Cornell Weather in December
Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.29 in.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 28°F
- Average low
- 12°F
- Precipitation
- 1.29 in
- Snowfall
- 10.1 in
- Record high
- 60°FDec 3, 1998
- Record low
- -41°FDec 24, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 01 min to 8 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 15°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 33°F | 18°F | 49°F 1997 | -6°F 1991 | 11% | |
| Dec 2 | 32°F | 17°F | 56°F 1998 | -12°F 1991 | 12% | |
| Dec 3 | 32°F | 17°F | 60°F 1998 | -24°F 1985 | 12% | |
| Dec 4 | 32°F | 16°F | 55°F 1998 | -25°F 1985 | 12% | |
| Dec 5 | 31°F | 16°F | 55°F 2001 | -11°F 1991 | 12% | |
| Dec 6 | 31°F | 16°F | 59°F 2001 | -24°F 1991 | 13% | |
| Dec 7 | 30°F | 15°F | 55°F 1998 | -17°F 2013 | 13% | |
| Dec 8 | 30°F | 15°F | 51°F 2023 | -16°F 1995 | 13% | |
| Dec 9 | 30°F | 14°F | 50°F 1990 | -15°F 2007 | 13% | |
| Dec 10 | 29°F | 14°F | 50°F 2020 | -16°F 2007 | 14% | |
| Dec 11 | 29°F | 14°F | 53°F 2020 | -23°F 2019 | 14% | |
| Dec 12 | 29°F | 13°F | 45°F 2001 | -25°F 2019 | 14% | |
| Dec 13 | 28°F | 13°F | 41°F 2006 | -25°F 1985 | 14% | |
| Dec 14 | 28°F | 12°F | 49°F 1998 | -29°F 1985 | 14% | |
| Dec 15 | 28°F | 12°F | 50°F 1998 | -25°F 1985 | 14% | |
| Dec 16 | 28°F | 12°F | 57°F 2021 | -22°F 2013 | 15% | |
| Dec 17 | 27°F | 11°F | 47°F 2018 | -32°F 1985 | 15% | |
| Dec 18 | 27°F | 11°F | 44°F 1997 | -34°F 1983 | 15% | |
| Dec 19 | 27°F | 10°F | 46°F 2002 | -38°F 1983 | 15% | |
| Dec 20 | 26°F | 10°F | 40°F 2018 | -37°F 1983 | 15% | |
| Dec 21 | 26°F | 10°F | 41°F 1994 | -32°F 1989 | 15% | |
| Dec 22 | 26°F | 9°F | 40°F 1991 | -32°F 1989 | 16% | |
| Dec 23 | 26°F | 9°F | 42°F 2003 | -32°F 1990 | 16% | |
| Dec 24 | 25°F | 9°F | 42°F 2023 | -41°F 1983 | 16% | |
| Dec 25 | 25°F | 8°F | 50°F 2023 | -27°F 1990 | 16% | |
| Dec 26 | 25°F | 8°F | 53°F 2023 | -31°F 1990 | 16% | |
| Dec 27 | 25°F | 7°F | 53°F 2023 | -34°F 2004 | 16% | |
| Dec 28 | 24°F | 7°F | 42°F 2024 | -27°F 1993 | 16% | |
| Dec 29 | 24°F | 7°F | 45°F 2003 | -25°F 1988 | 16% | |
| Dec 30 | 24°F | 6°F | 45°F 1999 | -30°F 2013 | 16% | |
| Dec 31 | 24°F | 6°F | 42°F 2010 | -29°F 1998 | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473698 (Holcombe), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470773, 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.