Middletown weather in December: Middletown, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Middletown in December has a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 31°F, falling from 44°F on the 1st to 35°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 3.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −4°C, 90 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationMiddletown (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00305310
- Location41.46°N 74.45°W
- Elevation700 ft (213 m)
- Population30,188
- Jan 34° 18°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 47° 26°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 78° 57°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 73° 53°
- Oct 62° 43°
- Nov 50° 33°
- Dec 39° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Middletown in December?
The normal high is 39°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 31.4°F. December is 10.0°F cooler than November and 5.4°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Middletown and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 44°F on December 1 to 35°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 27°F and 35°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 44°F | 28°F | 30% | 22% |
| December 8 | 41°F | 26°F | 30% | 22% |
| December 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 29% | 22% |
| December 22 | 37°F | 23°F | 28% | 22% |
| December 31 | 35°F | 21°F | 28% | 22% |
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 | 44°F | 28°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 43°F | 28°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 43°F | 28°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 42°F | 27°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 42°F | 27°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 42°F | 27°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 41°F | 26°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 41°F | 26°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 41°F | 26°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 40°F | 26°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 40°F | 25°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 40°F | 25°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 39°F | 25°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 39°F | 25°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 39°F | 24°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 38°F | 24°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 38°F | 24°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 38°F | 24°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 38°F | 23°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 37°F | 23°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 37°F | 23°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 37°F | 23°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 37°F | 22°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 36°F | 22°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 36°F | 22°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 36°F | 22°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 36°F | 21°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 36°F | 21°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 36°F | 21°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 35°F | 21°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 35°F | 21°F | 28% | 22% | 9 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 39°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 24°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 61%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00305310; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Middletown in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around December 1 (30%). In all, 3.54 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Middletown, 25 nights fall to freezing and 7 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00305310.
What are the records for December in Middletown?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 71°F, on December 7, 1998; the coldest is −21°F, on December 17, 1951. The wettest December brought 8.79 in (1973); the snowiest, 28.6 inches (1902).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00305310. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Middletown 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; Middletown's is 39°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.