Champaign climate

Champaign Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Champaign 3S, 3.6 km from Champaign

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.40 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 Champaign, 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
24°F
Precipitation
2.40 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
73°FDec 3, 2012
Record low
-14°FDec 14, 2025
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 22 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.4 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°F27°F63°F 20128°F 200233%9%
Dec 243°F27°F67°F 20129°F 200533%9%
Dec 343°F27°F73°F 20129°F 200633%9%
Dec 442°F26°F71°F 19982°F 202533%10%
Dec 542°F26°F66°F 20010°F 202533%10%
Dec 642°F26°F70°F 19983°F 201033%10%
Dec 741°F26°F56°F 2023-5°F 200533%11%
Dec 841°F25°F59°F 2003-1°F 201033%11%
Dec 941°F25°F58°F 20230°F 201033%11%
Dec 1040°F25°F64°F 2021-2°F 201333%11%
Dec 1140°F25°F63°F 20213°F 201333%11%
Dec 1240°F24°F67°F 2015-3°F 201333%12%
Dec 1339°F24°F64°F 2015-4°F 202533%12%
Dec 1439°F24°F64°F 2015-14°F 202533%12%
Dec 1539°F24°F63°F 2021-11°F 202533%12%
Dec 1638°F24°F63°F 20218°F 200033%13%
Dec 1738°F23°F53°F 20062°F 200033%13%
Dec 1838°F23°F55°F 2002-2°F 201633%13%
Dec 1937°F23°F55°F 1997-4°F 201633%13%
Dec 2037°F23°F59°F 2013-2°F 200033%13%
Dec 2137°F23°F59°F 20150°F 200033%13%
Dec 2237°F22°F53°F 2006-8°F 202233%14%
Dec 2336°F22°F63°F 2015-9°F 202232%14%
Dec 2436°F22°F63°F 2023-5°F 200032%14%
Dec 2536°F22°F61°F 2019-6°F 199932%14%
Dec 2636°F21°F63°F 2019-7°F 201732%14%
Dec 2735°F21°F62°F 2008-10°F 201732%14%
Dec 2835°F21°F68°F 20252°F 199932%14%
Dec 2935°F21°F59°F 20192°F 200932%15%
Dec 3035°F21°F59°F 20020°F 201732%15%
Dec 3135°F20°F65°F 2004-8°F 199832%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Champaign, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:37 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00118740 (Champaign 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094870, 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.