Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montpelier 2, 2.3 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 in over about 17 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 Washington County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
3.27 in
Snowfall
27.8 in
Record high
67°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-27°FDec 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 07 min to 8 h 55 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
19°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 138°F23°F61°F 1998-7°F 195850%44%
Dec 238°F23°F54°F 1970-12°F 198950%44%
Dec 337°F23°F59°F 2009-8°F 197651%45%
Dec 437°F22°F64°F 1982-7°F 196651%46%
Dec 536°F22°F60°F 1973-8°F 202551%47%
Dec 636°F21°F67°F 2001-4°F 195451%47%
Dec 736°F21°F67°F 1998-6°F 196452%48%
Dec 835°F21°F61°F 1951-10°F 198952%49%
Dec 935°F20°F60°F 1966-16°F 198952%49%
Dec 1034°F20°F55°F 1966-14°F 194952%50%
Dec 1134°F19°F58°F 1966-20°F 195852%50%
Dec 1234°F19°F60°F 1979-13°F 197752%50%
Dec 1333°F19°F55°F 1984-12°F 196253%51%
Dec 1433°F18°F57°F 1975-16°F 197653%51%
Dec 1532°F18°F57°F 1975-13°F 198953%51%
Dec 1632°F17°F63°F 2021-19°F 195153%52%
Dec 1732°F17°F63°F 2021-20°F 201353%52%
Dec 1831°F16°F59°F 2023-10°F 198853%52%
Dec 1931°F16°F52°F 2025-19°F 198553%52%
Dec 2031°F16°F56°F 1957-19°F 195153%52%
Dec 2131°F15°F56°F 1957-22°F 195553%53%
Dec 2230°F15°F58°F 1949-23°F 195553%53%
Dec 2330°F14°F57°F 1949-21°F 195553%53%
Dec 2430°F14°F66°F 2015-23°F 198953%53%
Dec 2530°F13°F63°F 1982-25°F 198053%53%
Dec 2629°F13°F63°F 1982-27°F 198053%53%
Dec 2729°F13°F56°F 1949-24°F 196852%54%
Dec 2829°F12°F63°F 1982-19°F 196052%54%
Dec 2929°F12°F61°F 1982-19°F 201752%54%
Dec 3029°F11°F58°F 2022-17°F 201752%54%
Dec 3128°F11°F61°F 2022-19°F 196352%54%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, 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 7:06 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00435273 (Montpelier 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094705, 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.