North East Weather in December
Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.20 in over about 16 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 39°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 3.20 in
- Snowfall
- 52.9 in
- Record high
- 75°FDec 3, 1982
- Record low
- -6°FDec 26, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 19 min to 9 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 83%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 43°F | 32°F | 66°F 1982 | 7°F 1929 | 51% | 28% |
| Dec 2 | 43°F | 31°F | 70°F 1982 | 10°F 1976 | 51% | 29% |
| Dec 3 | 43°F | 31°F | 75°F 1982 | 8°F 1976 | 51% | 29% |
| Dec 4 | 43°F | 31°F | 70°F 1941 | 6°F 1966 | 51% | 30% |
| Dec 5 | 42°F | 31°F | 72°F 2001 | 9°F 2025 | 51% | 31% |
| Dec 6 | 42°F | 30°F | 69°F 1998 | 12°F 1926 | 51% | 31% |
| Dec 7 | 42°F | 30°F | 69°F 1998 | 8°F 1926 | 51% | 32% |
| Dec 8 | 41°F | 30°F | 68°F 1966 | 7°F 1977 | 51% | 32% |
| Dec 9 | 41°F | 30°F | 63°F 1952 | 2°F 1977 | 51% | 33% |
| Dec 10 | 41°F | 29°F | 65°F 1971 | 6°F 1977 | 51% | 34% |
| Dec 11 | 41°F | 29°F | 67°F 2021 | 5°F 1977 | 52% | 34% |
| Dec 12 | 40°F | 29°F | 66°F 2015 | 4°F 2005 | 52% | 35% |
| Dec 13 | 40°F | 29°F | 66°F 2015 | -1°F 1962 | 52% | 36% |
| Dec 14 | 40°F | 28°F | 69°F 2015 | 7°F 1958 | 52% | 37% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 28°F | 64°F 1971 | 7°F 1943 | 52% | 37% |
| Dec 16 | 39°F | 28°F | 65°F 1984 | 1°F 1945 | 52% | 38% |
| Dec 17 | 39°F | 28°F | 60°F 1984 | 1°F 1951 | 53% | 39% |
| Dec 18 | 39°F | 27°F | 60°F 1967 | 6°F 1989 | 53% | 40% |
| Dec 19 | 38°F | 27°F | 61°F 1957 | 6°F 1926 | 53% | 41% |
| Dec 20 | 38°F | 27°F | 62°F 1957 | 4°F 1942 | 53% | 42% |
| Dec 21 | 38°F | 27°F | 65°F 1967 | 4°F 2008 | 53% | 42% |
| Dec 22 | 38°F | 26°F | 64°F 1949 | 0°F 1960 | 53% | 43% |
| Dec 23 | 38°F | 26°F | 65°F 2015 | -2°F 2022 | 54% | 44% |
| Dec 24 | 37°F | 26°F | 66°F 1964 | -3°F 1983 | 54% | 45% |
| Dec 25 | 37°F | 26°F | 66°F 1964 | -3°F 1983 | 54% | 45% |
| Dec 26 | 37°F | 25°F | 63°F 2016 | -6°F 1983 | 54% | 46% |
| Dec 27 | 37°F | 25°F | 68°F 2008 | 6°F 1950 | 54% | 46% |
| Dec 28 | 36°F | 25°F | 70°F 1982 | 4°F 1960 | 54% | 47% |
| Dec 29 | 36°F | 25°F | 64°F 1984 | -1°F 1976 | 54% | 47% |
| Dec 30 | 36°F | 24°F | 64°F 2022 | -1°F 1976 | 55% | 48% |
| Dec 31 | 36°F | 24°F | 62°F 2018 | -2°F 1976 | 55% | 49% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309189 (Westfield 2 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014860, 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.