Orwell climate

Orwell Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dorset, 23.5 km from Orwell

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.67 in over about 13 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 Orwell, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.67 in
Snowfall
20.8 in
Record high
72°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-2°FDec 27, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
8.3 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 142°F28°F61°F 200616°F 199943%17%
Dec 242°F27°F64°F 199816°F 200043%18%
Dec 341°F27°F60°F 200111°F 200243%18%
Dec 441°F27°F61°F 19988°F 202543%19%
Dec 541°F27°F72°F 20012°F 202543%19%
Dec 640°F26°F69°F 199816°F 200543%20%
Dec 740°F26°F67°F 199814°F 200543%20%
Dec 840°F26°F58°F 20235°F 202543%21%
Dec 939°F26°F57°F 20236°F 202543%21%
Dec 1039°F25°F55°F 201213°F 200943%22%
Dec 1139°F25°F65°F 202112°F 200943%22%
Dec 1238°F25°F66°F 20150°F 200543%22%
Dec 1338°F25°F64°F 20154°F 200543%23%
Dec 1438°F24°F64°F 201510°F 202443%23%
Dec 1537°F24°F59°F 20115°F 201743%24%
Dec 1637°F24°F62°F 20216°F 201343%24%
Dec 1737°F23°F58°F 200613°F 200443%24%
Dec 1837°F23°F53°F 202510°F 200043%25%
Dec 1936°F23°F58°F 20025°F 201643%25%
Dec 2036°F23°F55°F 20026°F 200543%26%
Dec 2136°F22°F59°F 20112°F 200843%26%
Dec 2236°F22°F61°F 20131°F 200043%26%
Dec 2335°F22°F64°F 2015-2°F 202243%27%
Dec 2435°F22°F60°F 2015-1°F 202243%27%
Dec 2535°F21°F59°F 20230°F 200443%27%
Dec 2635°F21°F61°F 201610°F 201744%28%
Dec 2735°F21°F66°F 2008-2°F 200444%28%
Dec 2834°F21°F66°F 20084°F 201744%29%
Dec 2934°F20°F59°F 20249°F 201744%29%
Dec 3034°F20°F64°F 202211°F 200944%29%
Dec 3134°F20°F61°F 201810°F 201744%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orwell, 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 7:31 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332251 (Dorset), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004857, 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.