Milton climate

Milton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Essex Junction 1 N, 14.7 km from Milton

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 in over about 16 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 Milton, 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
19°F
Precipitation
2.97 in
Snowfall
19.3 in
Record high
68°FDec 24, 2015
Record low
-26°FDec 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 8 h 53 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
6.0 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°F25°F66°F 2020-4°F 195848%24%
Dec 240°F25°F56°F 1970-3°F 194049%25%
Dec 339°F24°F59°F 2009-18°F 194049%26%
Dec 439°F24°F65°F 1982-20°F 194049%27%
Dec 538°F24°F65°F 1941-9°F 198949%27%
Dec 638°F23°F64°F 2001-3°F 194050%28%
Dec 738°F23°F67°F 1998-3°F 197050%29%
Dec 837°F22°F58°F 1951-6°F 198950%29%
Dec 937°F22°F61°F 1966-9°F 198950%30%
Dec 1036°F22°F61°F 1966-9°F 195850%31%
Dec 1136°F21°F61°F 1966-13°F 195850%31%
Dec 1236°F21°F56°F 1979-13°F 197751%32%
Dec 1335°F20°F56°F 1946-9°F 198251%33%
Dec 1435°F20°F58°F 2015-6°F 194351%33%
Dec 1535°F19°F54°F 1975-12°F 194351%34%
Dec 1634°F19°F61°F 2021-14°F 195151%34%
Dec 1734°F19°F60°F 2021-11°F 201352%35%
Dec 1834°F18°F53°F 2023-5°F 198952%35%
Dec 1933°F18°F63°F 2025-18°F 194252%36%
Dec 2033°F17°F62°F 1957-22°F 194252%36%
Dec 2133°F17°F61°F 1957-22°F 195552%37%
Dec 2233°F17°F57°F 1990-20°F 195552%37%
Dec 2332°F16°F58°F 1990-18°F 195552%38%
Dec 2432°F16°F68°F 2015-18°F 198952%38%
Dec 2532°F16°F65°F 2020-25°F 198052%38%
Dec 2631°F15°F58°F 1982-26°F 198053%39%
Dec 2731°F15°F55°F 1949-23°F 196853%39%
Dec 2831°F14°F57°F 1982-16°F 196053%39%
Dec 2931°F14°F61°F 2024-13°F 198953%40%
Dec 3030°F14°F60°F 2024-15°F 196353%40%
Dec 3130°F13°F56°F 1965-19°F 196353%40%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Milton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00432843 (Essex Junction 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014742, 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.