Woonsocket weather in December: Woonsocket, Rhode Island: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Woonsocket in December has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 34°F, falling from 48°F on the 1st to 39°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 5.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −4°C, 134 mm of precipitation and 20 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationWoonsocket
- Station IDUSC00379423
- Location41.98°N 71.49°W
- Elevation110 ft (34 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population44,508
- Jan 38° 19°
- Feb 40° 21°
- Mar 47° 28°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 84° 63°
- Aug 83° 62°
- Sep 75° 54°
- Oct 64° 42°
- Nov 53° 33°
- Dec 43° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Woonsocket in December?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 33.8°F. December is 9.5°F cooler than November and 5.5°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Woonsocket and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 48°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 30°F and 38°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 48°F | 29°F | 36% | 24% |
| December 8 | 45°F | 27°F | 36% | 25% |
| December 15 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% |
| December 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 37% | 25% |
| December 31 | 39°F | 20°F | 37% | 25% |
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 | 48°F | 29°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 48°F | 29°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 47°F | 29°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 46°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 46°F | 27°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 45°F | 27°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 45°F | 27°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 45°F | 26°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 44°F | 26°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 44°F | 26°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 44°F | 25°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 43°F | 25°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 43°F | 25°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 42°F | 24°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 42°F | 24°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 42°F | 24°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 42°F | 23°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 41°F | 23°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 40°F | 22°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 40°F | 22°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 40°F | 21°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 40°F | 21°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 40°F | 21°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 39°F | 21°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 39°F | 20°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 25°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 5.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 7.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00379423; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Woonsocket in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around December 30 (37%). In all, 5.27 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Woonsocket, 25 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 7.9 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 9 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00379423.
How does December in Woonsocket compare across Rhode Island?
Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Rhode Island, December normal highs run from 43°F in Kingston to 45°F in Westerly; Woonsocket's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Woonsocket in November53°F by day, 33°F at night
- Woonsocket in January38°F by day, 19°F at night
- Woonsocket through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Rhode Island in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Westerly: Rhode Island's warmest Decembernormal high 45°F