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Typical December weather
New York City
New York · December
44° days
34° nights
about 2 snowy days · 9½ hours of daylight
What to pack
- Warm coat
- Snow boots
- Umbrella
What December feels like
Everyone pictures a white December; what you usually get is raw and damp, with the real snow holding off until January. The tree at Rockefeller Center makes those blocks genuinely impassable from early in the month, and the Bryant Park stalls are the calmer way to do the same thing.
Winter is doing its thing: 4.9 in of snow in a typical December, with fresh snow on about 2 days. about 14 nights dip below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 44° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 34° |
| Days with snow | 2 |
| Rain and melted snow | 4.4 in |
| Snowfall | 4.9 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 7:13 am / 4:29 pm |