Crystal Lake Weather in December
Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.10 in over about 9 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 36°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 2.10 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 19 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 41°F | 25°F | 63°F 1998 | 9°F 2002 | 29% | 11% |
| Dec 2 | 40°F | 25°F | 57°F 1998 | 10°F 2005 | 29% | 12% |
| Dec 3 | 40°F | 25°F | 61°F 1998 | 7°F 2006 | 29% | 12% |
| Dec 4 | 40°F | 24°F | 66°F 1998 | 3°F 2006 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 5 | 39°F | 24°F | 65°F 1998 | 0°F 2008 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 6 | 39°F | 24°F | 69°F 2001 | -2°F 2007 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 7 | 38°F | 23°F | 57°F 1998 | -5°F 2005 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 8 | 38°F | 23°F | 50°F 2004 | -5°F 2005 | 29% | 14% |
| Dec 9 | 38°F | 23°F | 49°F 1999 | -7°F 1995 | 29% | 14% |
| Dec 10 | 37°F | 22°F | 54°F 1999 | -5°F 1995 | 29% | 14% |
| Dec 11 | 37°F | 22°F | 54°F 2003 | -3°F 1995 | 29% | 14% |
| Dec 12 | 36°F | 22°F | 49°F 1998 | -3°F 1995 | 29% | 15% |
| Dec 13 | 36°F | 21°F | 51°F 2006 | -10°F 2000 | 29% | 15% |
| Dec 14 | 36°F | 21°F | 46°F 1998 | -7°F 2000 | 29% | 15% |
| Dec 15 | 35°F | 21°F | 52°F 2006 | -1°F 2008 | 29% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | 35°F | 20°F | 52°F 1998 | -2°F 2008 | 29% | 16% |
| Dec 17 | 35°F | 20°F | 54°F 2006 | 3°F 2008 | 29% | 16% |
| Dec 18 | 35°F | 20°F | 52°F 2002 | -5°F 2000 | 29% | 16% |
| Dec 19 | 34°F | 19°F | 56°F 2002 | -4°F 2005 | 29% | 16% |
| Dec 20 | 34°F | 19°F | 50°F 1997 | -7°F 2000 | 29% | 16% |
| Dec 21 | 34°F | 19°F | 42°F 2001 | -13°F 2008 | 29% | 16% |
| Dec 22 | 33°F | 18°F | 51°F 1994 | -14°F 2000 | 29% | 17% |
| Dec 23 | 33°F | 18°F | 55°F 2006 | -13°F 2000 | 29% | 17% |
| Dec 24 | 33°F | 18°F | 54°F 2006 | -8°F 2000 | 29% | 17% |
| Dec 25 | 33°F | 18°F | 44°F 2006 | -10°F 2000 | 29% | 17% |
| Dec 26 | 33°F | 17°F | 51°F 1994 | -10°F 2000 | 29% | 17% |
| Dec 27 | 32°F | 17°F | 53°F 2008 | 5°F 2000 | 29% | 17% |
| Dec 28 | 32°F | 17°F | 60°F 2008 | 6°F 1999 | 29% | 17% |
| Dec 29 | 32°F | 17°F | 50°F 2006 | 3°F 2009 | 29% | 18% |
| Dec 30 | 32°F | 16°F | 52°F 2006 | -6°F 1998 | 29% | 18% |
| Dec 31 | 32°F | 16°F | 60°F 2002 | -4°F 1998 | 29% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112048 (Crystal Lake 4NW), 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.