Paul Smiths climate

Paul Smiths Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saranac Rgnl AP, 7 km from Paul Smiths

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 26°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.20 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 Paul Smiths, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
2.20 in
Snowfall
22.7 in
Record high
64°FDec 24, 2015
Record low
-28°FDec 17, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 06 min to 8 h 54 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
6.7 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 135°F17°F58°F 2010-6°F 199956%32%
Dec 235°F16°F48°F 1998-4°F 200056%33%
Dec 334°F16°F51°F 2009-9°F 200056%33%
Dec 434°F16°F58°F 2012-15°F 202556%34%
Dec 534°F15°F56°F 1999-22°F 202556%35%
Dec 633°F15°F61°F 2001-7°F 200456%35%
Dec 733°F15°F60°F 1998-19°F 200056%36%
Dec 833°F14°F42°F 2004-22°F 200056%36%
Dec 932°F14°F48°F 2015-24°F 200256%36%
Dec 1032°F13°F50°F 2023-18°F 201057%37%
Dec 1131°F13°F55°F 2021-11°F 201857%37%
Dec 1231°F13°F46°F 2010-10°F 201357%38%
Dec 1331°F12°F49°F 2001-21°F 201357%38%
Dec 1431°F12°F55°F 2015-25°F 200557%38%
Dec 1530°F12°F53°F 2015-18°F 200557%39%
Dec 1630°F11°F58°F 2021-23°F 201657%39%
Dec 1730°F11°F53°F 2000-28°F 201357%39%
Dec 1829°F11°F46°F 2023-25°F 200957%40%
Dec 1929°F10°F52°F 2025-20°F 201657%40%
Dec 2029°F10°F47°F 2002-27°F 200457%40%
Dec 2129°F9°F54°F 2018-27°F 200457%41%
Dec 2228°F9°F51°F 2018-18°F 202457%41%
Dec 2328°F9°F56°F 2015-22°F 202457%41%
Dec 2428°F8°F64°F 2015-13°F 199956%41%
Dec 2528°F8°F58°F 2020-15°F 199956%42%
Dec 2627°F8°F48°F 2023-18°F 202556%42%
Dec 2727°F7°F48°F 2008-20°F 201756%42%
Dec 2827°F7°F56°F 2008-23°F 201756%42%
Dec 2927°F6°F52°F 2003-25°F 201755%42%
Dec 3027°F6°F52°F 2024-24°F 201755%43%
Dec 3126°F6°F48°F 2010-21°F 201755%43%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paul Smiths, 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 7:13 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094740 (Saranac Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094740, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.