Brookhaven climate

Brookhaven Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morgantown Hart Fld, 3.6 km from Brookhaven

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.20 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 Brookhaven, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.20 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
77°FDec 9, 1966
Record low
-13°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 25 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.6 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 148°F32°F75°F 200611°F 196443%3%
Dec 248°F32°F74°F 19827°F 197643%3%
Dec 348°F31°F76°F 19820°F 197643%3%
Dec 447°F31°F69°F 20123°F 196644%3%
Dec 547°F31°F75°F 198211°F 197444%3%
Dec 647°F31°F67°F 19519°F 200744%3%
Dec 746°F31°F76°F 19515°F 197744%4%
Dec 846°F30°F74°F 19663°F 188244%4%
Dec 946°F30°F77°F 19665°F 188044%4%
Dec 1046°F30°F75°F 1971-1°F 195844%4%
Dec 1145°F30°F71°F 20211°F 195844%4%
Dec 1245°F29°F71°F 19652°F 196245%4%
Dec 1345°F29°F69°F 2015-3°F 196245%4%
Dec 1445°F29°F71°F 20019°F 196045%5%
Dec 1544°F29°F77°F 19715°F 196345%5%
Dec 1644°F29°F70°F 2021-1°F 195145%5%
Dec 1744°F28°F68°F 19842°F 195145%5%
Dec 1844°F28°F69°F 20160°F 198945%5%
Dec 1943°F28°F65°F 18911°F 197546%5%
Dec 2043°F28°F64°F 18910°F 196346%6%
Dec 2143°F28°F77°F 1891-3°F 198946%6%
Dec 2243°F27°F74°F 2013-10°F 198946%6%
Dec 2343°F27°F70°F 2015-3°F 198946%6%
Dec 2442°F27°F71°F 2015-11°F 198346%7%
Dec 2542°F27°F71°F 1982-13°F 198347%7%
Dec 2642°F27°F69°F 2016-5°F 198347%7%
Dec 2742°F26°F72°F 2015-3°F 195047%7%
Dec 2842°F26°F72°F 1982-8°F 189247%8%
Dec 2942°F26°F71°F 20245°F 188047%8%
Dec 3041°F26°F70°F 2022-4°F 189248%8%
Dec 3141°F26°F71°F 1972-9°F 188048%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brookhaven, 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 7:21 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013736 (Morgantown Hart Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013736, 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.