Duluth climate

Duluth Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Atlanta Peachtree AP, 20.3 km from Duluth

Average highs run from 58°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.36 in over about 11 wet days.

December day by day

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

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

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
4.36 in
Record high
76°FDec 1, 1991
Record low
-4°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 03 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
5.1 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 158°F38°F76°F 199117°F 197632%0%
Dec 258°F38°F74°F 197018°F 196033%0%
Dec 357°F37°F74°F 197018°F 196033%0%
Dec 457°F37°F75°F 195622°F 197933%0%
Dec 557°F37°F75°F 197720°F 196933%0%
Dec 657°F37°F73°F 195623°F 196334%0%
Dec 756°F37°F72°F 19569°F 197734%0%
Dec 856°F37°F75°F 195615°F 198434%0%
Dec 956°F37°F71°F 197818°F 196834%0%
Dec 1056°F36°F76°F 197217°F 196235%0%
Dec 1155°F36°F73°F 197118°F 197735%0%
Dec 1255°F36°F74°F 19714°F 196235%0%
Dec 1355°F36°F74°F 1956-4°F 196235%0%
Dec 1455°F36°F74°F 198411°F 196236%0%
Dec 1554°F36°F72°F 198414°F 198536%0%
Dec 1654°F36°F76°F 197115°F 195836%0%
Dec 1754°F35°F74°F 195614°F 197236%0%
Dec 1854°F35°F76°F 195615°F 197237%0%
Dec 1954°F35°F76°F 198410°F 197537%0%
Dec 2053°F35°F76°F 198410°F 198137%0%
Dec 2153°F35°F74°F 196711°F 200037%0%
Dec 2253°F35°F72°F 19988°F 196037%0%
Dec 2353°F35°F71°F 199012°F 196037%0%
Dec 2453°F34°F70°F 19646°F 198937%0%
Dec 2553°F34°F74°F 19640°F 198337%0%
Dec 2652°F34°F71°F 19824°F 198337%0%
Dec 2752°F34°F71°F 197113°F 197037%0%
Dec 2852°F34°F75°F 197119°F 199537%0%
Dec 2952°F34°F75°F 198412°F 198337%0%
Dec 3052°F34°F75°F 198412°F 196137%0%
Dec 3152°F34°F74°F 19849°F 198337%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Duluth, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053863 (Atlanta Peachtree AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00099466, 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.