Lockport weather in December

In December, Lockport sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 3.3 in of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°F in the first days to 35°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Lockport's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lockport's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
10th warmest
Overnight low
29°
4th coldest
Precipitation
3.3 in
14 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:46 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
12 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lockport is city in Niagara County, New York, United States.

Density
943/km²
people per km²

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 41°F in the first days to 35°F by the end.

A typical December day in Lockport reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 49°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°F cooler than November and about 5°F warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Lockport

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lockport weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°3.114.112.49.20.0
Feb33° / 22°2.410.28.310.20.0
Mar39° / 28°2.910.85.311.60.1
Apr50° / 38°3.811.51.813.12.1
May60° / 48°3.211.3014.44.7
Jun70° / 59°3.511.1015.16.4
Jul77° / 66°3.610.9014.96.9
Aug76° / 65°3.010.2013.87.0
Sep70° / 59°3.410.3012.36.5
Oct58° / 48°3.712.70.110.84.1
Nov47° / 37°3.312.239.51.4
Dec38° / 29°3.3148.98.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lockport gets around 3.3 in of rain and snow over 14 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 9 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 12 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 mph on the calmest days to 13 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
112light 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 7:33 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 4:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:334:36
29.07:344:36
39.07:354:35
49.07:364:35
59.07:374:35
68.97:384:35
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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 1.27 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is December a good time to visit Lockport?

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 Lockport.

What to pack for Lockport in December

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

In December, Lockport sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lockport in December

The nearest coast averages about 42°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 14 mi away) is warmest in August at about 71°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 15 to Sep 9 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan39Bracing
Feb38Bracing
Mar37Bracing
Apr39Bracing
May44Bracing
Jun58Bracing
Jul69Refreshing
Aug71Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct57Bracing
Nov47Bracing
Dec42Bracing

UV index in Lockport 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 Lockport peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lockport in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lockport is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 2021 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lockport?

Lockport sits at 43.2°N, 78.7°W, 614 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Amherst, 11 mi away.

Topography around Lockport

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lockport has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft around an average of 581 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,110 ft.

The land around Lockport is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, trees (49%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 10 miles, and water (44%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
331 ft
10 miles
479 ft
50 miles
2,110 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: East Amherst 11 mi · North Tonawanda 12 mi · Amherst 14 mi · Eggertsville 16 mi · Grand Island 17 mi · Kenmore 17 mi · Depew 19 mi · Cheektowaga 19 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 Lockport (43.1706°, -78.6903°, elevation 614 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. 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).