Baltimore climate

Baltimore Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lancaster Fairfield AP, 11 km from Baltimore

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.88 in over about 12 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 Baltimore, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.88 in
Snowfall
2.9 in
Record high
73°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-9°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.6 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°F29°F64°F 200611°F 199938%7%
Dec 246°F29°F65°F 199815°F 200538%7%
Dec 346°F29°F66°F 199813°F 202439%7%
Dec 446°F28°F67°F 199811°F 200039%8%
Dec 545°F28°F72°F 20012°F 200739%8%
Dec 645°F28°F73°F 1998-6°F 200739%8%
Dec 745°F28°F70°F 19988°F 200839%8%
Dec 844°F28°F63°F 20239°F 200539%9%
Dec 944°F27°F60°F 20239°F 202540%9%
Dec 1044°F27°F59°F 202114°F 201840%9%
Dec 1143°F27°F66°F 200714°F 201140%10%
Dec 1243°F27°F69°F 20159°F 200540%10%
Dec 1343°F27°F66°F 20157°F 200540%10%
Dec 1442°F26°F66°F 2015-3°F 201640%10%
Dec 1542°F26°F61°F 2021-4°F 201640%11%
Dec 1642°F26°F63°F 2015-4°F 201641%11%
Dec 1742°F26°F64°F 20163°F 201041%11%
Dec 1841°F26°F62°F 20060°F 201041%11%
Dec 1941°F25°F59°F 2002-1°F 201041%12%
Dec 2041°F25°F58°F 2013-5°F 200441%12%
Dec 2141°F25°F68°F 20134°F 200841%12%
Dec 2240°F25°F68°F 2013-1°F 200041%12%
Dec 2340°F25°F66°F 2015-8°F 202241%12%
Dec 2440°F24°F61°F 2014-1°F 202241%12%
Dec 2540°F24°F63°F 2023-3°F 200041%13%
Dec 2639°F24°F71°F 2016-1°F 200041%13%
Dec 2739°F24°F70°F 20084°F 201741%13%
Dec 2839°F23°F68°F 2025-5°F 200041%13%
Dec 2939°F23°F62°F 19969°F 200041%13%
Dec 3039°F23°F66°F 2022-8°F 201741%13%
Dec 3139°F23°F63°F 2006-9°F 201741%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Baltimore, 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 7:33 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053844 (Lancaster Fairfield AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053844, 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.