Auburn weather in December: Auburn, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Auburn in December has a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 30°F, falling from 42°F on the 1st to 33°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 20 days in a normal December, 3.57 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 3°C and low of −5°C, 91 mm of precipitation and 63 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationAuburn
- Station IDUSC00300321
- Location42.93°N 76.54°W
- Elevation770 ft (235 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population25,963
- Jan 31° 15°
- Feb 33° 16°
- Mar 42° 23°
- Apr 55° 34°
- May 69° 45°
- Jun 77° 55°
- Jul 81° 60°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 72° 52°
- Oct 59° 41°
- Nov 48° 32°
- Dec 37° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Auburn in December?
The normal high is 37°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 29.9°F. December is 9.6°F cooler than November and 6.6°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Auburn and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 26°F and 34°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 63%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 42°F | 27°F | 59% | 31% |
| December 8 | 39°F | 26°F | 61% | 31% |
| December 15 | 37°F | 24°F | 62% | 32% |
| December 22 | 35°F | 21°F | 63% | 32% |
| December 31 | 33°F | 19°F | 63% | 31% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 42°F | 27°F | 59% | 31% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 41°F | 27°F | 59% | 31% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 41°F | 27°F | 60% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 40°F | 27°F | 60% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 40°F | 26°F | 60% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 40°F | 26°F | 60% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 39°F | 26°F | 61% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 39°F | 26°F | 61% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 39°F | 25°F | 61% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 38°F | 25°F | 61% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 38°F | 25°F | 61% | 31% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 38°F | 24°F | 62% | 31% | 9 h |
| December 13 | 37°F | 24°F | 62% | 31% | 9 h |
| December 14 | 37°F | 24°F | 62% | 31% | 9 h |
| December 15 | 37°F | 24°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 16 | 37°F | 23°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 17 | 36°F | 23°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 18 | 36°F | 23°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 19 | 36°F | 22°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 20 | 36°F | 22°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 21 | 35°F | 22°F | 62% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 22 | 35°F | 21°F | 63% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 23 | 35°F | 21°F | 63% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 24 | 35°F | 21°F | 63% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 25 | 34°F | 20°F | 63% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 26 | 34°F | 20°F | 63% | 32% | 9 h |
| December 27 | 34°F | 20°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h |
| December 28 | 34°F | 20°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h |
| December 29 | 33°F | 19°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h |
| December 30 | 33°F | 19°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h |
| December 31 | 33°F | 19°F | 63% | 31% | 9 h |
- Normal high
- 37°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 23°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.57 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 200.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 24.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 9 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 49%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00300321; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Auburn in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 62% on average, highest around December 29 (63%). In all, 3.57 in falls on 20 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Auburn, 26 nights fall to freezing, 10 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 24.7 inches.
Snow falls on 12 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 16 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00300321.
What are the records for December in Auburn?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 68°F, on December 6, 2001; the coldest is −21°F, on December 29, 1933. The wettest December brought 7.49 in (2012); the snowiest, 56.2 inches (2007).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 29.9°F: 2021 35.3°F (+5.4), 2022 30.4°F (+0.5), 2023 37.5°F (+7.6), 2024 29.8°F (−0.1), 2025 25.5°F (−4.4). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.3°F | +5.4°F | 3.56 in |
| 2022 | 30.4°F | +0.5°F | 3.54 in |
| 2023 | 37.5°F | +7.6°F | 5.96 in |
| 2024 | 29.8°F | −0.1°F | 4.08 in |
| 2025 | 25.5°F | −4.4°F | 4.29 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00300321; recent months: ACIS, station USC00300321. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Auburn compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, December normal highs run from 29°F in Lake Placid to 47°F in Wantagh; Auburn's is 37°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.