Berkeley climate

Berkeley Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 12.1 km from Berkeley

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 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 Berkeley, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.11 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
71°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-25°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 141°F28°F67°F 19707°F 196633%13%
Dec 241°F28°F71°F 19822°F 196633%13%
Dec 341°F28°F70°F 20122°F 196634%14%
Dec 440°F27°F66°F 19983°F 199134%14%
Dec 540°F27°F68°F 20014°F 200534%14%
Dec 639°F27°F65°F 1980-3°F 196434%15%
Dec 739°F27°F59°F 1980-2°F 197234%15%
Dec 839°F26°F61°F 1966-7°F 195834%16%
Dec 938°F26°F59°F 1987-14°F 195834%16%
Dec 1038°F26°F60°F 2021-10°F 197834%16%
Dec 1138°F26°F58°F 2021-13°F 197234%17%
Dec 1237°F25°F60°F 1991-8°F 200034%17%
Dec 1337°F25°F64°F 1975-8°F 195834%17%
Dec 1437°F25°F64°F 1975-8°F 198534%18%
Dec 1537°F25°F66°F 2021-9°F 195834%18%
Dec 1636°F24°F66°F 2021-6°F 196334%18%
Dec 1736°F24°F56°F 1977-9°F 196334%19%
Dec 1836°F24°F55°F 2002-11°F 198335%19%
Dec 1936°F24°F56°F 1988-14°F 196335%19%
Dec 2035°F23°F56°F 1988-16°F 196335%20%
Dec 2135°F23°F61°F 1967-14°F 198935%20%
Dec 2235°F23°F54°F 2006-18°F 198335%20%
Dec 2335°F23°F62°F 1979-21°F 198335%21%
Dec 2434°F23°F62°F 1982-25°F 198335%21%
Dec 2534°F22°F64°F 1982-17°F 198335%21%
Dec 2634°F22°F61°F 2019-13°F 196235%22%
Dec 2734°F22°F61°F 1982-4°F 201735%22%
Dec 2834°F22°F69°F 1984-4°F 196135%22%
Dec 2933°F21°F63°F 1984-8°F 196335%22%
Dec 3033°F21°F60°F 2002-12°F 196335%23%
Dec 3133°F21°F58°F 1965-14°F 196335%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Berkeley, 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 7:00 AM, sunset 4:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:30 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094846 (Chicago Ohare Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094846, 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.