Darien climate

Darien Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wheaton 3 Se, 10.6 km from Darien

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 in over about 9 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 Darien, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.22 in
Snowfall
4.2 in
Record high
72°FDec 3, 2012
Record low
-9°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 22 min to 9 h 12 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 142°F26°F60°F 201214°F 200232%7%
Dec 242°F26°F66°F 201212°F 200532%7%
Dec 342°F26°F72°F 201213°F 200632%7%
Dec 441°F25°F68°F 19989°F 202532%7%
Dec 541°F25°F68°F 20017°F 200532%7%
Dec 640°F25°F63°F 19985°F 200532%8%
Dec 740°F24°F53°F 20230°F 200532%8%
Dec 840°F24°F57°F 20247°F 200632%8%
Dec 939°F24°F57°F 20233°F 201331%8%
Dec 1039°F24°F61°F 20211°F 201331%9%
Dec 1139°F24°F59°F 20212°F 201331%9%
Dec 1239°F23°F60°F 2015-3°F 201331%9%
Dec 1338°F23°F64°F 2015-3°F 200031%9%
Dec 1438°F23°F62°F 2015-1°F 202531%10%
Dec 1538°F23°F66°F 20211°F 201631%10%
Dec 1637°F23°F67°F 20216°F 200931%10%
Dec 1737°F22°F60°F 20182°F 200031%10%
Dec 1837°F22°F55°F 2002-5°F 201631%11%
Dec 1937°F22°F55°F 2002-6°F 201631%11%
Dec 2036°F22°F51°F 2015-1°F 200031%11%
Dec 2136°F22°F54°F 2006-5°F 200831%11%
Dec 2236°F21°F56°F 2006-7°F 200031%12%
Dec 2336°F21°F61°F 2015-9°F 202231%12%
Dec 2436°F21°F58°F 2021-2°F 200431%12%
Dec 2535°F21°F61°F 20190°F 200031%12%
Dec 2635°F21°F62°F 2019-1°F 201731%13%
Dec 2735°F20°F62°F 2008-3°F 201731%13%
Dec 2835°F20°F59°F 20252°F 201731%13%
Dec 2935°F20°F58°F 20199°F 199831%14%
Dec 3034°F20°F60°F 20020°F 201731%14%
Dec 3134°F20°F59°F 20060°F 201732%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Darien, 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 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 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 USC00119221 (Wheaton 3 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014819, 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.