Quincy climate

Quincy Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sidney 1 S, 15.7 km from Quincy

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.92 in over about 11 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 Quincy, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.92 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
71°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-22°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 31 min to 9 h 21 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.6 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 145°F27°F64°F 19703°F 192436%6%
Dec 244°F27°F70°F 19821°F 196636%6%
Dec 344°F27°F70°F 1982-1°F 197636%6%
Dec 443°F27°F67°F 1982-3°F 191136%6%
Dec 543°F26°F65°F 19094°F 199136%6%
Dec 643°F26°F67°F 20011°F 197736%7%
Dec 742°F26°F71°F 1998-4°F 191737%7%
Dec 842°F26°F64°F 19663°F 190937%7%
Dec 942°F26°F63°F 1952-11°F 191737%7%
Dec 1041°F25°F66°F 1971-12°F 195837%7%
Dec 1141°F25°F64°F 1931-16°F 191737%7%
Dec 1241°F25°F62°F 2007-10°F 196237%8%
Dec 1340°F25°F60°F 1901-10°F 196037%8%
Dec 1440°F24°F63°F 1975-6°F 191637%8%
Dec 1540°F24°F63°F 1984-20°F 191737%8%
Dec 1639°F24°F63°F 1984-15°F 195137%8%
Dec 1739°F24°F63°F 1984-15°F 191438%9%
Dec 1839°F24°F59°F 1908-13°F 192238%9%
Dec 1939°F23°F59°F 2006-10°F 192238%9%
Dec 2038°F23°F62°F 1894-11°F 192238%9%
Dec 2138°F23°F64°F 1967-11°F 196338%10%
Dec 2238°F23°F61°F 1967-22°F 198938%10%
Dec 2337°F22°F60°F 1933-22°F 198938%10%
Dec 2437°F22°F62°F 2015-17°F 198338%10%
Dec 2537°F22°F63°F 1982-17°F 198338%11%
Dec 2637°F22°F61°F 1932-10°F 198338%11%
Dec 2737°F21°F65°F 1959-8°F 192538%11%
Dec 2836°F21°F65°F 1984-20°F 192438%11%
Dec 2936°F21°F64°F 1984-7°F 196138%12%
Dec 3036°F21°F61°F 1972-20°F 190939%12%
Dec 3136°F20°F64°F 1951-11°F 197639%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Quincy, 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 7:39 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00337693 (Sidney 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00330563, 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.