Exeter Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.33 in over about 11 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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 5.33 in
- Snowfall
- 6.6 in
- Record high
- 69°FDec 5, 1998
- Record low
- -5°FDec 26, 1980
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 24 min to 9 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 32°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 | 49°F | 30°F | 61°F 1962 | 19°F 1958 | 36% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 49°F | 30°F | 61°F 2001 | 12°F 1989 | 36% | 5% |
| Dec 3 | 49°F | 30°F | 60°F 1986 | 9°F 1976 | 36% | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 49°F | 29°F | 64°F 1982 | 10°F 1989 | 36% | 6% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 29°F | 69°F 1998 | 12°F 1990 | 36% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 48°F | 29°F | 65°F 2001 | 19°F 1969 | 36% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 48°F | 29°F | 65°F 2001 | 16°F 1992 | 36% | 7% |
| Dec 8 | 47°F | 28°F | 66°F 1998 | 15°F 1970 | 36% | 7% |
| Dec 9 | 47°F | 28°F | 65°F 1991 | 13°F 1960 | 36% | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 47°F | 28°F | 61°F 1986 | 8°F 1968 | 36% | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 46°F | 28°F | 65°F 1971 | 9°F 1977 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 27°F | 57°F 1967 | 3°F 1988 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 13 | 46°F | 27°F | 60°F 1983 | 9°F 1960 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 14 | 46°F | 27°F | 58°F 1983 | 2°F 1982 | 36% | 8% |
| Dec 15 | 45°F | 27°F | 59°F 2001 | 12°F 1980 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 16 | 45°F | 26°F | 63°F 1971 | 14°F 1961 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 17 | 45°F | 26°F | 58°F 1973 | 12°F 1972 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 18 | 45°F | 26°F | 60°F 1984 | 14°F 1972 | 36% | 9% |
| Dec 19 | 44°F | 26°F | 56°F 1967 | 3°F 1985 | 35% | 9% |
| Dec 20 | 44°F | 25°F | 54°F 1957 | 8°F 1980 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 21 | 44°F | 25°F | 58°F 1973 | 4°F 1963 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 22 | 44°F | 25°F | 56°F 1990 | 4°F 1989 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 55°F 1990 | 7°F 1989 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 24 | 43°F | 24°F | 57°F 1990 | 7°F 1975 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 25 | 43°F | 24°F | 56°F 1964 | -3°F 1980 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 26 | 43°F | 24°F | 62°F 1982 | -5°F 1980 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 27 | 42°F | 24°F | 57°F 1973 | 6°F 1989 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 24°F | 55°F 1971 | 9°F 1960 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 29 | 42°F | 23°F | 58°F 1984 | 11°F 1983 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 30 | 42°F | 23°F | 60°F 1984 | 3°F 1962 | 35% | 12% |
| Dec 31 | 42°F | 23°F | 53°F 1990 | -4°F 1962 | 35% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 4:17 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00374266 (Kingston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00375215, 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.