Brooklyn climate

Brooklyn Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Belle Plaine, 21.5 km from Brooklyn

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.58 in over about 7 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 Brooklyn, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.58 in
Snowfall
6.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 1998
Record low
-32°FDec 19, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 22 min to 9 h 12 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
11.0 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 139°F21°F64°F 1922-13°F 197623%8%
Dec 239°F21°F62°F 1962-4°F 192923%9%
Dec 338°F21°F65°F 1962-10°F 191923%9%
Dec 438°F20°F65°F 2012-10°F 202523%9%
Dec 538°F20°F69°F 1998-14°F 200523%9%
Dec 637°F20°F66°F 2001-10°F 200523%10%
Dec 737°F19°F58°F 1963-17°F 197623%10%
Dec 836°F19°F61°F 2024-16°F 191723%10%
Dec 936°F19°F61°F 2024-16°F 195822%10%
Dec 1036°F18°F57°F 1993-31°F 191922%10%
Dec 1135°F18°F60°F 1949-14°F 197622%11%
Dec 1235°F18°F62°F 1965-14°F 193222%11%
Dec 1334°F18°F59°F 1968-16°F 196122%11%
Dec 1434°F17°F59°F 1975-18°F 190122%11%
Dec 1534°F17°F58°F 2006-17°F 191922%11%
Dec 1633°F17°F55°F 1984-18°F 193222%11%
Dec 1733°F16°F58°F 2006-11°F 195022%12%
Dec 1833°F16°F58°F 1923-20°F 198522%12%
Dec 1932°F16°F60°F 1976-32°F 198522%12%
Dec 2032°F16°F56°F 1988-17°F 198321%12%
Dec 2132°F15°F55°F 1918-27°F 198521%12%
Dec 2231°F15°F57°F 1957-20°F 198921%12%
Dec 2331°F15°F55°F 1965-25°F 198921%12%
Dec 2431°F15°F58°F 1965-25°F 198921%12%
Dec 2531°F14°F57°F 2023-21°F 201321%13%
Dec 2630°F14°F54°F 2023-17°F 191421%13%
Dec 2730°F14°F54°F 1958-17°F 195021%13%
Dec 2830°F14°F60°F 1984-24°F 192421%13%
Dec 2930°F13°F67°F 1984-20°F 191721%13%
Dec 3029°F13°F60°F 2022-14°F 191421%13%
Dec 3129°F13°F60°F 2004-16°F 197621%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brooklyn, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130600 (Belle Plaine), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00133473, 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.