Syracuse, NY: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 26.2°F in Syracuse, NY, the coldest December since 2017, tied 35th coldest of 124 (with 2005, 1947 and 1933).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 26.2°F; Coldest since 2017; 35th coldest of 124
Precipitation: 4.80 in; Wettest since 2023; 11th wettest of 123

A normal December in Syracuse, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 30.5°F, between 25.4°F and 36°F in eight years of ten and 2.96 in of precipitation, between 2.16 in and 4.53 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Syracuse, NY since 1902: 26.2°F in 2025; the lowest is 14.7°F, in 1989.

Normal range, 25.4 to 36°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Syracuse, NY from 1902 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	26.2	87	34.3	79	18.1	97	4.80	11	0
2024	32.5	28	39.3	31	25.7	29	3.22	50	0
2023	38.6	2	44.1	5	33.2	2	5.14	5	0
2022	32.1	30	39.1	33	25.2	36	3.25	48	0
2021	38	3	44.4	4	31.6	3	3.55	37	0
2020	33.8	18	40	24	27.7	12	2.82	71	0
2019	30.5	50	37.9	42	23	55	4.13	18	0
2018	30.7	46	37.9	42	23.6	48	3.27	45	0
2017	24.1	102	30.6	106	17.6	101	2.34	91	0
2016	29.6	58	36.2	61	23	55	3.24	49	0
2015	41.1	1	48.1	1	34.2	1	4.83	10	0
2014	32.1	30	37.7	45	26.5	17	3.02	58	0
2013	27.9	76	35.2	69	20.5	82	2.89	65	0
2012	35.3	9	41.7	12	28.9	10	7.57	1	0
2011	35.9	7	43.5	7	28.2	11	2.48	87	0
2010	25.5	94	31.1	102	19.8	86			0
2009	28.1	73	34.5	74	21.7	70	2.20	98	0
2008	28.9	66	36.8	57	20.9	79	3.89	26	0
2007	27.9	76	34.1	80	21.7	70	5.04	7	0
2006	37.4	4	44.6	3	30.2	5	3.76	31	0
2005	26.2	87	31.9	94	20.5	82	2.56	82	0
2004	29.1	64	37.2	50	21	77	3.80	27	0
2003	30	56	37.4	47	22.6	59	3.10	56	0
2002	28.7	70	35.5	67	21.9	68	2.84	68	0
2001	36.8	5	43.7	6	29.8	6	2.19	99	0
2000	21.6	118	29.1	116	14.2	117	2.36	90	0
1999	30.9	43	38.3	40	23.5	50	1.40	118	0
1998	35.4	8	44.8	2	26	23	1.74	114	0
1997	30.4	52	36.1	63	24.7	39	4.13	18	0
1996	34.8	10	40.3	20	29.4	7	4.45	13	0
1995	24.2	101	29.8	114	18.6	95	2.05	102	0
1994	31.9	34	39.7	26	24.1	44	2.52	85	0
1993	26.9	86	34.5	74	19.3	91	2.96	60	0
1992	31	42	38.7	35	23.2	53	2.57	81	0
1991	30.7	46	38.7	35	22.6	59	3.10	56	0
1990	33.5	19	41.7	12	25.3	34	5.24	4	0
1989	14.7	124	23.5	124	5.9	124	2.13	100	0
1988	27.7	78	36.5	59	19	93	1.92	104	0
1987	32.3	29	38.6	38	26	23	1.99	103	0
1986	31.6	37	37.2	50	26	23	3.33	41	0
1985	26	91	31.9	94	20.1	84	1.80	111	0
1984	33.4	20	40.5	18	26.4	19	4.38	14	0
1983	22.5	116	29.2	115	15.7	111	5.50	3	0
1982	34.1	16	43.5	7	24.6	41	2.55	83	0
1981	28.9	66	34.4	77	23.5	50	2.96	60	0
1980	22.6	112	32.8	92	12.4	121	3.27	45	0
1979	33.4	20	40.2	21	26.6	16	1.84	110	0
1978	30.5	50	37.4	47	23.7	46	4.12	20	0
1977	27.3	81	33.3	87	21.3	76	4.33	17	0
1976	22.6	112	31.7	97	13.5	120	1.80	111	0
1975	27.6	79	35.7	66	19.4	88	4.10	21	0
1974	30.4	52	35.8	65	25	38	3.47	38	0
1973	29.5	61	36.9	55	22	67	4.38	14	0
1972	30.8	45	37	54	24.5	42	3.95	24	0
1971	33.1	24	40.8	17	25.5	33	3.26	47	0
1970	25.4	95	31.4	100	19.4	88	3.33	41	0
1969	23.7	106	29.9	112	17.6	101	3.42	39	0
1968	27.2	82	33.5	85	20.9	79	4.67	12	0
1967	32.6	26	39.3	31	26	23	2.66	77	0
1966	29.2	62	36	64	22.3	63	3.93	25	0
1965	32.1	30	38.6	38	25.6	32	1.92	104	0
1964	29.6	58	36.9	55	22.3	63	2.87	66	0
1963	20.8	120	27.5	120	14	118	2.06	101	0
1962	24.4	100	32.8	92	16.1	110	2.25	95	0
1961	29.1	64	34.9	70	23.2	53	2.45	88	0
1960	23.7	106	31.7	97	15.6	112	1.86	109	0
1959	31.1	41	36.2	61	25.9	28	5.01	8	0
1958	19.4	122	27.4	122	11.4	122	1.73	115	0
1957	34.2	14	41.4	14	27	15	2.90	63	0
1956	33.2	23	40.2	21	26.3	20	3.02	58	0
1955	21.6	118	28.8	117	14.5	116	2.53	84	0
1954	27.6	79	33.4	86	21.7	70	4.03	22	0
1953	34.8	10	42.4	9	27.3	14	2.61	78	0
1952	31.8	35	37.8	44	25.7	29	3.75	32	0
1951	30.2	55	37.6	46	22.8	58	4.34	16	0
1950	24.8	98	31.7	97	17.8	99	3.59	36	0
1949	31.6	37	39.5	28	23.8	45	2.32	92	0
1948	31.2	39	38.9	34	23.6	48	3.28	44	0
1947	26.2	87	33.6	83	18.2	96	2.32	92	1
1946	30.6	48	39.7	26	21.5	75	3.14	54	0
1945	22.6	112	30.2	109	15	113	0.85	123	0
1944	23.7	106	31.1	102	16.4	108	5.00	9	0
1943	24.7	99	33	89	16.5	107	1.25	119	0
1942	23.7	106	30.2	109	17.1	104	6.55	2	0
1941	30.9	43	39.4	30	22.5	61	2.96	60	0
1940	30.3	54	38.7	35	21.9	68	3.78	30	0
1939	28.9	66	36.8	57	21	77	3.11	55	0
1938	29.7	57	37.2	50	22.1	66	2.81	72	0
1937	28.8	69	34.5	74	23.5	50	3.74	33	1
1936	33.1	24	41	16	25.3	34	1.89	108	0
1935	23.3	110	28.6	118	18	98	3.79	29	0
1934	26	91	33	89	19	93	2.78	74	0
1933	26.2	87	34.6	72	17.7	100	2.60	79	0
1932	34	17	41.8	11	26.1	22	1.24	120	0
1931	34.2	14	41.1	15	27.4	13	2.60	79	0
1930	29.2	62	34	81	24.4	43	2.52	85	0
1929	28	75	33.7	82	22.4	62	3.33	41	0
1928	34.6	13	40.1	23	29.1	8	0.96	121	0
1927	29.6	58	35.5	67	23.7	46	3.80	27	0
1926	24.1	102	30.6	106	17.5	103	2.84	68	0
1925	28.1	73	33.3	87	22.9	57	3.18	52	0
1924	26	91	33	89	19.1	92	1.66	116	0
1923	36.4	6	41.9	10	31	4	2.74	75	0
1922	28.2	71	34.7	71	21.6	74	2.84	68	0
1921	27.1	84	34.4	77	19.8	86	0.95	122	0
1920	30.6	48	36.5	59	24.7	39	3.38	40	0
1919	22.6	112	30.3	108	14.9	114	2.24	96	0
1918	32.6	26	39.5	28	25.7	29	2.26	94	0
1917	17.8	123	24.8	123	10.9	123	4.03	22	0
1916	27.2	82	33.6	83	20.9	79	2.86	67	0
1915	27	85	31.9	94	22.2	65	5.06	6	0
1914	25.4	95	31.4	100	19.4	88	3.16	53	0
1913	32	33	38	41	26	23	2.40	89	0
1912	33.3	22	40	24	26.5	17	1.90	107	0
1911	34.8	10	40.5	18	29.1	8	3.63	35	0
1910	20.7	121	27.5	120	13.8	119	2.24	96	0
1909	24.9	97	29.9	112	19.9	85	1.76	113	0
1908	28.2	71	34.6	72	21.7	70	1.45	117	0
1907	31.8	35	37.3	49	26.3	20	2.74	75	0
1906	23.9	104	30.9	104	16.9	105	2.90	63	0
1905	31.2	39	37.2	50	25.2	36	3.21	51	0
1904	21.7	117	28.5	119	14.9	114	2.80	73	0
1903	23.2	111	30.2	109	16.2	109	1.92	104	0
1902	23.8	105	30.8	105	16.8	106	3.68	34	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	41.1
2023	38.6
2021	38
2006	37.4
2001	36.8
1923	36.4
2011	35.9
1998	35.4
2012	35.3
1996	34.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1989	14.7
1917	17.8
1958	19.4
1910	20.7
1963	20.8
2000	21.6
1955	21.6
1904	21.7
1983	22.5
1980	22.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2012	7.57
1942	6.55
1983	5.50
1990	5.24
2023	5.14
1915	5.06
2007	5.04
1959	5.01
1944	5.00
2015	4.83

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1945	0.85
1921	0.95
1928	0.96
1932	1.24
1943	1.25
1999	1.40
1908	1.45
1924	1.66
1958	1.73
1998	1.74

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 58°F; 19 December 2025
Coldest night: 4°F; 9 December 2025
Wettest day: 1.30 in; 30 December 2025

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Every answer in words

December 2025 brought 4.80 in of precipitation in Syracuse, NY, the wettest December since 2023, 11th wettest of 123.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Syracuse, NY: 58°F on Friday 19 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Syracuse, NY: a low of 4°F on Tuesday 9 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Syracuse, NY: 1.30 in on Tuesday 30 December 2025.