Westbrook weather in December

In December, Westbrook sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 4.9 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 41°F in the first days to 34°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Westbrook's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Westbrook's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
10th warmest
Overnight low
28°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
4.9 in
11 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:15 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
12 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Westbrook is city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

Density
400/km²
people per km²
Founded
1814

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 34°F by the end.

A typical December day in Westbrook reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 28°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 47°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°F cooler than November and about 6°F warmer than January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How December really feels in Westbrook

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
7 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Westbrook 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
Jan32° / 20°3.99.96.99.10.0
Feb33° / 21°3.68.96.510.20.0
Mar38° / 28°4.610.95.611.60.0
Apr47° / 38°4.710.71.913.21.6
May56° / 47°3.9110.114.53.7
Jun65° / 56°4.010.3015.25.7
Jul71° / 63°3.19.2014.96.7
Aug71° / 63°3.28.4013.86.9
Sep65° / 57°3.78.7012.36.2
Oct56° / 47°5.410.60.210.83.8
Nov46° / 37°4.510.41.49.51.3
Dec37° / 28°4.9115.88.80.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
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104654
114654
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314753

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Westbrook gets around 4.9 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 36% 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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313522

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 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light 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 7:02 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 4:01 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:024:01
29.07:034:01
38.97:044:00
48.97:054:00
58.97:064:00
68.97:074:00
78.97:084:00
88.97:094:00
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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 1.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Westbrook

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is December a good time to visit Westbrook?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Westbrook.

What to pack for Westbrook in December

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

In December, Westbrook sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 28°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 Westbrook 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 13 mi away) is warmest in August at about 63°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°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan42Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May48Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul62Cool
Aug63Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct54Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec45Bracing

UV index in Westbrook 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 Westbrook 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 23 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 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Westbrook?

Westbrook sits at 43.7°N, 70.4°W, 75 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is South Portland Gardens, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Westbrook

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Westbrook has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 ft around an average of 108 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,356 ft.

The land around Westbrook is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (67%) within 10 miles, and trees (64%) and water (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
279 ft
10 miles
614 ft
50 miles
3,356 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: South Portland Gardens 3.7 mi · Portland 5.6 mi · South Portland 6.8 mi · West Scarborough 7.5 mi · Saco 12 mi · Biddeford 14 mi · Sanford 26 mi · Brunswick 26 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 Westbrook (43.677°, -70.3712°, elevation 75 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).