New Jersey December Temperature by Year

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

2015 was the warmest December in New Jersey history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 56.0 °F, and the average low was 40.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in New Jersey History?

1989 was the coolest December in New Jersey history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 31.0 °F, and the average low was 14.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	4	49.2	33.2
2022	43	44.8	26.2
2021	3	49.6	33.1
2020	24	45.4	28.6
2019	31	44.6	28.3
2018	19	45.8	29.9
2017	74	41.2	25.2
2016	33	44.8	27.9
2015	1	56.0	40.0
2014	16	45.9	31.6
2013	37	44.6	27.5
2012	6	48.3	32.8
2011	7	50.1	31.0
2010	98	38.3	23.3
2009	63	42.6	26.3
2008	28	45.7	27.4
2007	43	42.8	28.3
2006	2	51.4	31.9
2005	79	41.1	24.0
2004	43	44.7	26.5
2003	46	44.0	26.9
2002	72	41.5	25.1
2001	5	50.6	31.7
2000	112	37.9	20.2
1999	20	46.3	29.0
1998	9	49.5	30.5
1997	35	44.2	27.9
1996	17	45.7	31.1
1995	108	37.1	22.5
1994	14	48.7	29.1
1993	68	42.1	25.4
1992	54	42.7	27.4
1991	21	46.7	28.3
1990	11	48.8	30.2
1989	129	31.0	14.4
1988	76	42.5	23.4
1987	27	44.8	28.5
1986	40	43.8	28.0
1985	98	39.3	22.4
1984	8	49.4	30.9
1983	84	40.0	23.7
1982	10	48.2	31.2
1981	82	40.0	24.6
1980	106	39.8	20.2
1979	31	45.1	27.8
1978	46	44.9	26.1
1977	83	40.3	23.9
1976	115	37.3	18.7
1975	63	42.8	26.0
1974	28	44.8	28.5
1973	28	45.4	27.8
1972	21	44.1	30.9
1971	14	47.2	30.4
1970	75	40.8	25.5
1969	95	38.1	23.6
1968	95	39.3	22.4
1967	56	43.4	26.4
1966	70	41.6	25.2
1965	50	44.4	26.4
1964	65	42.2	26.5
1963	123	34.6	19.3
1962	114	37.2	20.1
1961	84	39.6	23.8
1960	124	36.6	16.4
1959	46	43.7	27.3
1958	125	35.4	17.4
1957	25	44.8	29.0
1956	13	47.7	30.4
1955	119	35.9	18.8
1954	76	41.2	24.8
1953	23	46.4	27.9
1952	53	43.1	27.5
1951	50	44.7	26.1
1950	95	38.8	22.9
1949	42	45.1	26.5
1948	61	43.2	25.8
1947	98	39.6	22.0
1946	46	45.6	25.4
1945	117	34.9	20.4
1944	110	37.5	21.3
1943	105	40.4	19.7
1942	113	36.9	20.8
1941	37	44.6	27.4
1940	40	44.6	27.2
1939	67	42.3	25.6
1938	69	41.6	25.5
1937	84	39.9	23.7
1936	35	45.1	27.1
1935	119	34.2	20.5
1934	88	40.1	23.3
1933	98	39.8	21.8
1932	58	44.2	25.4
1931	17	47.6	29.2
1930	88	39.0	24.3
1929	79	40.9	24.1
1928	58	43.5	26.1
1927	65	42.9	25.7
1926	119	35.4	19.3
1925	79	39.4	25.6
1924	91	40.0	23.2
1923	11	47.9	31.1
1922	92	39.5	23.3
1921	94	39.8	22.4
1920	54	42.3	27.7
1919	117	36.7	18.6
1918	34	44.5	27.9
1917	128	31.9	15.5
1916	103	38.3	22.8
1915	104	37.8	22.9
1914	111	36.1	22.5
1913	37	45.0	27.0
1912	50	44.6	26.1
1911	26	45.1	28.6
1910	127	33.4	16.5
1909	115	35.8	20.2
1908	78	40.8	24.3
1907	60	42.4	26.8
1906	84	39.8	23.7
1905	61	43.3	25.6
1904	126	34.1	17.1
1903	122	35.6	18.5
1902	106	38.4	21.5
1901	102	39.7	21.7
1900	88	40.9	22.5
1899	72	42.5	24.2
1898	93	39.4	23.1
1897	70	41.3	25.5
1896	109	38.9	20.2
1895	56	43.9	25.9