Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin, 21.7 km from Burlington

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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • 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 4, 2012
Record low
-22°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 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 19706°F 196634%11%
Dec 240°F24°F63°F 1982-3°F 197634%11%
Dec 340°F24°F66°F 1970-3°F 197634%12%
Dec 439°F24°F69°F 2012-4°F 199134%12%
Dec 539°F23°F64°F 1998-4°F 199134%12%
Dec 638°F23°F65°F 2001-7°F 197734%13%
Dec 738°F23°F58°F 1980-7°F 197734%13%
Dec 838°F22°F52°F 1966-7°F 200534%13%
Dec 937°F22°F57°F 1991-9°F 197734%14%
Dec 1037°F22°F53°F 1979-12°F 197734%14%
Dec 1137°F21°F55°F 2015-15°F 197234%14%
Dec 1236°F21°F53°F 1968-10°F 201333%14%
Dec 1336°F21°F60°F 1975-8°F 200033%15%
Dec 1436°F21°F60°F 2015-9°F 198533%15%
Dec 1536°F20°F59°F 1971-8°F 198533%15%
Dec 1635°F20°F64°F 2021-5°F 201633%15%
Dec 1735°F20°F53°F 2015-8°F 197233%16%
Dec 1835°F19°F51°F 2002-11°F 198333%16%
Dec 1934°F19°F55°F 2002-17°F 198333%16%
Dec 2034°F19°F53°F 1988-13°F 201633%16%
Dec 2134°F19°F57°F 1967-8°F 200833%17%
Dec 2234°F18°F51°F 2015-12°F 200033%17%
Dec 2333°F18°F58°F 1979-14°F 198333%17%
Dec 2433°F18°F57°F 2015-22°F 198333%17%
Dec 2533°F18°F60°F 1982-13°F 198333%18%
Dec 2633°F18°F56°F 1982-13°F 198533%18%
Dec 2733°F17°F59°F 2019-10°F 201733%18%
Dec 2832°F17°F64°F 1984-10°F 201733%18%
Dec 2932°F17°F63°F 1984-8°F 198333%18%
Dec 3032°F17°F58°F 2022-9°F 198333%19%
Dec 3132°F16°F57°F 2002-14°F 196733%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, 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 7:03 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:32 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 USC00112223, 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.