Rochester, NY: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 27.2°F in Rochester, NY, the coldest December since 2017, 44th coldest of 154.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 27.2°F; Coldest since 2017; 44th coldest of 154
Precipitation: 3.12 in; Wettest since 2019; 39th wettest of 155

A normal December in Rochester, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 31.3°F, between 26.2°F and 35.8°F in eight years of ten and 2.69 in of precipitation, between 1.60 in and 3.63 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Rochester, NY since 1872: 27.2°F in 2025; the lowest is 17.1°F, in 1989.

Normal range, 26.2 to 35.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Rochester, NY from 1871 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	27.2	111	34.9	90	19.5	127	3.12	39	0
2024	32.8	36	39	36	26.6	39	2.48	79	0
2023	39.9	2	45.1	4	34.8	2	2.91	57	0
2022	32	46	37.8	57	26.2	44	2.14	104	0
2021	36.7	7	42.8	9	30.6	6	2.02	109	0
2020	32.9	35	38.5	45	27.3	30	2.13	105	0
2019	31.5	53	38.5	45	24.4	62	3.90	15	0
2018	33.8	27	40	26	27.7	23	2.60	74	0
2017	26	122	31.5	124	20.4	118	2.24	95	0
2016	31.3	56	37.2	64	25.5	51	2.91	57	0
2015	42.2	1	49.3	1	35.1	1	2.73	70	0
2014	34.4	20	39.9	27	28.9	13	2.31	91	0
2013	28.5	91	35.6	80	21.5	106	2.99	45	0
2012	36.2	8	41.7	16	30.6	6	3.57	24	0
2011	35.2	15	42.2	13	28.3	20	2.48	79	0
2010	26.2	120	31.1	128	21.2	110	2.64	71	0
2009	27.9	102	34	102	21.7	104	2.95	52	0
2008	30.6	65	37.9	56	23.2	76	3.61	23	0
2007	29.3	83	35	87	23.5	69	4.28	9	0
2006	39	3	45.6	3	32.3	3	3.03	42	0
2005	28	99	32.7	116	23.4	73	1.37	145	0
2004	29.3	83	36.6	73	21.9	100	2.99	45	0
2003	32.3	41	39.4	31	25.1	55	2.42	86	0
2002	28.4	92	34.7	93	22.1	97	3.85	16	0
2001	35.8	13	42.6	11	29.1	11	1.72	130	0
2000	22.6	147	29.3	145	15.9	145	2.47	81	0
1999	32.1	44	38.8	41	25.5	51	2.06	107	0
1998	34.6	18	43.3	6	25.9	46	1.60	136	0
1997	31.2	57	36.5	74	25.8	48	2.88	60	0
1996	33.6	30	39.6	29	27.5	24	2.97	49	0
1995	25.2	128	30.7	133	19.8	120	1.50	142	0
1994	34.8	17	42.1	14	27.5	24	2.32	90	0
1993	28.3	95	34.9	90	21.8	102	1.60	136	0
1992	30.1	71	37.3	61	23	81	2.98	48	0
1991	30.6	65	38.4	48	22.9	82	2.92	55	0
1990	33.8	27	42	15	25.6	50	4.18	10	0
1989	17.1	154	23.9	154	10.3	154	1.58	138	0
1988	29.4	81	36.9	68	21.9	100	1.11	150	0
1987	32.6	39	38.5	45	26.7	36	1.98	113	0
1986	31.7	51	36.8	69	26.5	41	3.56	25	0
1985	25	130	30.4	137	19.6	126	1.46	144	0
1984	35.8	13	43.3	6	28.4	19	3.31	34	0
1983	25	130	30.6	134	19.5	127	4.47	7	0
1982	37.4	4	45.7	2	29.1	11	2.17	101	0
1981	28.6	90	33.8	104	23.5	69	2.78	67	0
1980	24.6	133	33.8	104	15.5	146	2.45	84	0
1979	32.3	41	39	36	25.5	51	2.86	62	0
1978	30	73	37.4	60	22.6	89	4.35	8	0
1977	28.4	92	34.1	99	22.7	87	4.65	3	0
1976	23.5	140	32.2	120	14.9	148	1.48	143	0
1975	27.8	103	34.7	93	20.8	113	3.76	20	0
1974	31.4	55	35.5	83	27.2	31	2.86	62	0
1973	31.2	57	37.6	59	24.7	56	3.62	22	0
1972	33	33	38.9	40	27.2	31	2.58	75	0
1971	30.9	60	39	36	22.8	85	3.49	28	0
1970	25.5	126	31.8	122	19.1	129	4.12	12	0
1969	25.1	129	31.3	127	18.8	131	3.66	21	0
1968	27.7	105	33.6	108	21.7	104	3.31	34	0
1967	32.3	41	38.7	43	25.9	46	1.52	141	0
1966	30.7	62	36.8	69	24.7	56	1.75	125	0
1965	34.6	18	40.5	24	28.7	15	2.21	98	0
1964	29.6	78	37.1	66	22.1	97	2.04	108	0
1963	21.7	149	28.6	147	14.8	149	1.90	119	0
1962	26	122	33.7	106	18.3	132	1.58	138	0
1961	29.5	79	35.5	83	23.6	66	1.23	148	0
1960	23.4	141	31.5	124	15.4	147	1.03	151	0
1959	30.9	60	36.4	75	25.4	54	4.64	4	0
1958	21.4	150	28.5	149	14.3	150	0.62	155	0
1957	34.2	22	41	20	27.4	28	1.92	118	0
1956	32.7	38	39.3	32	26.1	45	2.16	102	0
1955	24.4	134	30.5	135	18.2	134	1.73	128	0
1954	27.6	107	33	111	22.3	94	3.38	31	0
1953	34	25	40.6	22	27.4	28	1.97	114	0
1952	33.4	31	38.6	44	28.2	21	1.82	123	0
1951	29.9	75	36.8	69	23.1	79	3.14	38	0
1950	26.5	115	33.2	109	19.7	122	1.97	114	0
1949	31.8	47	39.6	29	24	64	1.95	117	0
1948	31.2	57	37.7	58	24.6	58	1.63	135	0
1947	26.7	113	33.7	106	19.7	122	2.02	109	0
1946	30.5	67	38.4	48	22.7	87	2.61	73	0
1945	23	145	29.6	144	16.3	141	2.00	111	0
1944	23.2	144	29.9	140	16.5	140	5.05	2	0
1943	25.3	127	32.8	113	17.9	137	0.77	154	0
1942	24.4	134	30.5	135	18.2	134	4.48	6	0
1941	31.8	47	39	36	24.5	59	2.24	95	0
1940	30.7	62	38.4	48	23.1	79	2.84	65	0
1939	31.7	51	37.1	66	26.4	42	1.97	114	0
1938	31.8	47	36.7	72	26.8	35	1.24	147	0
1937	28.2	96	32.8	113	23.5	69	2.15	103	0
1936	34.3	21	40.7	21	27.8	22	2.93	54	0
1935	24.4	134	29	146	19.7	122	3.35	32	0
1934	26.8	112	32.9	112	20.7	114	2.38	87	0
1933	27.5	108	34.9	90	20.1	119	2.57	76	0
1932	33.8	27	40.6	22	27	33	2.23	97	0
1931	35.2	15	41.7	16	28.7	15	2.74	69	0
1930	29.4	81	34.4	96	24.5	59	1.71	133	0
1929	27.4	109	32.3	119	22.5	91	3.52	26	0
1928	34.1	24	39.2	33	28.9	13	0.78	153	0
1927	29.8	76	36	76	23.6	66	3.07	41	0
1926	25	130	31.1	128	18.9	130	2.87	61	0
1925	28.4	92	33.2	109	23.5	69	1.73	128	0
1924	25.9	125	32.1	121	19.7	122	2.28	93	0
1923	37.4	4	42.8	9	32	4	2.81	66	0
1922	29.2	85	35.5	83	22.9	82	3.01	43	0
1921	29.1	87	35.7	79	22.6	89	1.25	146	0
1920	31.8	47	37.2	64	26.4	42	2.95	52	0
1919	23.4	141	30.8	132	16.1	144	1.68	134	0
1918	34.2	22	39.9	27	28.5	18	2.33	88	0
1917	20.5	151	26.7	151	14.3	150	2.47	81	0
1916	28.2	96	34.4	96	22	99	3.09	40	0
1915	28	99	32.8	113	23.3	75	2.21	98	0
1914	26.4	117	31.8	122	21	111	2.31	91	0
1913	33	33	39.2	33	26.7	36	2.49	78	0
1912	33.9	26	40.3	25	27.5	24	1.75	125	0
1911	36.2	8	41.3	19	31.1	5	2.77	68	0
1910	22.5	148	28.6	147	16.3	141	3.15	37	0
1909	26.1	121	30.4	137	21.8	102	1.72	130	0
1908	29.5	79	35.3	86	23.7	65	1.15	149	0
1907	32.1	44	37.3	61	26.9	34	2.92	55	0
1906	26.3	118	32.7	116	19.8	120	2.45	84	0
1905	32.4	40	38.2	52	26.6	39	2.85	64	0
1904	23.8	139	29.8	141	17.9	137	2.46	83	0
1903	23.9	137	30.4	137	17.4	139	1.83	122	0
1902	26.6	114	32.7	116	20.6	116	3.46	29	0
1901	27.7	105	34.1	99	21.4	108	4.17	11	0
1900	29.1	87	35	87	23.2	76	2.96	51	0
1899	29.8	76	35.9	77	23.6	66	3.78	19	0
1898	28	99	33.9	103	22.2	95	3.01	43	0
1897	30	73	35.8	78	24.1	63	3.39	30	0
1896	28.8	89	34.3	98	23.4	73	2.21	98	0
1895	32.8	36	38.8	41	26.7	36	3.27	36	0
1894	33.3	32	39.1	35	27.5	24	3.50	27	0
1893	27.4	109	34.1	99	20.7	114	3.84	18	0
1892	26.3	118	31.1	128	21.5	106	1.77	124	0
1891	36.2	8	43.8	5	28.6	17	3.85	16	0
1890	23.9	137	29.8	141	18	136	2.97	49	0
1889	36.8	6	43	8	30.6	6	2.57	76	0
1888	30.1	71	35.6	80	24.5	59	2.00	111	0
1887	29.2	85	35.6	80	22.9	82	1.58	138	0
1886	22.9	146	29.7	143	16.2	143	1.89	120	0
1885	30.7	62	38.3	51	23.2	76	2.25	94	0
1884	30.3	69	38.2	52	22.4	93	2.62	72	0
1883	28.2	96	35	87	21.4	108	2.33	88	0
1882	26	122	31.4	126	20.6	116	2.10	106	0
1881	36.2	8	42.4	12	30	9	4.11	13	0
1880	23.3	143	28.3	150	18.3	132	2.99	45	0
1879	30.3	69	38.1	54	22.5	91	3.34	33	0
1878	26.5	115	30.9	131	22.2	95	6.17	1	0
1877	35.9	12	41.7	16	30	9	1.75	125	0
1876	19.5	153	25.2	153	13.8	152	1.72	130	0
1875	30.4	68	38	55	22.8	85	2.91	57	0
1874	27.8	103	34.6	95	20.9	112	1.00	152	0
1873	31.5	53	37.3	61	25.7	49	4.60	5	0
1872	19.9	152	26	152	13.8	152	4.05	14	0
1871							1.86	121	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	42.2
2023	39.9
2006	39
1982	37.4
1923	37.4
1889	36.8
2021	36.7
2012	36.2
1911	36.2
1891	36.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1989	17.1
1876	19.5
1872	19.9
1917	20.5
1958	21.4
1963	21.7
1910	22.5
2000	22.6
1886	22.9
1945	23

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1878	6.17
1944	5.05
1977	4.65
1959	4.64
1873	4.60
1942	4.48
1983	4.47
1978	4.35
2007	4.28
1990	4.18

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1958	0.62
1943	0.77
1928	0.78
1874	1.00
1960	1.03
1988	1.11
1908	1.15
1961	1.23
1938	1.24
1921	1.25

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 55°F; 18 December 2025
Coldest night: 4°F; 8 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.71 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 3.12 in of precipitation in Rochester, NY, the wettest December since 2019, 39th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Rochester, NY: 55°F on Thursday 18 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Rochester, NY: a low of 4°F on Monday 8 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Rochester, NY: 0.71 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.