Algonquin climate

Algonquin Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin, 11.5 km from Algonquin

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 in over about 10 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 Algonquin, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.22 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
69°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-14°FDec 22, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
11.2 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 140°F25°F63°F 19989°F 200234%11%
Dec 240°F24°F57°F 199810°F 200534%11%
Dec 340°F24°F61°F 19987°F 200634%12%
Dec 439°F24°F66°F 19983°F 200634%12%
Dec 539°F23°F65°F 19980°F 200834%12%
Dec 638°F23°F69°F 2001-2°F 200734%13%
Dec 738°F23°F57°F 1998-5°F 200534%13%
Dec 838°F22°F50°F 2004-5°F 200534%13%
Dec 937°F22°F49°F 1999-7°F 199534%14%
Dec 1037°F22°F54°F 1999-5°F 199534%14%
Dec 1137°F21°F54°F 2003-3°F 199534%14%
Dec 1236°F21°F49°F 1998-3°F 199533%14%
Dec 1336°F21°F51°F 2006-10°F 200033%15%
Dec 1436°F21°F46°F 1998-7°F 200033%15%
Dec 1536°F20°F52°F 2006-1°F 200833%15%
Dec 1635°F20°F52°F 1998-2°F 200833%15%
Dec 1735°F20°F54°F 20063°F 200833%16%
Dec 1835°F19°F52°F 2002-5°F 200033%16%
Dec 1934°F19°F56°F 2002-4°F 200533%16%
Dec 2034°F19°F50°F 1997-7°F 200033%16%
Dec 2134°F19°F42°F 2001-13°F 200833%17%
Dec 2234°F18°F51°F 1994-14°F 200033%17%
Dec 2333°F18°F55°F 2006-13°F 200033%17%
Dec 2433°F18°F54°F 2006-8°F 200033%17%
Dec 2533°F18°F44°F 2006-10°F 200033%18%
Dec 2633°F18°F51°F 1994-10°F 200033%18%
Dec 2733°F17°F53°F 20085°F 200033%18%
Dec 2832°F17°F60°F 20086°F 199933%18%
Dec 2932°F17°F50°F 20063°F 200933%18%
Dec 3032°F17°F52°F 2006-6°F 199833%19%
Dec 3132°F16°F60°F 2002-4°F 199833%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Algonquin, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112736 (Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00118324, 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.