Oxford climate

Oxford Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norwich, 10.1 km from Oxford

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.59 in over about 17 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 Oxford, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
3.59 in
Snowfall
16.7 in
Record high
66°FDec 2, 2006
Record low
-31°FDec 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
24°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 141°F24°F65°F 2005-15°F 193655%27%
Dec 241°F23°F66°F 2006-5°F 198955%28%
Dec 340°F23°F60°F 1970-20°F 194055%28%
Dec 440°F23°F62°F 1941-7°F 194455%29%
Dec 540°F23°F65°F 1941-5°F 202555%29%
Dec 639°F23°F66°F 1982-8°F 193555%30%
Dec 739°F22°F61°F 1932-1°F 193555%30%
Dec 839°F22°F65°F 1951-4°F 193656%30%
Dec 938°F22°F61°F 1966-6°F 202556%31%
Dec 1038°F22°F62°F 1966-8°F 202556%31%
Dec 1138°F21°F64°F 1966-14°F 195856%31%
Dec 1237°F21°F60°F 1979-18°F 198856%31%
Dec 1337°F21°F60°F 1979-7°F 198256%32%
Dec 1437°F21°F61°F 2015-10°F 200556%32%
Dec 1537°F20°F62°F 2015-11°F 194356%32%
Dec 1636°F20°F56°F 1971-14°F 191756%32%
Dec 1736°F20°F59°F 2021-12°F 193256%33%
Dec 1836°F20°F54°F 1921-17°F 191956%33%
Dec 1935°F19°F55°F 1966-15°F 191956%33%
Dec 2035°F19°F59°F 1957-26°F 194256%33%
Dec 2135°F19°F61°F 1957-23°F 194256%33%
Dec 2235°F18°F62°F 2018-19°F 194256%34%
Dec 2335°F18°F63°F 2013-15°F 195956%34%
Dec 2434°F18°F62°F 2015-22°F 198956%34%
Dec 2534°F18°F66°F 2015-21°F 196956%34%
Dec 2634°F17°F60°F 1964-23°F 191456%35%
Dec 2734°F17°F58°F 1964-21°F 191456%35%
Dec 2834°F17°F57°F 1982-17°F 196056%35%
Dec 2933°F16°F65°F 1984-23°F 193356%35%
Dec 3033°F16°F55°F 2024-31°F 191756%36%
Dec 3133°F16°F58°F 1992-26°F 191757%36%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oxford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 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 USC00306085 (Norwich), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00306085, 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.