Scranton climate

Scranton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake City 2 Se, 6.1 km from Scranton

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.85 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Scranton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
3.85 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
84°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
12°FDec 8, 2010
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
8.5 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 164°F39°F81°F 199819°F 20240%
Dec 264°F39°F80°F 199821°F 19990%
Dec 363°F39°F79°F 199821°F 20240%
Dec 463°F39°F81°F 199814°F 20240%
Dec 563°F39°F80°F 199820°F 20000%
Dec 663°F38°F84°F 199820°F 20000%
Dec 762°F38°F83°F 199815°F 20100%
Dec 862°F38°F84°F 199812°F 20100%
Dec 962°F38°F84°F 199812°F 20100%
Dec 1062°F38°F80°F 200718°F 20060%
Dec 1161°F38°F82°F 200721°F 20060%
Dec 1261°F37°F77°F 202123°F 20140%
Dec 1361°F37°F81°F 200720°F 20050%
Dec 1461°F37°F80°F 200719°F 20100%
Dec 1561°F37°F79°F 200712°F 20100%
Dec 1660°F37°F77°F 199513°F 20100%
Dec 1760°F37°F78°F 201117°F 20040%
Dec 1860°F37°F77°F 200119°F 20070%
Dec 1960°F36°F80°F 200819°F 20070%
Dec 2060°F36°F76°F 200818°F 19960%
Dec 2160°F36°F75°F 199817°F 19960%
Dec 2259°F36°F80°F 201319°F 20000%
Dec 2359°F36°F82°F 201319°F 20050%
Dec 2459°F36°F77°F 201316°F 20220%
Dec 2559°F36°F77°F 201513°F 20220%
Dec 2659°F36°F80°F 201515°F 20220%
Dec 2759°F35°F78°F 202118°F 20000%
Dec 2858°F35°F77°F 202119°F 20220%
Dec 2958°F35°F82°F 201518°F 19950%
Dec 3058°F35°F83°F 201525°F 19990%
Dec 3158°F35°F82°F 201518°F 20001%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scranton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.10.20.30.40.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00384886 (Lake City 2 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00381241, 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.