Mendota climate

Mendota Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paw Paw 2S, 17.6 km from Mendota

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.93 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 Mendota, 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
18°F
Precipitation
1.93 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
70°FDec 3, 1970
Record low
-21°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
23°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 139°F22°F61°F 199810°F 202429%9%
Dec 238°F22°F64°F 19731°F 197629%9%
Dec 338°F22°F70°F 1970-4°F 197629%10%
Dec 437°F21°F70°F 2012-3°F 199129%10%
Dec 537°F21°F67°F 1998-4°F 202529%10%
Dec 637°F21°F69°F 2001-5°F 197729%10%
Dec 736°F20°F58°F 1963-7°F 200529%10%
Dec 836°F20°F62°F 1966-7°F 200529%11%
Dec 935°F20°F65°F 1991-9°F 197729%11%
Dec 1035°F19°F56°F 1990-10°F 197729%11%
Dec 1135°F19°F58°F 2015-17°F 197229%11%
Dec 1234°F19°F59°F 1990-6°F 198929%12%
Dec 1334°F18°F64°F 1975-12°F 200029%12%
Dec 1434°F18°F64°F 1975-8°F 198929%12%
Dec 1533°F18°F66°F 1975-16°F 198928%12%
Dec 1633°F18°F66°F 2021-15°F 198928%12%
Dec 1733°F17°F55°F 1984-10°F 198928%13%
Dec 1832°F17°F53°F 2002-5°F 196328%13%
Dec 1932°F17°F58°F 2002-18°F 198328%13%
Dec 2032°F17°F56°F 1988-18°F 198328%13%
Dec 2132°F16°F60°F 1967-17°F 196328%13%
Dec 2231°F16°F60°F 1979-20°F 198928%13%
Dec 2331°F16°F60°F 1979-21°F 198928%13%
Dec 2431°F16°F60°F 1982-19°F 198328%13%
Dec 2531°F15°F60°F 1982-19°F 198327%14%
Dec 2630°F15°F60°F 2019-15°F 200027%14%
Dec 2730°F15°F62°F 2019-13°F 201727%14%
Dec 2830°F15°F67°F 1984-12°F 201727%14%
Dec 2930°F14°F57°F 2025-11°F 197627%14%
Dec 3029°F14°F61°F 2022-11°F 198327%14%
Dec 3129°F14°F62°F 2002-18°F 197627%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mendota, 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 7:04 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116661 (Paw Paw 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116753, 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.