Salisbury weather in December: Salisbury, Maryland: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Salisbury in December has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 41°F, falling from 54°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 3.59 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of 0°C, 91 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationSalisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00093720
- Location38.34°N 75.51°W
- Elevation48 ft (15 m)
- Population33,616
- Jan 46° 28°
- Feb 48° 29°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 66° 44°
- May 74° 53°
- Jun 83° 63°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 85° 66°
- Sep 80° 60°
- Oct 69° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 50° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salisbury in December?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 40.6°F. December is 7.6°F cooler than November and 3.8°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Salisbury and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 7°F, from 54°F on December 1 to 47°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 37°F and 45°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 54°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% |
| December 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 21% |
| December 15 | 50°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% |
| December 22 | 48°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% |
| December 31 | 47°F | 29°F | 34% | 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 | 54°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 53°F | 34°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 53°F | 34°F | 33% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 53°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 53°F | 33°F | 33% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 52°F | 33°F | 33% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 52°F | 33°F | 33% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 51°F | 33°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 51°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 51°F | 32°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 51°F | 32°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 50°F | 32°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 50°F | 32°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 50°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 50°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 49°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 49°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 49°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 49°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 49°F | 31°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 48°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 48°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 48°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 48°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 48°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 47°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 47°F | 29°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 31°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.59 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093720; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salisbury in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around December 17 (34%). In all, 3.59 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Salisbury, 21 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093720.
What are the records for December in Salisbury?
The warmest December temperature on Salisbury's official record (since 1906) is 77°F, on December 7, 1998; the coldest is −6°F, on December 16, 1958. The wettest December brought 8.33 in (1977); the snowiest, 20.2 inches (1989).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 40.6°F: 2021 46.3°F (+5.7), 2022 39.9°F (−0.8), 2023 45.6°F (+5.0), 2024 39.6°F (−1.0), 2025 35.9°F (−4.7). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.3°F | +5.7°F | 1.24 in |
| 2022 | 39.9°F | −0.8°F | 4.80 in |
| 2023 | 45.6°F | +5.0°F | 8.07 in |
| 2024 | 39.6°F | −1.0°F | 2.11 in |
| 2025 | 35.9°F | −4.7°F | 2.03 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record SBYthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093720. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Salisbury compare across Maryland?
Across the 26 places PlainClimate covers in Maryland, December normal highs run from 38°F in Frostburg to 52°F in Snow Hill; Salisbury's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.