Sangamon County climate

Sangamon County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Springfield #2, 4.6 km from Sangamon County

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.29 in over about 10 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 Sangamon County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.29 in
Snowfall
4.3 in
Record high
74°FDec 3, 1970
Record low
-21°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
26°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 146°F28°F70°F 19707°F 200633%8%
Dec 246°F27°F71°F 19822°F 192933%8%
Dec 346°F27°F74°F 1970-2°F 192933%8%
Dec 445°F27°F72°F 19980°F 200633%9%
Dec 545°F27°F67°F 1956-1°F 202533%9%
Dec 645°F26°F70°F 1980-1°F 198433%9%
Dec 744°F26°F67°F 1916-4°F 197633%9%
Dec 844°F26°F68°F 1991-3°F 200633%10%
Dec 944°F25°F69°F 1918-3°F 191733%10%
Dec 1043°F25°F65°F 2021-7°F 191733%10%
Dec 1143°F25°F67°F 1949-5°F 191733%10%
Dec 1242°F25°F70°F 2015-9°F 196233%10%
Dec 1342°F24°F67°F 1948-7°F 190333%11%
Dec 1442°F24°F68°F 1975-8°F 202532%11%
Dec 1541°F24°F72°F 1948-11°F 195132%11%
Dec 1641°F24°F66°F 2021-12°F 195132%11%
Dec 1741°F23°F64°F 1908-5°F 198932%12%
Dec 1841°F23°F64°F 1962-11°F 198332%12%
Dec 1940°F23°F60°F 1957-15°F 198132%12%
Dec 2040°F23°F64°F 1949-14°F 198932%12%
Dec 2140°F23°F64°F 2015-17°F 197332%12%
Dec 2239°F22°F60°F 1994-18°F 198332%12%
Dec 2339°F22°F66°F 1933-21°F 198932%13%
Dec 2439°F22°F64°F 1955-16°F 198332%13%
Dec 2538°F22°F64°F 2019-14°F 198332%13%
Dec 2638°F21°F67°F 1942-10°F 198332%13%
Dec 2738°F21°F66°F 1907-9°F 201732%13%
Dec 2838°F21°F74°F 1984-14°F 192432%14%
Dec 2937°F21°F65°F 1984-12°F 198332%14%
Dec 3037°F21°F65°F 1965-15°F 198332%14%
Dec 3137°F20°F65°F 2004-9°F 196732%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sangamon County, 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 7:01 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00118186 (Springfield #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093822, 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.