Zion climate

Zion Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 4.3 km from Zion

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.86 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 Zion, 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
1.86 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-11°FDec 19, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
22°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 140°F26°F59°F 20127°F 202532%9%
Dec 240°F25°F63°F 201211°F 200631%10%
Dec 340°F25°F68°F 20126°F 200631%10%
Dec 439°F25°F64°F 20172°F 200231%10%
Dec 539°F25°F69°F 20012°F 200531%10%
Dec 639°F24°F50°F 2001-2°F 200531%10%
Dec 738°F24°F52°F 2023-5°F 200530%11%
Dec 838°F24°F56°F 2023-3°F 200530%11%
Dec 938°F23°F54°F 2023-4°F 201330%11%
Dec 1037°F23°F57°F 2015-7°F 201330%11%
Dec 1137°F23°F55°F 2021-2°F 201330%12%
Dec 1237°F23°F49°F 2006-6°F 201330%12%
Dec 1336°F22°F61°F 2015-7°F 200030%12%
Dec 1436°F22°F57°F 2015-4°F 202530%12%
Dec 1536°F22°F66°F 2021-4°F 201029%12%
Dec 1636°F22°F66°F 2021-4°F 201329%13%
Dec 1735°F21°F53°F 2006-1°F 200029%13%
Dec 1835°F21°F54°F 2002-8°F 201629%13%
Dec 1935°F21°F54°F 2002-11°F 201629%13%
Dec 2035°F21°F50°F 20150°F 200029%14%
Dec 2134°F21°F50°F 2015-8°F 200029%14%
Dec 2234°F20°F55°F 2019-9°F 200029%14%
Dec 2334°F20°F58°F 2020-10°F 202229%15%
Dec 2434°F20°F51°F 2021-4°F 200429%15%
Dec 2534°F20°F58°F 2019-6°F 200028%15%
Dec 2633°F20°F62°F 2019-4°F 201728%15%
Dec 2733°F19°F59°F 2008-6°F 201728%16%
Dec 2833°F19°F53°F 2018-1°F 201728%16%
Dec 2933°F19°F60°F 20222°F 201728%16%
Dec 3033°F19°F59°F 2002-6°F 201328%17%
Dec 3133°F18°F55°F 2004-4°F 201728%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Zion, 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 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014880 (Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014880, 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.