New Lenox climate

New Lenox Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joliet Brandon Rd Dam, 11.5 km from New Lenox

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.94 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 New Lenox, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.94 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
71°FDec 3, 2012
Record low
-12°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 14 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
24°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 142°F27°F59°F 201211°F 200234%5%
Dec 241°F26°F64°F 20129°F 202434%5%
Dec 341°F26°F71°F 20128°F 200634%5%
Dec 440°F26°F67°F 19981°F 202534%5%
Dec 540°F25°F67°F 20011°F 200534%6%
Dec 640°F25°F60°F 19981°F 200734%6%
Dec 739°F25°F52°F 2023-5°F 200534%6%
Dec 839°F24°F56°F 20242°F 200634%6%
Dec 938°F24°F54°F 19990°F 201334%7%
Dec 1038°F24°F60°F 2021-4°F 201334%7%
Dec 1138°F24°F58°F 2021-6°F 201334%7%
Dec 1237°F23°F60°F 2015-9°F 201334%7%
Dec 1337°F23°F62°F 2015-8°F 200034%8%
Dec 1437°F23°F60°F 2015-3°F 202534%8%
Dec 1536°F23°F64°F 2021-2°F 201634%8%
Dec 1636°F22°F64°F 20215°F 200934%8%
Dec 1736°F22°F56°F 2006-4°F 200034%9%
Dec 1836°F22°F55°F 2002-12°F 201634%9%
Dec 1935°F22°F55°F 2002-12°F 201634%9%
Dec 2035°F21°F50°F 2012-8°F 200034%9%
Dec 2135°F21°F53°F 2015-8°F 200034%10%
Dec 2234°F21°F53°F 2006-11°F 200034%10%
Dec 2334°F21°F59°F 2015-11°F 202234%10%
Dec 2434°F20°F56°F 2021-10°F 200034%10%
Dec 2534°F20°F61°F 2019-11°F 200034%10%
Dec 2634°F20°F62°F 2019-7°F 201734%11%
Dec 2733°F20°F61°F 2008-9°F 201734%11%
Dec 2833°F19°F59°F 2025-2°F 201734%11%
Dec 2933°F19°F58°F 20225°F 200934%11%
Dec 3033°F19°F60°F 2002-5°F 201734%12%
Dec 3132°F19°F58°F 2006-4°F 201735%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New Lenox, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114530 (Joliet Brandon Rd Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00117457, 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.