Bristol Weather in December
Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.74 in over about 17 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
- 32°F
- Average low
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 3.74 in
- Snowfall
- 25.5 in
- Record high
- 67°FDec 6, 2001
- Record low
- -17°FDec 27, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 08 min to 8 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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 | 37°F | 19°F | 63°F 2006 | 1°F 2013 | 53% | 32% |
| Dec 2 | 37°F | 19°F | 57°F 1996 | 2°F 2002 | 53% | 32% |
| Dec 3 | 36°F | 18°F | 57°F 2009 | 1°F 2002 | 53% | 33% |
| Dec 4 | 36°F | 18°F | 64°F 1998 | -9°F 2002 | 54% | 34% |
| Dec 5 | 36°F | 18°F | 62°F 2001 | -2°F 1991 | 54% | 34% |
| Dec 6 | 35°F | 17°F | 67°F 2001 | 0°F 1992 | 54% | 35% |
| Dec 7 | 35°F | 17°F | 66°F 1998 | 7°F 1970 | 54% | 35% |
| Dec 8 | 34°F | 17°F | 54°F 1966 | -3°F 2000 | 54% | 36% |
| Dec 9 | 34°F | 16°F | 60°F 1966 | -11°F 2002 | 54% | 36% |
| Dec 10 | 34°F | 16°F | 53°F 2008 | -6°F 2010 | 54% | 36% |
| Dec 11 | 33°F | 16°F | 51°F 2003 | -1°F 1992 | 54% | 37% |
| Dec 12 | 33°F | 15°F | 52°F 2010 | -2°F 1995 | 54% | 37% |
| Dec 13 | 33°F | 15°F | 55°F 2010 | -10°F 1995 | 54% | 38% |
| Dec 14 | 32°F | 15°F | 53°F 2006 | -9°F 2005 | 54% | 38% |
| Dec 15 | 32°F | 14°F | 53°F 2006 | -9°F 2005 | 54% | 38% |
| Dec 16 | 32°F | 14°F | 51°F 2008 | 1°F 2013 | 54% | 39% |
| Dec 17 | 31°F | 14°F | 57°F 2000 | -16°F 2013 | 54% | 39% |
| Dec 18 | 31°F | 13°F | 55°F 2000 | -7°F 2013 | 54% | 39% |
| Dec 19 | 31°F | 13°F | 45°F 1996 | -5°F 1995 | 54% | 39% |
| Dec 20 | 30°F | 13°F | 54°F 2002 | -2°F 1991 | 54% | 40% |
| Dec 21 | 30°F | 12°F | 50°F 1994 | -14°F 2004 | 54% | 40% |
| Dec 22 | 30°F | 12°F | 55°F 1994 | 3°F 1997 | 54% | 40% |
| Dec 23 | 29°F | 12°F | 56°F 2004 | -11°F 2008 | 54% | 40% |
| Dec 24 | 29°F | 11°F | 56°F 2004 | -6°F 1993 | 54% | 41% |
| Dec 25 | 29°F | 11°F | 53°F 2003 | -7°F 1991 | 54% | 41% |
| Dec 26 | 28°F | 11°F | 44°F 2014 | -14°F 2000 | 54% | 41% |
| Dec 27 | 28°F | 10°F | 44°F 2009 | -17°F 1993 | 54% | 41% |
| Dec 28 | 28°F | 10°F | 52°F 2008 | -4°F 2010 | 54% | 41% |
| Dec 29 | 28°F | 10°F | 50°F 2003 | -13°F 1993 | 54% | 42% |
| Dec 30 | 27°F | 10°F | 47°F 1996 | -10°F 2009 | 54% | 42% |
| Dec 31 | 27°F | 9°F | 49°F 2010 | -15°F 1998 | 54% | 42% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:15 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00437612 (S Lincoln), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00437098, 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.