Galena climate

Galena Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galena, 4 km from Galena

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.82 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 Galena, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.82 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
69°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-25°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
10.7 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 138°F22°F59°F 19705°F 196629%13%
Dec 238°F22°F62°F 1962-5°F 198529%13%
Dec 338°F22°F64°F 1951-15°F 198529%13%
Dec 437°F21°F67°F 1998-7°F 202529%14%
Dec 537°F21°F64°F 2001-9°F 200529%14%
Dec 636°F20°F56°F 1951-10°F 197729%15%
Dec 736°F20°F54°F 2024-15°F 200529%15%
Dec 835°F20°F54°F 2023-13°F 195829%15%
Dec 935°F19°F56°F 2020-18°F 195829%16%
Dec 1035°F19°F56°F 1979-15°F 197729%16%
Dec 1134°F19°F55°F 1965-15°F 197629%16%
Dec 1234°F18°F55°F 1965-11°F 198529%16%
Dec 1333°F18°F61°F 2015-16°F 195829%17%
Dec 1433°F17°F61°F 2015-18°F 198529%17%
Dec 1533°F17°F69°F 2021-19°F 198929%17%
Dec 1632°F17°F54°F 1984-17°F 195129%17%
Dec 1732°F16°F52°F 1962-14°F 197229%18%
Dec 1832°F16°F52°F 2002-19°F 198329%18%
Dec 1931°F16°F53°F 1988-21°F 198329%18%
Dec 2031°F15°F54°F 1967-14°F 196329%18%
Dec 2131°F15°F56°F 1967-21°F 198929%18%
Dec 2230°F15°F52°F 2019-19°F 198329%19%
Dec 2330°F14°F55°F 2015-23°F 198929%19%
Dec 2430°F14°F54°F 2023-25°F 198329%19%
Dec 2529°F14°F56°F 2019-17°F 198529%19%
Dec 2629°F13°F48°F 2008-23°F 196229%19%
Dec 2729°F13°F52°F 1959-16°F 195129%19%
Dec 2829°F13°F63°F 1984-16°F 196128%20%
Dec 2929°F12°F57°F 2022-9°F 198328%20%
Dec 3028°F12°F56°F 1965-16°F 196828%20%
Dec 3128°F12°F58°F 1965-18°F 196728%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Galena, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113312 (Galena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094908, 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.