Windham weather in December

In December, Windham sees average daytime highs of 41°F and overnight lows near 27°F, with 4.2 in of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 38°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Windham's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Windham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
10th warmest
Overnight low
27°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
4.2 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
7:15 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
8 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Windham is town in Connecticut, United States.

Founded
1693

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 44°F in the first days to 38°F by the end.

A typical December day in Windham reaches about 41°F in the afternoon and slips back to 27°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°F and 54°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 10°F cooler than November and about 5°F warmer than January.

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

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.

Windham weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°3.49.65.59.30.0
Feb38° / 23°3.08.74.910.30.0
Mar46° / 30°4.110.54.111.71.3
Apr58° / 40°3.6110.913.14.1
May68° / 49°3.211.1014.36.0
Jun77° / 59°3.811.50156.5
Jul83° / 65°3.610.9014.75.8
Aug81° / 63°4.110.2013.76.5
Sep73° / 56°3.88.8012.37.0
Oct62° / 45°4.09.60.210.95.3
Nov51° / 35°3.48.90.99.62.5
Dec41° / 27°4.210.44.490.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24852
34852
44852
54852
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114555
124555
134555
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Windham gets around 4.2 in of rain and snow over 10.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313316

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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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3991
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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 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours 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 4:14 PM to 4:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:024:14
29.27:034:14
39.27:044:14
49.17:054:14
59.17:064:14
69.17:074:13
79.17:084:13
89.17:094:13
99.17:104:13
109.07:114:13
119.07:114:14
129.07:124:14
139.07:134:14
149.07:144:14
159.07:144:14
169.07:154:14
179.07:164:15
189.07:164:15
199.07:174:15
209.07:174:16
219.07:184:16
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239.07:194:17
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259.07:204:18
269.07:204:19
279.07:204:19
289.07:214:20
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319.07:214:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Windham

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Windham?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Windham.

What to pack for Windham in December

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

In December, Windham sees daytime highs around 41°F and nights near 27°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Windham in December

The nearest coast averages about 48°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 35 mi away) is warmest in August at about 69°F and coldest in February near 39°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 29 to Aug 30 — about 1.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan43Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar40Bracing
Apr44Bracing
May51Bracing
Jun60Cool
Jul67Cool
Aug69Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct62Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec48Bracing

UV index in Windham 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 Windham peaks around July 10 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Windham?

Windham sits at 41.7°N, 72.2°W, 282 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Willimantic, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Windham

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Windham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 ft around an average of 315 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,493 ft.

The land around Windham is covered by trees (82%) within 2 miles, trees (86%) within 10 miles, and trees (71%) and water (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
571 ft
10 miles
797 ft
50 miles
1,493 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Willimantic 2.5 mi · Mansfield City 6.2 mi · Storrs 8.7 mi · Plainfield 12 mi · Norwich 13 mi · Montville Center 16 mi · Killingly Center 17 mi · Ledyard 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 Windham (41.6998°, -72.157°, elevation 282 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).