Toms River weather in December: Toms River, New Jersey: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Toms River in December has a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 37°F, falling from 51°F on the 1st to 43°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 5.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −3°C, 148 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationToms River
- Station IDUSC00288816
- Location39.95°N 74.22°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- Population (census place)93,915
- Jan 42° 22°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 51° 28°
- Apr 62° 38°
- May 71° 49°
- Jun 80° 58°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 84° 62°
- Sep 77° 53°
- Oct 67° 42°
- Nov 56° 32°
- Dec 47° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Toms River in December?
The normal high is 47°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 36.7°F. December is 7.4°F cooler than November and 5.1°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Toms River and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 8°F, from 51°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 33°F and 40°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 | 51°F | 29°F | 29% | 23% |
| December 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 24% |
| December 15 | 47°F | 27°F | 30% | 24% |
| December 22 | 45°F | 26°F | 29% | 24% |
| December 31 | 43°F | 24°F | 29% | 24% |
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 | 51°F | 29°F | 29% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 51°F | 29°F | 29% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 50°F | 29°F | 29% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 50°F | 28°F | 29% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 50°F | 28°F | 29% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 49°F | 28°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 48°F | 28°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 48°F | 27°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 48°F | 27°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 47°F | 27°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 47°F | 27°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 47°F | 27°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 47°F | 27°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 46°F | 27°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 46°F | 26°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 46°F | 26°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 46°F | 26°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 46°F | 26°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 45°F | 26°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 45°F | 26°F | 30% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 45°F | 25°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 45°F | 25°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 44°F | 25°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 44°F | 25°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 44°F | 25°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 44°F | 25°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 44°F | 24°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 43°F | 24°F | 29% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 47°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 27°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 5.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00288816; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Toms River in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around December 14 (30%). In all, 5.81 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Toms River, 24 nights fall to freezing and 2 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00288816.
What are the records for December in Toms River?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1887) is 76°F, on December 30, 1984; the coldest is −12°F, on December 22, 1901. The wettest December brought 12.03 in (2009); the snowiest, 22.0 inches (2009).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00288816. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Toms River compare across New Jersey?
Across the 33 places PlainClimate covers in New Jersey, December normal highs run from 41°F in Sussex to 51°F in Belleplain; Toms River's is 47°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Toms River in November56°F by day, 32°F at night
- Toms River in January42°F by day, 22°F at night
- Toms River through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New Jersey in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Belleplain: New Jersey's warmest Decembernormal high 51°F