Monona climate

Monona Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Postville, 14.4 km from Monona

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.57 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 Monona, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.57 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
70°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-26°FDec 27, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
19°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 137°F19°F62°F 1962-15°F 189320%10%
Dec 237°F19°F65°F 1982-12°F 191920%11%
Dec 336°F19°F63°F 1982-17°F 191920%11%
Dec 436°F18°F67°F 2012-12°F 189320%11%
Dec 535°F18°F63°F 2001-6°F 200520%11%
Dec 635°F17°F66°F 2001-10°F 197720%12%
Dec 735°F17°F58°F 1916-14°F 193620%12%
Dec 834°F17°F60°F 1946-12°F 191720%12%
Dec 934°F16°F61°F 1946-17°F 195820%12%
Dec 1033°F16°F58°F 1979-20°F 191920%12%
Dec 1133°F16°F57°F 1949-17°F 197620%13%
Dec 1233°F15°F58°F 1949-13°F 195820%13%
Dec 1332°F15°F50°F 1913-20°F 189320%13%
Dec 1432°F14°F58°F 2015-22°F 198520%13%
Dec 1531°F14°F58°F 2021-17°F 191719%13%
Dec 1631°F14°F70°F 2021-22°F 193219%13%
Dec 1731°F13°F56°F 1939-15°F 197219%14%
Dec 1830°F13°F55°F 1923-22°F 192219%14%
Dec 1930°F13°F58°F 2002-25°F 198319%14%
Dec 2030°F13°F55°F 1894-19°F 198319%14%
Dec 2129°F12°F52°F 1941-21°F 196319%14%
Dec 2229°F12°F56°F 1902-18°F 191619%15%
Dec 2329°F12°F55°F 1893-21°F 196319%15%
Dec 2429°F11°F54°F 2019-22°F 195119%15%
Dec 2528°F11°F55°F 1936-24°F 200019%15%
Dec 2628°F11°F58°F 2019-25°F 196219%15%
Dec 2728°F11°F50°F 1936-26°F 195019%15%
Dec 2828°F10°F61°F 1984-20°F 192419%15%
Dec 2927°F10°F59°F 1984-20°F 192519%15%
Dec 3027°F10°F59°F 1896-18°F 196319%15%
Dec 3127°F10°F58°F 1965-20°F 197619%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monona, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:40 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00136766 (Postville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476827, 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.