Average December Temperature in Rochester by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Rochester, Massachusetts for the month of December each year between 1900 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest December Ever in Rochester?

2015 was the warmest December in the history of Rochester, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 52.6 °F, and the average low was 37.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest December Ever in Rochester?

1989 was the coolest December in the history of Rochester, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 28.1 °F, and the average low was 10.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	9	46.4	31.4
2022	27	43.7	26.0
2021	14	45.1	30.1
2020	24	44.1	27.1
2019	37	42.2	24.9
2018	33	42.3	25.5
2017	64	37.5	21.3
2016	30	43.6	25.5
2015	1	52.6	37.0
2014	11	46.0	31.3
2013	32	41.9	26.2
2012	10	46.5	31.2
2011	7	48.0	30.1
2010	52	38.3	24.5
2009	47	40.7	23.2
2008	20	45.1	26.7
2007	50	38.9	23.9
2006	2	48.9	31.7
2005	40	40.8	25.3
2004	29	43.4	26.2
2003	22	44.0	27.4
2002	43	39.7	25.1
2001	3	47.9	31.9
2000	63	38.4	20.9
1999	16	45.2	29.2
1998	4	47.8	31.4
1997	25	43.3	27.7
1996	6	46.6	32.4
1995	62	37.3	22.2
1994	12	46.5	30.4
1993	38	40.5	26.4
1991	18	44.9	27.6
1990	5	48.2	30.9
1989	74	28.1	10.1
1988	51	40.8	22.0
1987	28	42.7	26.9
1986	31	42.8	26.1
1985	61	38.4	22.2
1984	8	48.4	29.5
1983	49	40.4	23.2
1982	13	47.3	28.7
1981	48	39.6	24.2
1980	68	38.0	16.7
1979	23	44.8	26.4
1978	39	42.9	23.3
1977	56	40.6	21.9
1976	70	36.3	14.6
1975	53	42.3	20.4
1974	26	43.3	26.5
1973	19	47.2	25.1
1972	35	42.9	24.8
1971	34	45.0	22.8
1970	66	38.2	18.9
1969	60	39.2	22.0
1968	65	38.0	19.2
1967	45	42.2	22.4
1966	46	41.8	22.2
1965	57	41.2	21.0
1964	58	39.9	22.1
1963	71	33.9	14.6
1962	67	39.0	16.4
1961	55	40.2	22.3
1960	69	37.3	13.8
1959	41	42.6	23.4
1958	73	33.3	12.5
1957	17	46.8	27.3
1956	21	45.3	26.2
1955	72	34.0	14.5
1954	44	41.8	22.9
1953	15	47.5	27.0
1952	42	41.0	24.2
1951	36	45.3	22.2
1901	59	39.0	22.9
1900	54	39.2	23.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1900–2024	Rochester	location