Montpelier climate

Montpelier Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montpelier, 1.5 km from Montpelier

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 in over about 10 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 Montpelier, 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
23°F
Precipitation
2.42 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
69°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-11°FDec 24, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.4 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°F61°F 20129°F 202536%11%
Dec 240°F26°F61°F 199815°F 200236%12%
Dec 340°F26°F64°F 20120°F 200236%12%
Dec 440°F26°F63°F 19982°F 200236%12%
Dec 539°F25°F68°F 2001-5°F 202536%13%
Dec 639°F25°F69°F 19980°F 200536%13%
Dec 739°F25°F62°F 20040°F 200536%13%
Dec 838°F25°F56°F 2023-1°F 200536%14%
Dec 938°F24°F64°F 20232°F 202535%14%
Dec 1038°F24°F58°F 20219°F 201335%14%
Dec 1137°F24°F63°F 20215°F 201335%14%
Dec 1237°F24°F69°F 20151°F 201335%15%
Dec 1337°F24°F65°F 20156°F 200035%15%
Dec 1437°F23°F65°F 20151°F 201635%15%
Dec 1536°F23°F62°F 20212°F 201635%15%
Dec 1636°F23°F59°F 20214°F 201635%16%
Dec 1736°F23°F56°F 20064°F 200035%16%
Dec 1836°F22°F55°F 20252°F 200035%16%
Dec 1935°F22°F51°F 2002-8°F 201635%17%
Dec 2035°F22°F56°F 20131°F 201635%17%
Dec 2135°F22°F56°F 2013-3°F 200834%17%
Dec 2235°F22°F56°F 2006-5°F 200034%17%
Dec 2335°F21°F65°F 2015-6°F 202234%17%
Dec 2434°F21°F58°F 2015-11°F 200434%17%
Dec 2534°F21°F60°F 2023-10°F 200434%18%
Dec 2634°F21°F64°F 2019-5°F 200034%18%
Dec 2734°F20°F64°F 2008-7°F 201734%18%
Dec 2834°F20°F64°F 2025-8°F 200034%18%
Dec 2933°F20°F61°F 20198°F 201734%18%
Dec 3033°F20°F56°F 2022-4°F 201734%18%
Dec 3133°F20°F61°F 2004-5°F 201734%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Montpelier, 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 7:46 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00335438 (Montpelier), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004851, 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.