 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 16 | 45°F | 35°F | 63°F 2021 | 13°F 1945 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 17 | 45°F | 34°F | 62°F 2021 | 9°F 1951 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 45°F | 34°F | 63°F 2023 | 16°F 1953 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 19 | 44°F | 34°F | 58°F 2025 | 14°F 1980 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 20 | 44°F | 34°F | 61°F 1957 | -2°F 1942 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 21 | 44°F | 33°F | 62°F 2018 | -1°F 1942 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 22 | 44°F | 33°F | 69°F 2013 | 8°F 1989 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 23 | 43°F | 33°F | 66°F 1990 | 7°F 1989 | 36% | 10% |
| Dec 24 | 43°F | 33°F | 72°F 2015 | 4°F 1983 | 36% | 10% |
| Dec 25 | 43°F | 32°F | 64°F 2015 | -1°F 1980 | 36% | 10% |
| Dec 26 | 43°F | 32°F | 62°F 1982 | 5°F 1980 | 36% | 10% |
| Dec 27 | 43°F | 32°F | 63°F 1949 | 9°F 1989 | 36% | 10% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 32°F | 65°F 2008 | 12°F 1952 | 36% | 10% |
| Dec 29 | 42°F | 31°F | 68°F 1984 | 12°F 2017 | 36% | 11% |
| Dec 30 | 42°F | 31°F | 63°F 1984 | 3°F 1962 | 36% | 11% |
| Dec 31 | 42°F | 31°F | 63°F 1965 | 3°F 1962 | 36% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014732 (New York Laguardia AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014732, 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.