Kenilworth climate

Kenilworth Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 8.2 km from Kenilworth

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.34 in over about 11 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 Kenilworth, 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
22°F
Precipitation
2.34 in
Snowfall
5.9 in
Record high
69°FDec 3, 2012
Record low
-8°FDec 22, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
15.0 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°F27°F61°F 201212°F 202536%12%
Dec 242°F26°F64°F 201212°F 200636%12%
Dec 341°F26°F69°F 20129°F 200636%13%
Dec 441°F26°F65°F 20176°F 202536%13%
Dec 541°F25°F69°F 20012°F 200736%13%
Dec 640°F25°F60°F 19980°F 200736%14%
Dec 740°F25°F51°F 2004-2°F 200536%14%
Dec 840°F24°F56°F 20232°F 200536%14%
Dec 939°F24°F54°F 20231°F 200036%14%
Dec 1039°F24°F57°F 2015-4°F 201336%15%
Dec 1139°F24°F58°F 20211°F 201336%15%
Dec 1238°F23°F51°F 2015-3°F 200036%15%
Dec 1338°F23°F62°F 2015-5°F 200036%16%
Dec 1438°F23°F61°F 2015-2°F 202536%16%
Dec 1538°F22°F67°F 2021-1°F 201636%16%
Dec 1637°F22°F67°F 20214°F 201336%16%
Dec 1737°F22°F53°F 20060°F 200035%16%
Dec 1837°F22°F55°F 2002-6°F 201635%17%
Dec 1936°F21°F56°F 2002-8°F 201635%17%
Dec 2036°F21°F51°F 20150°F 200035%17%
Dec 2136°F21°F52°F 2015-6°F 200036%17%
Dec 2236°F21°F55°F 2006-8°F 200035%17%
Dec 2336°F20°F59°F 2015-8°F 202235%18%
Dec 2435°F20°F57°F 2021-2°F 200035%18%
Dec 2535°F20°F58°F 2019-5°F 200035%18%
Dec 2635°F20°F63°F 2019-3°F 201735%18%
Dec 2735°F19°F61°F 2008-4°F 201735%18%
Dec 2834°F19°F55°F 20181°F 201735%18%
Dec 2934°F19°F60°F 20225°F 199835%18%
Dec 3034°F19°F60°F 2002-1°F 199835%19%
Dec 3134°F19°F57°F 2004-1°F 201735%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kenilworth, 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 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004838, 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.