Bethlehem climate

Bethlehem Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Allentown Intl AP, 7.2 km from Bethlehem

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.86 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 Bethlehem, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.86 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
72°FDec 1, 2006
Record low
-8°FDec 28, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 19 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.8 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 148°F30°F72°F 20067°F 196735%6%
Dec 247°F30°F63°F 19702°F 196735%6%
Dec 347°F30°F66°F 19988°F 197635%7%
Dec 447°F29°F72°F 19988°F 196635%7%
Dec 546°F29°F69°F 200112°F 202536%7%
Dec 646°F29°F70°F 20019°F 200236%7%
Dec 746°F29°F71°F 19985°F 200236%8%
Dec 845°F28°F67°F 198011°F 200236%8%
Dec 945°F28°F66°F 19807°F 198936%8%
Dec 1045°F28°F64°F 19661°F 195836%8%
Dec 1144°F28°F63°F 2021-2°F 195837%8%
Dec 1244°F28°F62°F 19792°F 198837%9%
Dec 1344°F27°F68°F 20155°F 196037%9%
Dec 1443°F27°F68°F 2015-2°F 200537%9%
Dec 1543°F27°F66°F 20156°F 196037%9%
Dec 1643°F27°F61°F 20211°F 195137%9%
Dec 1743°F27°F63°F 2000-2°F 195137%10%
Dec 1842°F26°F62°F 20068°F 198037%10%
Dec 1942°F26°F59°F 19570°F 195137%10%
Dec 2042°F26°F63°F 1957-2°F 195137%10%
Dec 2142°F26°F64°F 20183°F 195537%10%
Dec 2241°F26°F65°F 20131°F 198937%10%
Dec 2341°F25°F65°F 2015-3°F 196037%10%
Dec 2441°F25°F71°F 2015-5°F 198937%11%
Dec 2541°F25°F65°F 1964-2°F 198337%11%
Dec 2641°F25°F65°F 1964-3°F 198037%11%
Dec 2740°F25°F61°F 2016-1°F 194838%11%
Dec 2840°F24°F63°F 1982-8°F 195038%11%
Dec 2940°F24°F72°F 19845°F 196138%12%
Dec 3040°F24°F64°F 1984-1°F 196238%12%
Dec 3140°F24°F61°F 1965-6°F 196338%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bethlehem, 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 7:06 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014737 (Allentown Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014737, 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.