Elkhart climate

Elkhart Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Goshen 3SW, 15.9 km from Elkhart

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in over about 12 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 Elkhart, 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
24°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
69°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-25°FDec 28, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 12 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.6 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 141°F28°F66°F 1970-1°F 195540%17%
Dec 241°F27°F69°F 1982-2°F 194240%18%
Dec 341°F27°F67°F 1982-9°F 197640%18%
Dec 440°F27°F64°F 1941-6°F 193540%19%
Dec 540°F26°F69°F 20012°F 194240%19%
Dec 639°F26°F66°F 19980°F 200540%19%
Dec 739°F26°F64°F 1998-1°F 197741%20%
Dec 839°F26°F64°F 1966-4°F 194241%20%
Dec 938°F25°F60°F 1952-5°F 191741%21%
Dec 1038°F25°F65°F 1971-13°F 195841%21%
Dec 1138°F25°F62°F 1931-8°F 197741%21%
Dec 1237°F25°F63°F 2015-7°F 191741%22%
Dec 1337°F24°F62°F 2015-13°F 195841%22%
Dec 1437°F24°F60°F 2015-12°F 191741%23%
Dec 1536°F24°F61°F 1933-20°F 191741%23%
Dec 1636°F24°F64°F 1984-14°F 195141%23%
Dec 1736°F23°F59°F 1984-15°F 195141%24%
Dec 1836°F23°F54°F 2002-5°F 191641%24%
Dec 1935°F23°F56°F 1957-16°F 201641%24%
Dec 2035°F23°F58°F 1949-7°F 198141%25%
Dec 2135°F22°F61°F 1967-10°F 194241%25%
Dec 2235°F22°F56°F 1949-16°F 198941%25%
Dec 2335°F22°F61°F 2015-15°F 198341%26%
Dec 2434°F22°F60°F 1932-18°F 198341%26%
Dec 2534°F22°F64°F 1982-18°F 192442%27%
Dec 2634°F21°F61°F 2019-10°F 192442%27%
Dec 2734°F21°F58°F 1971-10°F 193442%27%
Dec 2834°F21°F65°F 1984-25°F 192442%28%
Dec 2933°F21°F63°F 1984-9°F 192442%28%
Dec 3033°F20°F60°F 1936-19°F 193542%28%
Dec 3133°F20°F59°F 1936-12°F 196342%29%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elkhart, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00123418 (Goshen 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00123418, 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.