Seneca climate

Seneca Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marseilles Lock, 12.1 km from Seneca

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 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 Seneca, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
2.11 in
Snowfall
5.3 in
Record high
72°FDec 4, 2012
Record low
-26°FDec 28, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 9 h 15 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 142°F25°F67°F 19709°F 193735%8%
Dec 241°F25°F66°F 1962-2°F 194235%9%
Dec 341°F24°F69°F 1970-8°F 194035%9%
Dec 441°F24°F72°F 20124°F 202535%9%
Dec 540°F24°F67°F 19981°F 202535%10%
Dec 640°F23°F68°F 2001-2°F 196435%10%
Dec 739°F23°F67°F 1916-5°F 200535%10%
Dec 839°F23°F64°F 1946-3°F 200535%10%
Dec 939°F22°F62°F 1946-18°F 195835%11%
Dec 1038°F22°F59°F 1946-18°F 195835%11%
Dec 1138°F22°F63°F 1949-12°F 191735%11%
Dec 1238°F22°F60°F 1949-9°F 195835%11%
Dec 1337°F21°F62°F 2015-15°F 195835%12%
Dec 1437°F21°F62°F 2015-10°F 195835%12%
Dec 1537°F21°F59°F 1928-19°F 191735%12%
Dec 1636°F20°F65°F 2021-20°F 193235%12%
Dec 1736°F20°F57°F 1939-12°F 195135%12%
Dec 1836°F20°F60°F 1939-9°F 194535%12%
Dec 1935°F20°F58°F 1957-10°F 196335%13%
Dec 2035°F19°F61°F 1949-13°F 196335%13%
Dec 2135°F19°F61°F 1967-17°F 196335%13%
Dec 2235°F19°F58°F 1957-16°F 191635%13%
Dec 2334°F19°F60°F 1933-22°F 196035%13%
Dec 2434°F18°F59°F 2015-12°F 195135%13%
Dec 2534°F18°F58°F 1936-17°F 192435%14%
Dec 2634°F18°F61°F 2019-21°F 191435%14%
Dec 2733°F18°F63°F 2019-16°F 193335%14%
Dec 2833°F17°F61°F 2008-26°F 192435%14%
Dec 2933°F17°F61°F 2025-9°F 191735%14%
Dec 3033°F17°F61°F 2022-11°F 196335%14%
Dec 3133°F17°F61°F 2002-15°F 196335%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Seneca, 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 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:35 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00115372 (Marseilles Lock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00115825, 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.