Markham climate

Markham Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Park Forest, 11.1 km from Markham

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.47 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 Markham, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.47 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
70°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-21°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
12.1 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 141°F26°F66°F 19701°F 195834%7%
Dec 241°F26°F65°F 19824°F 196634%8%
Dec 340°F25°F70°F 19821°F 197634%8%
Dec 440°F25°F70°F 20121°F 199134%8%
Dec 540°F25°F67°F 19981°F 199134%8%
Dec 639°F24°F67°F 2001-1°F 196434%9%
Dec 739°F24°F60°F 1980-2°F 200534%9%
Dec 839°F24°F62°F 1966-4°F 195834%9%
Dec 938°F23°F62°F 1991-14°F 195834%9%
Dec 1038°F23°F62°F 1971-10°F 195834%10%
Dec 1138°F23°F58°F 2021-8°F 197234%10%
Dec 1237°F23°F56°F 1990-8°F 196234%10%
Dec 1337°F22°F61°F 2015-9°F 195834%10%
Dec 1437°F22°F62°F 1975-5°F 198534%11%
Dec 1536°F22°F62°F 1971-10°F 195834%11%
Dec 1636°F21°F64°F 1975-8°F 198934%11%
Dec 1736°F21°F61°F 1984-8°F 198934%12%
Dec 1836°F21°F55°F 1957-9°F 198534%12%
Dec 1935°F21°F56°F 1957-12°F 198334%12%
Dec 2035°F20°F57°F 1967-13°F 196334%12%
Dec 2135°F20°F61°F 1967-15°F 198934%13%
Dec 2235°F20°F56°F 1957-18°F 198934%13%
Dec 2334°F20°F54°F 1982-16°F 196034%13%
Dec 2434°F19°F60°F 1982-19°F 198334%13%
Dec 2534°F19°F61°F 1982-21°F 198334%13%
Dec 2634°F19°F62°F 1982-11°F 198334%14%
Dec 2733°F19°F62°F 2019-5°F 198334%14%
Dec 2833°F18°F65°F 2008-6°F 201734%14%
Dec 2933°F18°F65°F 1984-8°F 198334%14%
Dec 3033°F18°F58°F 1965-10°F 198334%15%
Dec 3133°F18°F60°F 1965-15°F 196734%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Markham, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 4:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:30 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116616 (Park Forest), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.