Bloomington climate

Bloomington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bloomington Indiana Univ, 1.1 km from Bloomington

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 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 Bloomington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Snowfall
4.5 in
Record high
73°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-19°FDec 25, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 28 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
7.4 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°F29°F66°F 201214°F 200234%4%
Dec 246°F29°F65°F 202112°F 202434%5%
Dec 345°F29°F71°F 201216°F 200034%5%
Dec 445°F29°F70°F 199813°F 200635%5%
Dec 544°F28°F72°F 200112°F 200835%5%
Dec 644°F28°F73°F 19984°F 200235%6%
Dec 744°F28°F61°F 20044°F 200835%6%
Dec 843°F28°F60°F 20232°F 201035%6%
Dec 943°F27°F65°F 20233°F 201035%6%
Dec 1043°F27°F66°F 20217°F 201336%7%
Dec 1142°F27°F68°F 20212°F 201336%7%
Dec 1242°F27°F70°F 2015-4°F 201336%7%
Dec 1342°F26°F66°F 20157°F 201036%8%
Dec 1441°F26°F67°F 2015-5°F 202536%8%
Dec 1541°F26°F64°F 2021-7°F 202536%8%
Dec 1641°F26°F63°F 200613°F 200936%9%
Dec 1741°F26°F64°F 200614°F 200737%9%
Dec 1840°F25°F63°F 2006-1°F 200037%9%
Dec 1940°F25°F58°F 20082°F 201637%9%
Dec 2040°F25°F63°F 2013-5°F 200037%10%
Dec 2140°F25°F59°F 2013-3°F 200037%10%
Dec 2239°F24°F61°F 2013-7°F 200037%10%
Dec 2339°F24°F64°F 2015-9°F 202237%10%
Dec 2439°F24°F64°F 2021-16°F 200437%11%
Dec 2539°F24°F67°F 2021-19°F 200437%11%
Dec 2639°F24°F67°F 20251°F 200037%11%
Dec 2738°F23°F70°F 2015-3°F 200437%11%
Dec 2838°F23°F69°F 20250°F 200037%11%
Dec 2938°F23°F63°F 201910°F 200937%12%
Dec 3038°F23°F61°F 20223°F 201737%12%
Dec 3138°F23°F64°F 2018-1°F 201737%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bloomington, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00120784 (Bloomington Indiana Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003893, 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.