Riverhead climate

Riverhead Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Riverhead Rsch Farm, 6.8 km from Riverhead

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.58 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 Riverhead, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
4.58 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
71°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
-7°FDec 23, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 9 h 17 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
13.2 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 149°F36°F67°F 200112°F 196532%3%
Dec 249°F35°F58°F 199812°F 202432%3%
Dec 348°F35°F64°F 19986°F 200032%4%
Dec 448°F35°F71°F 19985°F 200032%4%
Dec 548°F35°F66°F 200111°F 200032%4%
Dec 647°F34°F62°F 20014°F 200233%4%
Dec 747°F34°F60°F 1953-1°F 200233%4%
Dec 847°F34°F62°F 195110°F 200833%5%
Dec 947°F34°F62°F 19663°F 200233%5%
Dec 1046°F33°F60°F 20155°F 201033%5%
Dec 1146°F33°F62°F 20246°F 196833%5%
Dec 1246°F33°F66°F 201510°F 201333%5%
Dec 1346°F33°F63°F 201511°F 196033%6%
Dec 1445°F32°F62°F 20155°F 200534%6%
Dec 1545°F32°F62°F 20151°F 196234%6%
Dec 1645°F32°F57°F 20216°F 196134%6%
Dec 1745°F32°F60°F 20214°F 196234%6%
Dec 1844°F31°F62°F 20236°F 201134%7%
Dec 1944°F31°F59°F 20136°F 201134%7%
Dec 2044°F31°F64°F 20136°F 195534%7%
Dec 2144°F31°F60°F 20184°F 195534%7%
Dec 2243°F30°F61°F 20135°F 195534%7%
Dec 2343°F30°F63°F 2015-7°F 200934%7%
Dec 2443°F30°F63°F 20156°F 200034%7%
Dec 2543°F30°F66°F 20155°F 196734%8%
Dec 2642°F29°F57°F 19647°F 196834%8%
Dec 2742°F29°F63°F 20157°F 201734%8%
Dec 2842°F29°F57°F 20183°F 200434%8%
Dec 2942°F29°F56°F 20132°F 201734%8%
Dec 3042°F29°F57°F 20242°F 196234%8%
Dec 3142°F28°F56°F 20222°F 196234%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riverhead, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00307134 (Riverhead Rsch Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014719, 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.