Crystal Lake climate

Crystal Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Staffordville, 12.2 km from Crystal Lake

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.47 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Crystal Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
4.47 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
76°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-14°FDec 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
5.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 144°F26°F70°F 20019°F 19764%
Dec 243°F25°F64°F 19707°F 19894%
Dec 343°F25°F67°F 20096°F 19764%
Dec 443°F25°F71°F 19825°F 19764%
Dec 542°F24°F68°F 20013°F 19765%
Dec 642°F24°F74°F 20018°F 19495%
Dec 742°F24°F76°F 1998-1°F 19645%
Dec 841°F23°F63°F 1966-3°F 19645%
Dec 941°F23°F61°F 19914°F 19496%
Dec 1041°F23°F63°F 1966-3°F 19496%
Dec 1140°F22°F64°F 1966-6°F 19586%
Dec 1240°F22°F66°F 1979-3°F 19886%
Dec 1340°F22°F61°F 2020-1°F 19626%
Dec 1439°F21°F59°F 2015-2°F 20057%
Dec 1539°F21°F63°F 1975-4°F 19607%
Dec 1639°F21°F63°F 20211°F 19517%
Dec 1739°F20°F63°F 2000-6°F 19518%
Dec 1838°F20°F64°F 2023-3°F 19808%
Dec 1938°F20°F58°F 20251°F 19608%
Dec 2038°F19°F61°F 1957-4°F 19808%
Dec 2138°F19°F63°F 2018-4°F 19558%
Dec 2237°F19°F64°F 2013-1°F 19589%
Dec 2337°F18°F61°F 1990-5°F 19899%
Dec 2437°F18°F69°F 2015-9°F 19899%
Dec 2537°F18°F64°F 1964-13°F 19809%
Dec 2636°F18°F61°F 1982-14°F 198010%
Dec 2736°F17°F60°F 1949-2°F 201710%
Dec 2836°F17°F60°F 2008-6°F 195010%
Dec 2936°F17°F74°F 19840°F 201710%
Dec 3036°F16°F64°F 2022-9°F 196210%
Dec 3135°F16°F65°F 1965-8°F 196211%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Crystal Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00067958 (Staffordville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014740, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.