Castleton climate

Castleton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rutland, 16.3 km from Castleton

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.02 in over about 14 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 Castleton, 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
3.02 in
Snowfall
18.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-30°FDec 30, 1933
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 9 h 00 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
5.1 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°F21°F67°F 1927-1°F 193642%19%
Dec 240°F21°F62°F 2020-5°F 198942%20%
Dec 339°F21°F58°F 1932-6°F 197643%20%
Dec 439°F20°F67°F 1982-16°F 194043%21%
Dec 539°F20°F66°F 1941-14°F 198943%21%
Dec 638°F20°F69°F 2001-7°F 192643%22%
Dec 738°F19°F68°F 1998-4°F 192643%22%
Dec 837°F19°F64°F 1951-7°F 198944%23%
Dec 937°F19°F63°F 1966-10°F 198944%23%
Dec 1037°F18°F66°F 1966-10°F 202544%23%
Dec 1136°F18°F61°F 1966-13°F 197744%24%
Dec 1236°F18°F61°F 2021-16°F 197744%24%
Dec 1336°F17°F61°F 1946-8°F 192944%25%
Dec 1436°F17°F61°F 1923-14°F 200544%25%
Dec 1535°F17°F61°F 1975-11°F 193345%25%
Dec 1635°F16°F56°F 2008-24°F 191745%26%
Dec 1735°F16°F63°F 2021-20°F 191745%26%
Dec 1834°F16°F56°F 1921-17°F 191945%26%
Dec 1934°F15°F60°F 2023-14°F 191945%27%
Dec 2034°F15°F59°F 1957-22°F 194245%27%
Dec 2133°F15°F60°F 1957-21°F 194245%27%
Dec 2233°F14°F65°F 1949-19°F 198945%27%
Dec 2333°F14°F64°F 1990-20°F 198946%28%
Dec 2433°F14°F57°F 2004-22°F 198946%28%
Dec 2532°F13°F69°F 2015-18°F 198046%28%
Dec 2632°F13°F63°F 1982-23°F 198046%28%
Dec 2732°F13°F58°F 1936-17°F 198946%28%
Dec 2832°F13°F58°F 1936-14°F 192446%29%
Dec 2932°F12°F64°F 1982-24°F 193346%29%
Dec 3031°F12°F65°F 1932-30°F 193346%29%
Dec 3131°F12°F57°F 1936-26°F 191746%29%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Castleton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00436995 (Rutland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00436995, 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.