Hempstead Weather in December
Average highs run from 67°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 46°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.45 in over about 9 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
- 63°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 3.45 in
- Record high
- 86°FDec 2, 2012
- Record low
- 3°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 89%
- Daylight
- 10 h 21 min to 10 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 9.2 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 | 67°F | 46°F | 82°F 1970 | 23°F 2010 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 66°F | 46°F | 86°F 2012 | 26°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 66°F | 46°F | 86°F 2012 | 28°F 1959 | 28% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 66°F | 45°F | 86°F 2005 | 25°F 2007 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 65°F | 45°F | 82°F 1954 | 20°F 2009 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 65°F | 45°F | 83°F 1953 | 22°F 2005 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 65°F | 45°F | 82°F 1956 | 22°F 2005 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 64°F | 44°F | 85°F 1956 | 24°F 2005 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 64°F | 44°F | 84°F 2012 | 24°F 2005 | 29% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 64°F | 44°F | 83°F 2007 | 19°F 1978 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 64°F | 44°F | 81°F 2012 | 22°F 1978 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 63°F | 43°F | 83°F 2015 | 16°F 1957 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 13 | 63°F | 43°F | 83°F 2015 | 16°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 14 | 63°F | 43°F | 79°F 1984 | 20°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 15 | 63°F | 43°F | 83°F 1975 | 20°F 1952 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 16 | 62°F | 43°F | 83°F 2019 | 13°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 17 | 62°F | 42°F | 79°F 1977 | 15°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 18 | 62°F | 42°F | 81°F 2006 | 21°F 1972 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 19 | 62°F | 42°F | 78°F 1980 | 14°F 1996 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 20 | 62°F | 42°F | 82°F 2012 | 16°F 1996 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 21 | 61°F | 42°F | 80°F 2010 | 21°F 1973 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 22 | 61°F | 42°F | 82°F 2010 | 11°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 23 | 61°F | 41°F | 81°F 1981 | 3°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 24 | 61°F | 41°F | 83°F 2015 | 5°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 25 | 61°F | 41°F | 85°F 1955 | 14°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 26 | 61°F | 41°F | 83°F 1955 | 21°F 1998 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 27 | 61°F | 41°F | 83°F 2016 | 21°F 1998 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 28 | 61°F | 41°F | 81°F 1971 | 23°F 2012 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 29 | 60°F | 41°F | 83°F 2016 | 23°F 2012 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 30 | 60°F | 41°F | 81°F 1984 | 24°F 2000 | 30% | 0% |
| Dec 31 | 60°F | 41°F | 82°F 1964 | 16°F 1983 | 30% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00410655 (Bellville 6NNE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00419491, 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.