Bethel climate

Bethel Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochester, 13.9 km from Bethel

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.12 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 Bethel, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
4.12 in
Snowfall
17.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-26°FDec 30, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 09 min to 8 h 58 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
5.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 140°F22°F64°F 20200°F 196732%15%
Dec 239°F21°F60°F 1998-1°F 196732%16%
Dec 339°F21°F61°F 2009-3°F 197633%16%
Dec 439°F21°F68°F 1982-4°F 197633%17%
Dec 538°F20°F62°F 2001-6°F 202533%17%
Dec 638°F20°F67°F 2001-3°F 200733%18%
Dec 737°F19°F69°F 1998-7°F 196433%18%
Dec 837°F19°F54°F 1974-9°F 196433%19%
Dec 937°F19°F52°F 1980-10°F 200333%19%
Dec 1036°F18°F62°F 1966-8°F 196433%19%
Dec 1136°F18°F62°F 1966-16°F 197733%20%
Dec 1236°F18°F59°F 1979-21°F 197733%20%
Dec 1335°F17°F56°F 2010-8°F 200533%20%
Dec 1435°F17°F56°F 2006-12°F 200533%21%
Dec 1535°F17°F55°F 2015-11°F 201733%21%
Dec 1634°F16°F55°F 1982-10°F 197033%21%
Dec 1734°F16°F63°F 2021-20°F 201333%22%
Dec 1834°F16°F65°F 2023-15°F 200733%22%
Dec 1933°F15°F58°F 2025-14°F 198533%22%
Dec 2033°F15°F45°F 1967-17°F 198033%22%
Dec 2133°F15°F55°F 2018-20°F 198033%23%
Dec 2232°F14°F56°F 2018-15°F 197033%23%
Dec 2332°F14°F58°F 2004-16°F 200833%23%
Dec 2432°F14°F69°F 2015-13°F 197533%23%
Dec 2532°F13°F60°F 2020-24°F 198032%23%
Dec 2631°F13°F58°F 1982-25°F 198032%24%
Dec 2731°F13°F49°F 2016-21°F 201732%24%
Dec 2831°F13°F57°F 1982-25°F 201732%24%
Dec 2931°F12°F61°F 1984-19°F 201732%24%
Dec 3031°F12°F55°F 2024-26°F 201732%24%
Dec 3130°F12°F53°F 1965-23°F 196332%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bethel, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 4:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00436893 (Rochester), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094765, 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.