Rhode Island December Temperature by Year

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

2015 was the warmest December in Rhode Island history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 53.3 °F, and the average low was 37.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in Rhode Island History?

1989 was the coolest December in Rhode Island history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 29.0 °F, and the average low was 10.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	47.8	32.4
2022	23	44.0	26.9
2021	5	46.4	30.9
2020	19	44.1	27.2
2019	36	42.2	26.0
2018	24	43.5	27.0
2017	87	37.6	22.5
2016	32	42.8	25.7
2015	1	53.3	37.3
2014	12	44.3	30.6
2013	54	41.0	24.9
2012	9	45.1	30.2
2011	4	48.1	29.9
2010	86	38.0	22.6
2009	66	40.0	24.1
2008	26	43.7	25.9
2007	73	39.0	23.8
2006	3	48.2	31.2
2005	74	39.3	23.2
2004	48	42.5	24.3
2003	28	43.1	26.3
2002	69	39.7	23.8
2001	6	47.0	30.2
2000	102	36.6	19.5
1999	19	44.3	27.1
1998	8	46.9	28.5
1997	48	41.8	25.0
1996	9	44.6	30.6
1995	99	36.1	20.6
1994	17	45.3	28.0
1993	65	40.2	24.2
1992	57	40.4	25.1
1991	30	43.6	25.7
1990	7	47.1	29.2
1989	129	29.0	10.6
1988	77	40.4	21.9
1987	43	41.7	25.5
1986	40	41.6	26.1
1985	94	37.9	20.7
1984	13	46.3	28.0
1983	78	39.7	22.4
1982	15	44.9	28.6
1981	79	37.6	23.8
1980	108	37.6	16.8
1979	22	43.9	27.2
1978	57	41.7	23.9
1977	84	38.3	22.5
1976	119	35.2	15.6
1975	72	39.9	23.1
1974	32	41.8	26.7
1973	17	45.7	27.5
1972	45	40.2	26.8
1971	32	42.8	25.6
1970	102	35.9	20.2
1969	91	37.0	22.3
1968	95	37.3	21.0
1967	54	41.3	24.8
1966	71	39.9	23.3
1965	52	41.1	25.4
1964	67	39.3	24.7
1963	125	31.3	16.7
1962	112	35.9	18.0
1961	79	37.5	23.9
1960	116	35.5	16.8
1959	48	41.2	25.7
1958	124	32.8	15.3
1957	13	45.2	29.1
1956	24	43.5	27.2
1955	123	32.8	16.4
1954	62	40.3	24.9
1953	9	46.4	28.8
1952	45	40.9	26.1
1951	48	42.2	24.7
1950	57	40.5	25.1
1949	32	42.8	25.6
1948	43	41.4	25.8
1947	99	36.8	20.0
1946	57	42.2	23.4
1945	118	32.8	18.3
1944	97	37.6	20.2
1943	108	37.5	16.8
1942	114	34.5	18.6
1941	38	42.6	25.5
1940	53	41.4	25.0
1939	74	39.7	23.0
1938	67	39.2	24.8
1937	95	36.6	21.6
1936	40	42.1	25.6
1935	117	32.6	19.2
1934	99	36.7	20.2
1933	114	36.1	17.1
1932	42	42.5	25.0
1931	28	43.8	25.6
1930	82	38.1	23.0
1929	93	36.8	22.1
1928	36	42.5	25.7
1927	56	41.9	23.9
1926	122	34.4	15.6
1925	79	38.1	23.3
1924	104	37.2	18.8
1923	15	44.8	28.6
1922	106	36.1	19.4
1921	98	37.4	19.7
1920	64	39.9	24.9
1919	119	34.2	16.5
1918	76	39.3	23.1
1917	128	31.0	13.2
1916	88	36.7	22.7
1915	88	37.4	22.0
1914	106	35.6	20.0
1913	31	42.8	26.2
1912	26	42.9	26.7
1911	19	43.6	27.8
1910	125	32.8	15.2
1909	108	34.8	19.7
1908	82	39.2	21.7
1907	45	41.4	25.5
1906	111	35.8	18.5
1905	63	41.4	23.5
1904	127	31.4	14.5
1903	121	34.3	16.2
1902	113	35.9	17.7
1901	91	38.1	21.2
1900	84	39.0	21.7
1899	57	41.5	24.0
1898	88	37.6	21.8
1897	70	38.9	24.5
1896	105	36.7	19.1
1895	39	42.5	25.2