Portage climate

Portage Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indiana Dunes Nl, 9.6 km from Portage

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.29 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 Portage, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.29 in
Snowfall
7.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-13°FDec 19, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
26°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 142°F29°F60°F 201211°F 202537%10%
Dec 242°F28°F62°F 201213°F 200537%11%
Dec 341°F28°F68°F 20125°F 200237%11%
Dec 441°F28°F64°F 20124°F 202538%12%
Dec 541°F27°F69°F 2001-2°F 202538%12%
Dec 640°F27°F63°F 19985°F 200738%13%
Dec 740°F27°F58°F 2004-3°F 200538%13%
Dec 840°F26°F55°F 2024-2°F 200538%14%
Dec 939°F26°F57°F 2023-3°F 200038%14%
Dec 1039°F26°F59°F 20213°F 200939%15%
Dec 1139°F25°F58°F 2021-1°F 201339%15%
Dec 1238°F25°F63°F 2015-7°F 200039%16%
Dec 1338°F25°F63°F 2015-10°F 200039%16%
Dec 1438°F25°F63°F 20150°F 202539%17%
Dec 1537°F24°F62°F 2021-7°F 201039%17%
Dec 1637°F24°F62°F 20216°F 201639%17%
Dec 1737°F24°F54°F 2006-2°F 200039%18%
Dec 1837°F23°F53°F 2002-9°F 201639%18%
Dec 1936°F23°F53°F 2011-13°F 201639%19%
Dec 2036°F23°F53°F 2018-6°F 200040%19%
Dec 2136°F23°F54°F 2015-5°F 200040%20%
Dec 2236°F22°F54°F 2019-9°F 200040%20%
Dec 2335°F22°F63°F 2015-10°F 200040%20%
Dec 2435°F22°F56°F 2021-5°F 200440%21%
Dec 2535°F22°F61°F 2019-5°F 200040%21%
Dec 2635°F21°F63°F 2019-1°F 201740%21%
Dec 2735°F21°F63°F 2008-2°F 201740%22%
Dec 2834°F21°F64°F 2025-1°F 201740%22%
Dec 2934°F21°F61°F 20195°F 201040%22%
Dec 3034°F20°F56°F 2002-1°F 199840%22%
Dec 3134°F20°F57°F 20042°F 201740%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Portage, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 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 USC00124244 (Indiana Dunes Nl), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004846, 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.