Amherst Weather in December
Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.29 in over about 13 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 39°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 2.29 in
- Snowfall
- 8.5 in
- Record high
- 70°FDec 7, 1998
- Record low
- -10°FDec 25, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 24 min to 9 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 81%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 14.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 43°F | 30°F | 59°F 2012 | 19°F 1999 | 41% | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 43°F | 30°F | 63°F 1998 | 17°F 2025 | 41% | 11% |
| Dec 3 | 43°F | 29°F | 63°F 2012 | 5°F 2002 | 41% | 11% |
| Dec 4 | 42°F | 29°F | 63°F 1998 | 1°F 2002 | 41% | 12% |
| Dec 5 | 42°F | 29°F | 69°F 2001 | 7°F 2025 | 41% | 12% |
| Dec 6 | 41°F | 29°F | 69°F 1998 | 3°F 2005 | 41% | 12% |
| Dec 7 | 41°F | 28°F | 70°F 1998 | -1°F 2005 | 41% | 13% |
| Dec 8 | 41°F | 28°F | 57°F 2023 | -1°F 2005 | 41% | 13% |
| Dec 9 | 40°F | 28°F | 59°F 2023 | 7°F 2000 | 41% | 14% |
| Dec 10 | 40°F | 28°F | 55°F 2012 | 14°F 2002 | 41% | 14% |
| Dec 11 | 40°F | 27°F | 63°F 2021 | 16°F 2009 | 41% | 15% |
| Dec 12 | 39°F | 27°F | 69°F 2015 | 6°F 2013 | 41% | 15% |
| Dec 13 | 39°F | 27°F | 64°F 2015 | 11°F 2005 | 42% | 15% |
| Dec 14 | 39°F | 27°F | 63°F 2015 | 2°F 2017 | 42% | 16% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 26°F | 61°F 2011 | -2°F 2017 | 42% | 16% |
| Dec 16 | 38°F | 26°F | 62°F 2021 | 6°F 2013 | 42% | 17% |
| Dec 17 | 38°F | 26°F | 60°F 2006 | 8°F 2000 | 42% | 17% |
| Dec 18 | 38°F | 26°F | 57°F 2025 | 8°F 2000 | 42% | 17% |
| Dec 19 | 37°F | 25°F | 53°F 2002 | 7°F 2005 | 42% | 18% |
| Dec 20 | 37°F | 25°F | 59°F 2013 | 1°F 2004 | 42% | 18% |
| Dec 21 | 37°F | 25°F | 61°F 2011 | 1°F 2008 | 42% | 18% |
| Dec 22 | 37°F | 25°F | 63°F 2013 | 1°F 2000 | 42% | 19% |
| Dec 23 | 36°F | 24°F | 65°F 2015 | -4°F 2022 | 42% | 19% |
| Dec 24 | 36°F | 24°F | 59°F 2015 | -7°F 2004 | 42% | 19% |
| Dec 25 | 36°F | 24°F | 63°F 2023 | -10°F 2004 | 41% | 20% |
| Dec 26 | 36°F | 24°F | 65°F 2016 | 2°F 2000 | 41% | 20% |
| Dec 27 | 36°F | 23°F | 66°F 2008 | -2°F 2017 | 41% | 20% |
| Dec 28 | 35°F | 23°F | 64°F 2025 | -3°F 2017 | 41% | 20% |
| Dec 29 | 35°F | 23°F | 61°F 2025 | 9°F 2009 | 41% | 21% |
| Dec 30 | 35°F | 23°F | 63°F 2022 | 6°F 2017 | 41% | 21% |
| Dec 31 | 35°F | 22°F | 61°F 2018 | -1°F 2017 | 41% | 21% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004849 (Elyria Lorain CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.