Peekskill Weather in December
Peekskill in December
The short of it: Peekskill in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 43° · low 27° · rain 3.9 in. · daylight 9 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Peekskill an average December high of 43°, a low of 27° and some 3.9 in. of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 11° from November to about 43°, with nights near 27°. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 12 min in mid-December, 35 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Peekskill runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Greenburgh, 18 mi to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Peekskill, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 11° colder, 0.3 in. more rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenburghNew York | 18 mi SSE | 44° | 28° | 4.1 in. |
| North StamfordConnecticut | 22 mi ESE | 43° | 27° | 4.3 in. |
| YonkersNew York | 25 mi S | 44° | 30° | 4.0 in. |
| DanburyConnecticut | 25 mi ENE | 42° | 25° | 4.3 in. |
| StamfordConnecticut | 26 mi SE | 44° | 28° | 4.3 in. |
| Mount VernonNew York | 26 mi S | 44° | 30° | 4.0 in. |
| New RochelleNew York | 27 mi SSE | 44° | 30° | 3.9 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 28 mi S | 44° | 30° | 4.0 in. |