Massachusetts December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts History?

2015 was the warmest December in Massachusetts history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 49.5 °F, and the average low was 34.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in Massachusetts History?

1989 was the coolest December in Massachusetts history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 25.4 °F, and the average low was 6.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	45.7	30.0
2022	18	42.1	24.4
2021	4	43.4	28.5
2020	20	41.4	24.8
2019	49	38.8	22.2
2018	25	40.3	23.9
2017	94	34.1	19.2
2016	43	39.6	22.3
2015	1	49.5	34.0
2014	12	41.2	28.2
2013	65	37.6	21.1
2012	12	42.1	27.4
2011	6	45.0	26.6
2010	81	35.5	20.1
2009	68	37.1	20.9
2008	31	40.4	22.5
2007	74	36.1	20.8
2006	3	45.5	28.4
2005	79	36.5	19.6
2004	54	38.9	21.2
2003	31	40.1	22.8
2002	72	37.1	19.9
2001	4	44.5	27.2
2000	106	34.1	16.0
1999	22	41.4	24.3
1998	7	45.1	26.0
1997	43	39.4	22.6
1996	9	41.7	28.0
1995	103	32.9	17.4
1994	17	42.8	24.9
1993	63	37.6	21.3
1992	57	37.7	21.8
1991	38	40.5	21.8
1990	8	44.1	25.9
1989	129	25.4	6.2
1988	83	37.3	17.9
1987	30	39.4	23.7
1986	33	38.8	23.6
1985	95	34.4	17.3
1984	16	43.3	25.6
1983	85	35.9	18.8
1982	9	43.8	26.1
1981	76	35.5	21.0
1980	114	34.7	12.7
1979	24	41.0	24.0
1978	67	38.2	20.2
1977	90	34.6	18.9
1976	121	32.3	12.3
1975	76	37.3	19.2
1974	33	39.0	23.4
1973	21	42.1	23.9
1972	52	37.0	23.3
1971	45	39.9	21.8
1970	108	33.0	16.8
1969	90	34.4	19.3
1968	99	33.6	17.3
1967	56	38.6	21.2
1966	70	37.3	20.2
1965	49	38.8	22.2
1964	71	36.4	20.9
1963	125	29.4	13.2
1962	110	34.3	14.4
1961	78	35.4	20.8
1960	117	33.7	12.4
1959	38	38.8	23.5
1958	126	30.2	11.3
1957	12	42.9	26.4
1956	26	40.1	23.7
1955	122	30.5	13.6
1954	60	37.7	21.5
1953	11	44.0	25.6
1952	33	39.0	23.4
1951	60	39.0	20.2
1950	60	37.8	21.4
1949	38	40.4	21.7
1948	38	39.5	22.6
1947	102	34.5	16.0
1946	58	39.2	20.1
1945	120	30.9	14.4
1944	97	34.7	16.4
1943	109	34.8	14.1
1942	112	32.1	16.0
1941	33	40.3	22.2
1940	58	38.4	21.0
1939	72	36.8	20.3
1938	66	36.9	21.7
1937	90	34.7	19.0
1936	33	39.8	22.6
1935	113	30.8	16.9
1934	97	34.0	17.3
1933	117	32.1	13.9
1932	45	40.4	21.5
1931	26	40.7	23.0
1930	75	35.9	20.6
1929	87	34.5	19.9
1928	26	40.3	23.4
1927	51	38.9	21.9
1926	122	31.4	12.6
1925	79	35.0	21.1
1924	101	34.2	16.4
1923	15	42.9	26.3
1922	99	34.1	16.7
1921	95	34.6	17.0
1920	52	37.5	22.9
1919	116	32.6	14.1
1918	68	36.8	21.2
1917	128	27.5	9.5
1916	88	34.4	19.6
1915	86	34.8	19.7
1914	106	33.4	16.6
1913	29	40.4	23.2
1912	23	40.9	24.3
1911	18	41.0	25.3
1910	124	30.8	12.8
1909	103	32.7	17.4
1908	84	36.3	18.6
1907	38	39.2	22.9
1906	111	32.6	15.7
1905	54	39.0	21.0
1904	127	29.3	11.0
1903	119	32.2	13.5
1902	114	33.1	14.2
1901	88	36.1	17.8
1900	82	36.6	18.8
1899	47	39.3	22.3
1898	90	35.4	18.3
1897	63	37.2	21.7
1896	103	34.1	16.2
1895	47	40.2	21.4