Woonsocket Weather in December
Woonsocket in December
The short of it: Woonsocket in December averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 43° · low 24° · rain 4.7 in. · daylight 9 h 8 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Woonsocket brings afternoons near 43° and nights around 24°, with about 4.7 in. of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 10° from November to about 43°, with nights near 24°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.7 in.. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 8 min in mid-December, 37 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Woonsocket runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Cumberland, 5 mi to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Woonsocket, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 10° colder, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus January
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CumberlandRhode Island | 5 mi ESE | 42° | 25° | 4.8 in. |
| FranklinMassachusetts | 8 mi NE | 42° | 24° | 4.7 in. |
| North ProvidenceRhode Island | 11 mi SSE | 43° | 26° | 4.6 in. |
| PawtucketRhode Island | 11 mi SE | 44° | 25° | 4.6 in. |
| AttleboroMassachusetts | 12 mi ESE | 43° | 25° | 4.6 in. |
| ProvidenceRhode Island | 13 mi SSE | 44° | 26° | 4.6 in. |
| East ProvidenceRhode Island | 15 mi SSE | 44° | 26° | 4.6 in. |
| CranstonRhode Island | 16 mi SSE | 44° | 26° | 4.5 in. |