Notre Dame Weather in December
Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.39 in.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 37°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 2.39 in
- Snowfall
- 13.7 in
- Record high
- 70°FDec 2, 1982
- Record low
- -18°FDec 28, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 22 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 42°F | 28°F | 67°F 1970 | 3°F 1893 | 21% | |
| Dec 2 | 42°F | 28°F | 70°F 1982 | -2°F 1903 | 21% | |
| Dec 3 | 41°F | 27°F | 67°F 1998 | -5°F 1942 | 22% | |
| Dec 4 | 41°F | 27°F | 64°F 1998 | 1°F 1893 | 22% | |
| Dec 5 | 41°F | 27°F | 70°F 2001 | 2°F 2025 | 23% | |
| Dec 6 | 40°F | 26°F | 65°F 1998 | 1°F 1977 | 23% | |
| Dec 7 | 40°F | 26°F | 60°F 1916 | 0°F 2005 | 24% | |
| Dec 8 | 39°F | 26°F | 65°F 1966 | -4°F 1909 | 25% | |
| Dec 9 | 39°F | 25°F | 59°F 2023 | -9°F 1958 | 25% | |
| Dec 10 | 39°F | 25°F | 64°F 1971 | -10°F 1919 | 26% | |
| Dec 11 | 38°F | 25°F | 64°F 1949 | -7°F 1917 | 26% | |
| Dec 12 | 38°F | 24°F | 62°F 1991 | -3°F 1958 | 27% | |
| Dec 13 | 38°F | 24°F | 66°F 1975 | -8°F 1903 | 27% | |
| Dec 14 | 37°F | 24°F | 67°F 1975 | -10°F 1903 | 28% | |
| Dec 15 | 37°F | 23°F | 64°F 2021 | -12°F 1901 | 28% | |
| Dec 16 | 37°F | 23°F | 65°F 1984 | -16°F 1951 | 29% | |
| Dec 17 | 36°F | 23°F | 55°F 2006 | -10°F 1951 | 29% | |
| Dec 18 | 36°F | 23°F | 55°F 1957 | -7°F 1963 | 30% | |
| Dec 19 | 36°F | 22°F | 56°F 1895 | -14°F 2016 | 30% | |
| Dec 20 | 35°F | 22°F | 60°F 1949 | -9°F 1901 | 31% | |
| Dec 21 | 35°F | 22°F | 60°F 1967 | -15°F 1901 | 31% | |
| Dec 22 | 35°F | 21°F | 57°F 1957 | -13°F 1983 | 32% | |
| Dec 23 | 34°F | 21°F | 62°F 2015 | -16°F 1960 | 32% | |
| Dec 24 | 34°F | 21°F | 60°F 1893 | -15°F 1983 | 33% | |
| Dec 25 | 34°F | 20°F | 65°F 1982 | -13°F 1924 | 33% | |
| Dec 26 | 34°F | 20°F | 63°F 2019 | -10°F 1983 | 34% | |
| Dec 27 | 33°F | 20°F | 62°F 2008 | -7°F 1903 | 34% | |
| Dec 28 | 33°F | 20°F | 66°F 1984 | -18°F 1924 | 35% | |
| Dec 29 | 33°F | 19°F | 63°F 1984 | -6°F 1976 | 35% | |
| Dec 30 | 33°F | 19°F | 60°F 1936 | -13°F 1909 | 36% | |
| Dec 31 | 33°F | 19°F | 60°F 1936 | -12°F 1963 | 36% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128437 (S Bend), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014848, 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.