Peosta climate

Peosta Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dubuque Rgnl AP, 13.4 km from Peosta

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.80 in over about 9 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 Peosta, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.80 in
Snowfall
10.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-25°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°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°F22°F59°F 19705°F 196629%14%
Dec 237°F22°F62°F 1962-5°F 198529%15%
Dec 336°F21°F64°F 1951-15°F 198529%15%
Dec 436°F21°F67°F 1998-7°F 202529%15%
Dec 536°F21°F64°F 2001-9°F 200529%16%
Dec 635°F20°F56°F 1951-10°F 197729%16%
Dec 735°F20°F54°F 2024-15°F 200529%16%
Dec 834°F20°F54°F 2023-13°F 195829%17%
Dec 934°F19°F56°F 2020-18°F 195829%17%
Dec 1034°F19°F56°F 1979-15°F 197729%17%
Dec 1133°F19°F55°F 1965-15°F 197629%18%
Dec 1233°F18°F55°F 1965-11°F 198529%18%
Dec 1332°F18°F61°F 2015-16°F 195829%18%
Dec 1432°F18°F61°F 2015-18°F 198529%18%
Dec 1532°F17°F69°F 2021-19°F 198929%19%
Dec 1631°F17°F54°F 1984-17°F 195129%19%
Dec 1731°F17°F52°F 1962-14°F 197229%19%
Dec 1831°F16°F52°F 2002-19°F 198329%19%
Dec 1931°F16°F53°F 1988-21°F 198329%20%
Dec 2030°F16°F54°F 1967-14°F 196329%20%
Dec 2130°F16°F56°F 1967-21°F 198929%20%
Dec 2230°F15°F52°F 2019-19°F 198329%20%
Dec 2329°F15°F55°F 2015-23°F 198929%21%
Dec 2429°F15°F54°F 2023-25°F 198329%21%
Dec 2529°F15°F56°F 2019-17°F 198529%21%
Dec 2629°F14°F48°F 2008-23°F 196229%21%
Dec 2729°F14°F52°F 1959-16°F 195129%21%
Dec 2828°F14°F63°F 1984-16°F 196129%22%
Dec 2928°F14°F57°F 2022-9°F 198329%22%
Dec 3028°F13°F56°F 1965-16°F 196829%22%
Dec 3128°F13°F58°F 1965-18°F 196729%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Peosta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 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 USW00094908 (Dubuque Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094908, 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.