Bancroft climate

Bancroft Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Swea City 5N, 19.3 km from Bancroft

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.17 in over about 6 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 Bancroft, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.17 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
68°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-30°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
17°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 134°F16°F61°F 1962-14°F 189319%14%
Dec 233°F15°F68°F 1998-14°F 191919%14%
Dec 333°F15°F63°F 1998-18°F 191919%14%
Dec 432°F15°F58°F 1941-8°F 199119%14%
Dec 532°F14°F60°F 2001-9°F 200519%15%
Dec 631°F14°F65°F 1939-18°F 197219%15%
Dec 731°F14°F52°F 1894-15°F 197219%15%
Dec 831°F13°F66°F 1946-16°F 191719%15%
Dec 930°F13°F64°F 1939-20°F 195819%16%
Dec 1030°F13°F57°F 1979-22°F 191919%16%
Dec 1129°F13°F58°F 1946-13°F 195519%16%
Dec 1229°F12°F60°F 1968-16°F 193219%16%
Dec 1328°F12°F53°F 1998-23°F 190119%16%
Dec 1428°F12°F52°F 1998-24°F 190119%17%
Dec 1528°F11°F56°F 1939-18°F 190120%17%
Dec 1627°F11°F67°F 2021-19°F 191420%17%
Dec 1727°F11°F63°F 1939-17°F 198320%17%
Dec 1827°F11°F58°F 1923-23°F 198320%17%
Dec 1926°F10°F51°F 2011-26°F 198320%18%
Dec 2026°F10°F55°F 1894-25°F 198320%18%
Dec 2125°F10°F56°F 1941-23°F 198920%18%
Dec 2225°F10°F55°F 1941-23°F 198320%18%
Dec 2325°F9°F50°F 1899-30°F 199020%18%
Dec 2425°F9°F48°F 2020-24°F 198320%18%
Dec 2524°F9°F53°F 2023-18°F 198320%18%
Dec 2624°F9°F57°F 1936-29°F 191420%18%
Dec 2724°F8°F51°F 1923-18°F 193320%19%
Dec 2824°F8°F49°F 2003-25°F 192420%19%
Dec 2923°F8°F57°F 2002-22°F 191720%19%
Dec 3023°F8°F56°F 1929-18°F 197620%19%
Dec 3123°F7°F56°F 2004-23°F 189820%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bancroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:51 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138026 (Swea City 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130133, 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.