Brunswick weather in December

In December, Brunswick sees average daytime highs of 36°F and overnight lows near 22°F, with 4.1 in of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°F in the first days to 32°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Brunswick's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brunswick's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
4.1 in
11 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:14 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
8 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Brunswick is town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

Founded
1628

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°F in the first days to 32°F by the end.

A typical December day in Brunswick reaches about 36°F in the afternoon and slips back to 22°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°F and 48°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°F cooler than November and about 6°F warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Brunswick

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
19 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Brunswick weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°3.39.26.89.10.0
Feb32° / 16°3.08.76.610.20.0
Mar40° / 25°3.910.25.911.60.2
Apr51° / 37°3.810.72.113.22.6
May62° / 46°3.110.60.114.55.1
Jun71° / 56°3.610.7015.26.4
Jul77° / 62°3.19.9014.96.8
Aug76° / 61°3.18.7013.87.2
Sep69° / 54°3.48.6012.36.6
Oct57° / 44°4.59.90.210.84.2
Nov46° / 33°3.69.51.89.51.2
Dec36° / 22°4.1116.28.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
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54753
64753
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94654
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114654
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254654
264654
274753
284852
294852
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Brunswick gets around 4.1 in of rain and snow over 11 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 8 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of December to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 3:58 PM to 4:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:013:58
28.97:023:58
38.97:033:58
48.97:043:58
58.97:053:57
68.97:063:57
78.87:073:57
88.87:083:57
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148.77:133:58
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.48 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Brunswick

In seasonPeak

None of Brunswick's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Brunswick sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Brunswick?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brunswick.

What to pack for Brunswick in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Brunswick sees daytime highs around 36°F and nights near 22°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Brunswick in December

The nearest coast averages about 45°F in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 mi away) is warmest in August at about 62°F and coldest in March near 38°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

40°50°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan41Bracing
Feb38Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr41Bracing
May47Bracing
Jun54Bracing
Jul60Cool
Aug62Cool
Sep58Bracing
Oct54Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec45Bracing

UV index in Brunswick in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brunswick peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brunswick?

Brunswick sits at 43.9°N, 70.0°W, 62 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lewiston, 18 mi away.

Topography around Brunswick

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Brunswick.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brunswick has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 ft around an average of 92 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,526 ft.

The land around Brunswick is covered by trees (60%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) within 10 miles, and trees (62%) and water (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
249 ft
10 miles
456 ft
50 miles
2,526 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Lewiston 18 mi · Auburn 18 mi · Portland 23 mi · South Portland 24 mi · South Portland Gardens 26 mi · Westbrook 26 mi · Augusta 29 mi · West Scarborough 32 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Brunswick (43.9145°, -69.9653°, elevation 62 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).