Saugerties climate

Saugerties Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Platte Clove, 13.3 km from Saugerties

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.23 in over about 16 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 Saugerties, 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
19°F
Precipitation
7.23 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 20 min to 9 h 10 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 141°F24°F69°F 20069°F 196749%27%
Dec 241°F24°F64°F 19704°F 196749%28%
Dec 341°F23°F65°F 20094°F 197649%29%
Dec 440°F23°F69°F 19822°F 194950%29%
Dec 540°F23°F66°F 20016°F 202550%30%
Dec 640°F22°F72°F 20016°F 197650%31%
Dec 739°F22°F60°F 19511°F 196451%32%
Dec 839°F22°F61°F 19667°F 194951%32%
Dec 939°F21°F61°F 19663°F 194951%33%
Dec 1038°F21°F63°F 1966-4°F 194951%33%
Dec 1138°F21°F67°F 2021-5°F 195851%34%
Dec 1238°F20°F66°F 1979-3°F 196251%34%
Dec 1337°F20°F61°F 19841°F 198252%35%
Dec 1437°F20°F64°F 2015-6°F 196052%35%
Dec 1537°F20°F64°F 2015-4°F 200552%36%
Dec 1637°F19°F64°F 20213°F 196152%36%
Dec 1736°F19°F63°F 20000°F 198052%36%
Dec 1836°F19°F64°F 2023-2°F 198952%37%
Dec 1936°F18°F58°F 2025-4°F 198952%37%
Dec 2035°F18°F61°F 1957-9°F 195152%37%
Dec 2135°F18°F63°F 2018-8°F 195553%38%
Dec 2235°F17°F68°F 2013-5°F 198953%38%
Dec 2335°F17°F66°F 1990-12°F 198953%38%
Dec 2435°F17°F72°F 2015-14°F 198953%39%
Dec 2534°F16°F65°F 2020-13°F 198053%39%
Dec 2634°F16°F60°F 1964-13°F 198053%39%
Dec 2734°F16°F61°F 1949-23°F 195053%40%
Dec 2834°F16°F64°F 1982-13°F 195053%40%
Dec 2934°F15°F72°F 1984-1°F 197053%40%
Dec 3034°F15°F61°F 2022-7°F 196353%40%
Dec 3133°F15°F63°F 1965-13°F 196353%41%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saugerties, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 4:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:24 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 USC00306649 (Platte Clove), 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.