Nanticoke climate

Nanticoke Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilkes-Barre Intl AP, 27.3 km from Nanticoke

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.80 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 Nanticoke, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.80 in
Snowfall
7.7 in
Record high
65°FDec 14, 2015
Record low
-2°FDec 23, 2024
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
5.4 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 145°F30°F56°F 202013°F 201338%13%
Dec 245°F30°F54°F 201417°F 202438%14%
Dec 344°F30°F53°F 202119°F 202538%14%
Dec 444°F29°F58°F 201216°F 202439%15%
Dec 543°F29°F59°F 20124°F 202539%15%
Dec 643°F29°F56°F 20117°F 202539%16%
Dec 743°F29°F55°F 201120°F 202039%16%
Dec 842°F28°F46°F 201112°F 201839%16%
Dec 942°F28°F50°F 20122°F 202539%17%
Dec 1042°F28°F49°F 20233°F 202539%17%
Dec 1141°F28°F55°F 202412°F 201639%18%
Dec 1241°F27°F57°F 202113°F 201339%18%
Dec 1341°F27°F62°F 201510°F 202539%18%
Dec 1441°F27°F65°F 20159°F 202439%19%
Dec 1540°F27°F61°F 20157°F 202539%19%
Dec 1640°F26°F52°F 20234°F 201639%20%
Dec 1740°F26°F58°F 20214°F 201639%20%
Dec 1840°F26°F55°F 202314°F 201139%20%
Dec 1939°F26°F54°F 20258°F 201939%20%
Dec 2039°F25°F54°F 20256°F 201639%21%
Dec 2139°F25°F58°F 20186°F 201639%21%
Dec 2239°F25°F59°F 201311°F 202439%21%
Dec 2338°F25°F59°F 2013-2°F 202439%22%
Dec 2438°F24°F61°F 2015-1°F 202439%22%
Dec 2538°F24°F64°F 20159°F 201339%22%
Dec 2638°F24°F64°F 20158°F 201339%23%
Dec 2738°F24°F48°F 20215°F 201739%23%
Dec 2837°F23°F55°F 20152°F 201739%23%
Dec 2937°F23°F52°F 20231°F 201739%24%
Dec 3037°F23°F56°F 20243°F 201739%24%
Dec 3137°F23°F47°F 20242°F 201739%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nanticoke, 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 7:10 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014777 (Wilkes-Barre Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00365344, 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.