Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Burlington, 3.5 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.88 in over about 9 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.88 in
Snowfall
7.7 in
Record high
67°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-18°FDec 21, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 16 min to 9 h 06 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.2 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°F22°F65°F 1962-2°F 197630%10%
Dec 238°F22°F63°F 1970-5°F 197630%10%
Dec 337°F22°F63°F 1982-4°F 197630%11%
Dec 437°F21°F66°F 20121°F 200230%11%
Dec 536°F21°F61°F 2017-2°F 200530%11%
Dec 636°F21°F67°F 2001-7°F 200729%11%
Dec 736°F20°F58°F 1951-8°F 200529%12%
Dec 835°F20°F52°F 1963-8°F 200529%12%
Dec 935°F20°F56°F 1966-13°F 195829%12%
Dec 1035°F19°F56°F 1952-12°F 195829%12%
Dec 1134°F19°F56°F 1979-11°F 197229%12%
Dec 1234°F19°F53°F 1965-8°F 197229%12%
Dec 1334°F19°F58°F 2015-10°F 200029%13%
Dec 1433°F18°F60°F 2015-13°F 195829%13%
Dec 1533°F18°F60°F 1975-10°F 198529%13%
Dec 1633°F18°F65°F 2021-12°F 195129%13%
Dec 1732°F18°F58°F 1984-11°F 195129%13%
Dec 1832°F17°F53°F 1977-10°F 198529%13%
Dec 1932°F17°F53°F 2002-14°F 201629%14%
Dec 2032°F17°F46°F 1957-13°F 201628%14%
Dec 2131°F17°F58°F 1967-18°F 198928%14%
Dec 2231°F16°F55°F 1967-18°F 198928%14%
Dec 2331°F16°F53°F 1957-13°F 196028%14%
Dec 2431°F16°F56°F 2015-16°F 195128%14%
Dec 2530°F16°F57°F 1982-13°F 200028%15%
Dec 2630°F15°F59°F 1982-15°F 200028%15%
Dec 2730°F15°F55°F 2019-11°F 196228%15%
Dec 2830°F15°F54°F 1984-10°F 201728%15%
Dec 2930°F15°F61°F 1984-11°F 197628%15%
Dec 3029°F14°F56°F 2022-10°F 196328%16%
Dec 3129°F14°F55°F 1965-14°F 196328%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471205 (Burlington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471205, 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.