Rome climate

Rome Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rome Griffiss Airfield, 4.3 km from Rome

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 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 Rome, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
2.95 in
Snowfall
35.1 in
Record high
68°FDec 24, 2015
Record low
-16°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
24°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 141°F26°F56°F 201011°F 200756%36%
Dec 240°F26°F54°F 200911°F 200756%37%
Dec 340°F26°F57°F 200911°F 201956%38%
Dec 439°F25°F63°F 201215°F 202556%38%
Dec 539°F25°F55°F 2013-5°F 202556%39%
Dec 639°F25°F54°F 2021-5°F 200756%40%
Dec 738°F24°F52°F 20224°F 201955%40%
Dec 838°F24°F45°F 2012-3°F 200855%41%
Dec 938°F23°F52°F 2015-2°F 202555%42%
Dec 1037°F23°F55°F 20083°F 201055%42%
Dec 1137°F23°F62°F 202114°F 201855%43%
Dec 1237°F22°F52°F 2015-1°F 201355%43%
Dec 1336°F22°F51°F 2015-3°F 200855%44%
Dec 1436°F22°F62°F 20153°F 201355%44%
Dec 1536°F21°F57°F 2008-5°F 201654%45%
Dec 1635°F21°F63°F 2021-12°F 201654%45%
Dec 1735°F20°F58°F 2021-7°F 201354%45%
Dec 1835°F20°F49°F 2023-7°F 200954%46%
Dec 1935°F20°F52°F 2025-2°F 202054%46%
Dec 2034°F19°F46°F 2018-2°F 201953%47%
Dec 2134°F19°F60°F 20181°F 201953%47%
Dec 2234°F19°F59°F 2013-3°F 202453%48%
Dec 2334°F18°F56°F 2015-3°F 202453%48%
Dec 2433°F18°F68°F 20154°F 202252%48%
Dec 2533°F18°F58°F 20144°F 201352%49%
Dec 2633°F17°F46°F 2015-2°F 202452%49%
Dec 2733°F17°F50°F 2014-3°F 201752%50%
Dec 2833°F17°F59°F 2008-16°F 201751%50%
Dec 2932°F17°F56°F 2024-9°F 201751%50%
Dec 3032°F16°F54°F 2024-3°F 201751%51%
Dec 3132°F16°F52°F 2022-14°F 201750%51%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rome, 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 7:14 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00064775 (Rome Griffiss Airfield), 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.