Average December Temperature in Nantucket by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Nantucket, Massachusetts for the month of December each year between 1948 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest December Ever in Nantucket?

2015 was the warmest December in the history of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 55.3 °F, and the average low was 43.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest December Ever in Nantucket?

1955 was the coolest December in the history of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 35.3 °F, and the average low was 22.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	3	48.2	36.9
2021	2	50.7	38.2
2020	7	48.2	34.8
2019	18	45.4	32.0
2018	35	43.4	30.4
2017	49	40.7	28.2
2016	20	45.2	31.7
2015	1	55.3	43.1
2014	5	47.3	37.6
2013	29	44.1	31.2
2012	9	47.1	35.0
2011	6	50.7	33.6
2010	48	39.7	29.3
2009	45	42.0	28.7
2008	13	46.7	32.2
2007	40	42.4	29.8
2006	4	49.3	35.7
2005	41	41.6	30.1
2004	19	45.9	31.4
2003	24	44.2	31.5
2002	42	42.6	29.0
2000	52	40.1	25.1
1999	17	45.6	31.8
1998	12	46.5	32.6
1981	46	40.0	30.6
1980	53	40.0	24.8
1979	14	45.2	33.7
1978	15	46.1	32.3
1977	47	41.0	28.6
1976	55	40.9	21.3
1975	31	45.1	29.6
1974	30	44.5	30.5
1973	32	46.3	27.9
1972	21	45.1	31.6
1971	16	46.7	31.0
1970	43	42.9	28.3
1969	39	42.3	29.8
1968	50	40.5	26.6
1967	28	44.8	30.6
1966	38	42.6	29.6
1965	44	42.6	28.2
1964	25	43.7	32.0
1963	56	36.4	25.2
1962	51	40.4	26.6
1961	37	42.2	30.3
1960	54	39.2	24.4
1959	23	43.8	32.4
1958	57	37.2	22.7
1957	10	47.7	33.5
1956	11	47.0	32.7
1955	58	35.3	22.1
1954	36	42.8	30.6
1953	8	48.2	34.3
1952	33	42.8	31.4
1951	27	44.8	30.6
1950	34	42.8	31.3
1949	22	44.9	31.8
1948	26	44.0	31.7

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Nantucket Memorial Airport	location