Maine December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in Maine for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest December in Maine History?

2015 was the warmest December in Maine history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 37.4 °F, and the average low was 24.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in Maine History?

1989 was the coolest December in Maine history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 15.5 °F, and the average low was -5.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	36.1	21.7
2022	6	34.6	20.7
2021	18	32.4	16.4
2020	7	34.1	20.4
2019	31	30.8	14.7
2018	58	29.5	11.2
2017	96	24.6	8.2
2016	57	29.3	11.6
2015	1	37.4	24.9
2014	12	32.5	19.4
2013	89	24.6	9.3
2012	18	32.2	16.6
2011	12	35.0	17.0
2010	24	30.5	16.3
2009	46	29.2	14.7
2008	63	30.2	10.3
2007	82	26.4	9.7
2006	5	35.5	20.1
2005	51	29.1	13.6
2004	70	28.2	9.9
2003	29	31.9	14.3
2002	54	29.7	12.4
2001	3	36.1	21.2
2000	86	26.0	9.1
1999	16	32.4	17.9
1998	11	35.4	17.1
1997	55	29.9	11.8
1996	4	34.6	21.8
1995	89	25.4	8.7
1994	20	32.8	15.2
1993	41	30.0	14.2
1992	38	30.1	14.8
1991	84	27.1	8.5
1990	17	34.0	15.7
1989	129	15.5	-5.4
1988	87	27.1	7.3
1987	36	29.7	15.6
1986	61	30.0	10.6
1985	103	25.7	5.1
1984	29	31.6	14.4
1983	79	27.3	9.6
1982	14	34.2	16.4
1981	21	30.2	17.3
1980	122	23.0	1.2
1979	34	31.0	14.3
1978	74	28.4	9.4
1977	77	26.7	10.4
1976	121	22.8	1.6
1975	98	26.4	5.6
1974	31	31.0	14.5
1973	9	35.1	17.9
1972	105	24.5	6.1
1971	88	27.3	6.9
1970	123	20.6	3.3
1969	41	29.6	14.5
1968	77	26.0	11.0
1967	58	29.2	11.6
1966	36	30.2	15.0
1965	64	28.0	12.2
1964	75	27.2	10.3
1963	124	19.9	2.9
1962	79	28.1	8.6
1961	45	29.1	15.0
1960	89	27.4	6.8
1959	40	29.4	15.0
1958	125	19.8	-0.5
1957	14	34.5	16.1
1956	65	28.9	10.7
1955	119	21.5	3.6
1954	53	29.3	13.1
1953	8	35.5	18.4
1952	31	30.2	15.3
1951	81	27.8	8.4
1950	26	31.4	15.3
1949	28	32.0	14.3
1948	24	31.6	15.1
1947	99	24.4	7.3
1946	82	27.1	8.9
1945	99	24.3	7.5
1944	97	25.6	7.1
1943	118	22.8	2.6
1942	112	22.5	5.6
1941	49	30.5	12.5
1940	89	26.8	7.2
1939	66	27.2	11.8
1938	50	29.4	13.3
1937	93	25.4	8.4
1936	61	30.1	10.4
1935	103	22.4	8.5
1934	114	22.6	5.1
1933	125	19.4	-0.3
1932	27	32.6	13.8
1931	51	29.8	12.9
1930	69	27.5	10.7
1929	106	23.7	6.4
1928	22	32.0	15.1
1927	46	30.9	12.9
1926	111	23.0	5.5
1925	84	25.7	9.8
1924	115	23.0	4.4
1923	10	33.5	19.4
1922	116	23.7	3.4
1921	94	26.1	7.0
1920	58	27.4	13.4
1919	120	22.9	2.0
1918	71	27.6	10.4
1917	127	18.5	-2.5
1916	68	26.3	12.2
1915	41	29.3	15.0
1914	102	25.3	5.6
1913	41	30.5	13.7
1912	46	31.2	12.6
1911	22	31.4	15.7
1910	113	22.9	5.0
1909	67	26.2	12.7
1908	109	25.4	3.4
1907	38	31.3	13.8
1906	117	23.7	2.1
1905	71	28.6	9.4
1904	128	17.4	-1.9
1903	110	24.3	4.4
1902	108	25.4	4.1
1901	71	28.2	9.9
1900	101	25.2	6.0
1899	34	30.9	14.4
1898	94	26.2	7.0
1897	75	27.4	10.0
1896	106	24.2	5.9
1895	56	30.4	11.0