Stamford climate

Stamford Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stamford 1, 0.5 km from Stamford

Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.33 in over about 3 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 Stamford, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.33 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
90°FDec 26, 2021
Record low
-7°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 08 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
10.3 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 161°F35°F82°F 195019°F 197410%1%
Dec 260°F35°F84°F 202115°F 198510%1%
Dec 360°F34°F87°F 200522°F 200610%1%
Dec 460°F34°F89°F 195418°F 200610%1%
Dec 560°F34°F83°F 201917°F 195010%1%
Dec 659°F34°F82°F 196610°F 195010%1%
Dec 759°F33°F83°F 196614°F 201310%1%
Dec 859°F33°F81°F 201910°F 200510%1%
Dec 958°F33°F83°F 202113°F 200510%1%
Dec 1058°F33°F84°F 202114°F 201310%1%
Dec 1158°F32°F83°F 201519°F 197210%1%
Dec 1258°F32°F81°F 197312°F 198910%1%
Dec 1358°F32°F82°F 194813°F 195810%1%
Dec 1457°F32°F80°F 199512°F 195810%1%
Dec 1557°F32°F83°F 201012°F 198910%1%
Dec 1657°F32°F78°F 20069°F 198910%1%
Dec 1757°F31°F78°F 196216°F 201610%1%
Dec 1857°F31°F78°F 197710°F 201610%1%
Dec 1956°F31°F80°F 197811°F 199610%1%
Dec 2056°F31°F88°F 202515°F 195110%1%
Dec 2156°F31°F85°F 20108°F 198310%1%
Dec 2256°F31°F79°F 1964-2°F 198910%1%
Dec 2356°F31°F87°F 1955-7°F 198910%1%
Dec 2456°F31°F89°F 19554°F 198310%1%
Dec 2556°F31°F81°F 20216°F 198310%1%
Dec 2656°F30°F90°F 202116°F 198310%2%
Dec 2756°F30°F84°F 202517°F 198710%2%
Dec 2855°F30°F78°F 201614°F 198310%2%
Dec 2955°F30°F78°F 19515°F 198310%2%
Dec 3055°F30°F82°F 195110°F 198310%2%
Dec 3155°F30°F85°F 19519°F 195810%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stamford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418583 (Stamford 1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013962, 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.