Thorndale climate

Thorndale Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Chester 2 Nw, 9.7 km from Thorndale

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 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 Thorndale, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
4.72 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
75°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-3°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
6.3 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 149°F28°F71°F 200620°F 199336%5%
Dec 249°F28°F63°F 199819°F 198936%5%
Dec 348°F28°F69°F 199814°F 200036%5%
Dec 448°F28°F71°F 199815°F 198936%5%
Dec 548°F28°F75°F 200118°F 199137%5%
Dec 647°F27°F73°F 19989°F 200237%6%
Dec 747°F27°F75°F 19986°F 200237%6%
Dec 847°F27°F57°F 200415°F 200337%6%
Dec 946°F27°F62°F 19916°F 198937%6%
Dec 1046°F27°F55°F 20068°F 198937%6%
Dec 1146°F26°F57°F 19857°F 199537%6%
Dec 1245°F26°F60°F 19832°F 198837%6%
Dec 1345°F26°F60°F 19842°F 198837%7%
Dec 1445°F26°F62°F 20013°F 200537%7%
Dec 1544°F25°F55°F 20017°F 200537%7%
Dec 1644°F25°F57°F 199711°F 198937%7%
Dec 1744°F25°F62°F 20009°F 198936%7%
Dec 1844°F25°F68°F 20065°F 198936%7%
Dec 1943°F25°F52°F 20014°F 198936%7%
Dec 2043°F24°F60°F 20025°F 200436%8%
Dec 2143°F24°F56°F 19902°F 198936%8%
Dec 2243°F24°F60°F 19981°F 198936%8%
Dec 2342°F24°F63°F 19903°F 198936%8%
Dec 2442°F24°F61°F 1990-1°F 198336%8%
Dec 2542°F23°F54°F 1987-3°F 198336%8%
Dec 2642°F23°F54°F 20060°F 198336%8%
Dec 2742°F23°F52°F 19945°F 198936%8%
Dec 2841°F23°F59°F 198413°F 198935%9%
Dec 2941°F22°F73°F 198410°F 200035%9%
Dec 3041°F22°F60°F 19847°F 198735%9%
Dec 3141°F22°F63°F 19926°F 198735%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thorndale, 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 4:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:48 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00369464 (W Chester 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00361591, 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.