Pittsfield climate

Pittsfield Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochester, 9.6 km from Pittsfield

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 Pittsfield, 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 6, 2001
Record low
-30°FDec 30, 1933
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 8 h 59 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 140°F22°F67°F 1927-1°F 193632%15%
Dec 239°F21°F62°F 2020-5°F 198932%16%
Dec 339°F21°F58°F 1932-6°F 197633%16%
Dec 439°F21°F67°F 1982-16°F 194033%17%
Dec 538°F20°F66°F 1941-14°F 198933%17%
Dec 638°F20°F69°F 2001-7°F 192633%18%
Dec 737°F19°F68°F 1998-4°F 192633%18%
Dec 837°F19°F64°F 1951-7°F 198933%19%
Dec 937°F19°F63°F 1966-10°F 198933%19%
Dec 1036°F18°F66°F 1966-10°F 202533%19%
Dec 1136°F18°F61°F 1966-13°F 197733%20%
Dec 1236°F18°F61°F 2021-16°F 197733%20%
Dec 1335°F17°F61°F 1946-8°F 192933%20%
Dec 1435°F17°F61°F 1923-14°F 200533%21%
Dec 1535°F17°F61°F 1975-11°F 193333%21%
Dec 1634°F16°F56°F 2008-24°F 191733%21%
Dec 1734°F16°F63°F 2021-20°F 191733%22%
Dec 1834°F16°F56°F 1921-17°F 191933%22%
Dec 1933°F15°F60°F 2023-14°F 191933%22%
Dec 2033°F15°F59°F 1957-22°F 194233%22%
Dec 2133°F15°F60°F 1957-21°F 194233%23%
Dec 2232°F14°F65°F 1949-19°F 198933%23%
Dec 2332°F14°F64°F 1990-20°F 198933%23%
Dec 2432°F14°F57°F 2004-22°F 198933%23%
Dec 2532°F13°F69°F 2015-18°F 198032%23%
Dec 2631°F13°F63°F 1982-23°F 198032%24%
Dec 2731°F13°F58°F 1936-17°F 198932%24%
Dec 2831°F13°F58°F 1936-14°F 192432%24%
Dec 2931°F12°F64°F 1982-24°F 193332%24%
Dec 3031°F12°F65°F 1932-30°F 193332%24%
Dec 3130°F12°F57°F 1936-26°F 191732%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pittsfield, 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 4:15 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:24 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 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.