Onawa Weather in December
Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 4 wet days.
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
- 34°F
- Average low
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 0.69 in
- Snowfall
- 7.1 in
- Record high
- 74°FDec 15, 2021
- Record low
- -20°FDec 31, 2017
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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 | 40°F | 18°F | 70°F 1998 | 1°F 2005 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 2 | 40°F | 17°F | 63°F 2021 | -2°F 2025 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 3 | 39°F | 17°F | 63°F 1998 | 1°F 2025 | 15% | 10% |
| Dec 4 | 39°F | 17°F | 61°F 2012 | -8°F 2025 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 5 | 38°F | 16°F | 64°F 2001 | -8°F 2005 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 6 | 38°F | 16°F | 57°F 2023 | -9°F 2005 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 7 | 37°F | 16°F | 66°F 2024 | -8°F 2005 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 8 | 37°F | 15°F | 65°F 2024 | -11°F 2005 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 9 | 37°F | 15°F | 62°F 2020 | -12°F 2005 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 10 | 36°F | 15°F | 59°F 2015 | -11°F 2009 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 11 | 36°F | 15°F | 55°F 2015 | -7°F 2000 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 12 | 35°F | 14°F | 57°F 2014 | -13°F 2000 | 13% | 10% |
| Dec 13 | 35°F | 14°F | 56°F 2008 | -1°F 2025 | 13% | 10% |
| Dec 14 | 35°F | 14°F | 59°F 2006 | -6°F 2000 | 13% | 10% |
| Dec 15 | 34°F | 14°F | 74°F 2021 | -6°F 2008 | 13% | 10% |
| Dec 16 | 34°F | 13°F | 53°F 2017 | -9°F 2008 | 13% | 10% |
| Dec 17 | 34°F | 13°F | 52°F 2025 | -11°F 2008 | 13% | 10% |
| Dec 18 | 33°F | 13°F | 56°F 2017 | -15°F 2016 | 13% | 10% |
| Dec 19 | 33°F | 13°F | 54°F 2024 | -2°F 2000 | 13% | 11% |
| Dec 20 | 33°F | 12°F | 50°F 2001 | -6°F 1999 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 21 | 32°F | 12°F | 53°F 2020 | -10°F 2008 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 22 | 32°F | 12°F | 56°F 2020 | -16°F 2008 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 23 | 32°F | 12°F | 56°F 2023 | -10°F 2013 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 24 | 32°F | 12°F | 57°F 2023 | -10°F 2013 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 25 | 32°F | 11°F | 52°F 2016 | -6°F 2000 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 26 | 31°F | 11°F | 52°F 2011 | -15°F 2017 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 27 | 31°F | 11°F | 65°F 2013 | -16°F 2017 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 28 | 31°F | 11°F | 63°F 2013 | -1°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 29 | 31°F | 11°F | 60°F 1999 | -8°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 30 | 31°F | 10°F | 65°F 2004 | -5°F 2014 | 13% | 11% |
| Dec 31 | 31°F | 10°F | 54°F 1999 | -20°F 2017 | 13% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00136243 (Onawa 3NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094978, 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.