Old Forge climate

Old Forge Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Old Forge, 1.2 km from Old Forge

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.09 in over about 18 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 Old Forge, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
4.09 in
Snowfall
34.8 in
Record high
68°FDec 24, 2015
Record low
-16°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 8 h 59 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
6.5 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 136°F20°F56°F 201011°F 200756%37%
Dec 235°F20°F54°F 200911°F 200756%38%
Dec 335°F19°F57°F 200911°F 201956%39%
Dec 435°F19°F63°F 201215°F 202557%39%
Dec 534°F19°F55°F 2013-5°F 202557%40%
Dec 634°F18°F54°F 2021-5°F 200757%41%
Dec 734°F18°F52°F 20224°F 201957%41%
Dec 833°F17°F45°F 2012-3°F 200857%42%
Dec 933°F17°F52°F 2015-2°F 202557%43%
Dec 1033°F17°F55°F 20083°F 201057%43%
Dec 1132°F16°F62°F 202114°F 201858%44%
Dec 1232°F16°F52°F 2015-1°F 201358%44%
Dec 1332°F16°F51°F 2015-3°F 200858%45%
Dec 1432°F15°F62°F 20153°F 201358%45%
Dec 1531°F15°F57°F 2008-5°F 201658%46%
Dec 1631°F15°F63°F 2021-12°F 201659%46%
Dec 1731°F14°F58°F 2021-7°F 201359%47%
Dec 1830°F14°F49°F 2023-7°F 200959%47%
Dec 1930°F13°F52°F 2025-2°F 202059%48%
Dec 2030°F13°F46°F 2018-2°F 201960%48%
Dec 2130°F13°F60°F 20181°F 201960%49%
Dec 2229°F12°F59°F 2013-3°F 202460%49%
Dec 2329°F12°F56°F 2015-3°F 202460%49%
Dec 2429°F12°F68°F 20154°F 202261%50%
Dec 2529°F11°F58°F 20144°F 201361%50%
Dec 2629°F11°F46°F 2015-2°F 202461%50%
Dec 2728°F11°F50°F 2014-3°F 201761%50%
Dec 2828°F10°F59°F 2008-16°F 201762%50%
Dec 2928°F10°F56°F 2024-9°F 201762%51%
Dec 3028°F9°F54°F 2024-3°F 201762%51%
Dec 3128°F9°F52°F 2022-14°F 201762%51%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Old Forge, 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 4:24 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:33 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00306184 (Old Forge), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00064775, 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.