Red Hook climate

Red Hook Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rhinebeck 4SE, 12.3 km from Red Hook

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.76 in over about 11 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 Red Hook, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
4.76 in
Snowfall
20.5 in
Record high
72°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-23°FDec 27, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
25°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 147°F21°F69°F 20069°F 196737%27%
Dec 246°F21°F64°F 19704°F 196737%28%
Dec 346°F21°F65°F 20094°F 197637%29%
Dec 446°F20°F69°F 19822°F 194937%29%
Dec 545°F20°F66°F 20016°F 202537%30%
Dec 645°F20°F72°F 20016°F 197637%31%
Dec 745°F20°F60°F 19511°F 196437%32%
Dec 844°F19°F61°F 19667°F 194937%32%
Dec 944°F19°F61°F 19663°F 194937%33%
Dec 1043°F19°F63°F 1966-4°F 194937%33%
Dec 1143°F18°F67°F 2021-5°F 195837%34%
Dec 1243°F18°F66°F 1979-3°F 196237%34%
Dec 1342°F18°F61°F 19841°F 198237%35%
Dec 1442°F18°F64°F 2015-6°F 196037%35%
Dec 1542°F17°F64°F 2015-4°F 200537%36%
Dec 1642°F17°F64°F 20213°F 196137%36%
Dec 1741°F17°F63°F 20000°F 198037%36%
Dec 1841°F17°F64°F 2023-2°F 198937%37%
Dec 1941°F16°F58°F 2025-4°F 198937%37%
Dec 2040°F16°F61°F 1957-9°F 195137%37%
Dec 2140°F16°F63°F 2018-8°F 195537%38%
Dec 2240°F16°F68°F 2013-5°F 198937%38%
Dec 2340°F15°F66°F 1990-12°F 198937%38%
Dec 2439°F15°F72°F 2015-14°F 198937%39%
Dec 2539°F15°F65°F 2020-13°F 198037%39%
Dec 2639°F15°F60°F 1964-13°F 198037%39%
Dec 2739°F15°F61°F 1949-23°F 195037%40%
Dec 2839°F14°F64°F 1982-13°F 195037%40%
Dec 2938°F14°F72°F 1984-1°F 197037%40%
Dec 3038°F14°F61°F 2022-7°F 196337%40%
Dec 3138°F14°F63°F 1965-13°F 196337%41%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Red Hook, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:34 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00307035 (Rhinebeck 4SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014757, 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.