Petersburg Weather in December
Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 11.79 in over about 21 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 35°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 11.79 in
- Snowfall
- 15.5 in
- Record high
- 59°FDec 12, 1944
- Record low
- -10°FDec 15, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 7 h 13 min to 6 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 9.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 37°F | 30°F | 52°F 1959 | 4°F 2001 | 72% | 24% |
| Dec 2 | 37°F | 30°F | 57°F 2020 | 2°F 2001 | 72% | 24% |
| Dec 3 | 37°F | 30°F | 51°F 1963 | 0°F 1970 | 71% | 24% |
| Dec 4 | 37°F | 30°F | 54°F 2024 | -3°F 1970 | 71% | 24% |
| Dec 5 | 37°F | 30°F | 52°F 1959 | 1°F 1977 | 71% | 25% |
| Dec 6 | 36°F | 29°F | 52°F 2017 | 0°F 1932 | 71% | 25% |
| Dec 7 | 36°F | 29°F | 52°F 1960 | -8°F 1995 | 71% | 25% |
| Dec 8 | 36°F | 29°F | 58°F 2017 | -5°F 1948 | 71% | 25% |
| Dec 9 | 36°F | 29°F | 58°F 1960 | -4°F 1977 | 71% | 25% |
| Dec 10 | 36°F | 29°F | 53°F 2017 | -3°F 1977 | 70% | 25% |
| Dec 11 | 36°F | 29°F | 56°F 1944 | 6°F 1932 | 70% | 25% |
| Dec 12 | 36°F | 29°F | 59°F 1944 | 4°F 1971 | 70% | 26% |
| Dec 13 | 36°F | 29°F | 56°F 1944 | 1°F 1948 | 70% | 26% |
| Dec 14 | 35°F | 29°F | 54°F 1962 | -1°F 1964 | 70% | 26% |
| Dec 15 | 35°F | 28°F | 52°F 1958 | -10°F 1964 | 70% | 26% |
| Dec 16 | 35°F | 28°F | 48°F 1954 | -9°F 1964 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 17 | 35°F | 28°F | 49°F 1981 | 8°F 1964 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 18 | 35°F | 28°F | 55°F 1981 | 4°F 1955 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 19 | 35°F | 28°F | 54°F 1985 | 1°F 2022 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 20 | 35°F | 28°F | 58°F 1985 | -1°F 2022 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 21 | 35°F | 28°F | 49°F 1943 | -1°F 2022 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 22 | 35°F | 28°F | 49°F 1939 | -1°F 1955 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 23 | 35°F | 28°F | 49°F 1960 | -2°F 1955 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 24 | 34°F | 28°F | 51°F 1989 | -2°F 1964 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 25 | 34°F | 28°F | 52°F 1939 | -3°F 1955 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 26 | 34°F | 27°F | 52°F 2001 | -5°F 1955 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 27 | 34°F | 27°F | 47°F 1930 | -2°F 1955 | 69% | 26% |
| Dec 28 | 34°F | 27°F | 52°F 2005 | -5°F 1968 | 68% | 26% |
| Dec 29 | 34°F | 27°F | 53°F 2023 | -5°F 1968 | 68% | 25% |
| Dec 30 | 34°F | 27°F | 51°F 2000 | -2°F 1968 | 68% | 25% |
| Dec 31 | 34°F | 27°F | 49°F 1930 | -2°F 1965 | 68% | 25% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 3:17 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:29 AM, sunset 3:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00025329 (Petersburg 1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025329, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.