Sergeant Bluff climate

Sergeant Bluff Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux City Gateway AP, 2.2 km from Sergeant Bluff

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.99 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 Sergeant Bluff, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.99 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-24°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
19°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 139°F19°F70°F 1998-4°F 198321%13%
Dec 239°F19°F62°F 1998-7°F 194221%13%
Dec 338°F18°F61°F 1998-3°F 197821%13%
Dec 438°F18°F58°F 1943-10°F 202521%14%
Dec 537°F18°F62°F 2001-9°F 200521%14%
Dec 637°F17°F60°F 1963-16°F 200521%14%
Dec 736°F17°F68°F 1984-11°F 197621%15%
Dec 836°F17°F65°F 2024-19°F 197821%15%
Dec 936°F17°F63°F 1957-16°F 195821%15%
Dec 1035°F16°F63°F 1979-13°F 200921%15%
Dec 1135°F16°F60°F 1943-10°F 198921%16%
Dec 1234°F16°F58°F 1993-13°F 198922%16%
Dec 1334°F15°F60°F 1957-17°F 196122%16%
Dec 1434°F15°F59°F 1998-15°F 198522%16%
Dec 1533°F15°F70°F 2021-14°F 198922%16%
Dec 1633°F15°F64°F 1962-15°F 198922%17%
Dec 1733°F14°F61°F 1980-14°F 200822%17%
Dec 1832°F14°F60°F 1976-20°F 201622%17%
Dec 1932°F14°F54°F 1979-19°F 198322%17%
Dec 2032°F14°F55°F 1979-17°F 196122%17%
Dec 2131°F13°F60°F 1941-22°F 198922%18%
Dec 2231°F13°F55°F 2020-24°F 198922%18%
Dec 2331°F13°F58°F 1950-24°F 198922%18%
Dec 2431°F13°F60°F 2021-18°F 198322%18%
Dec 2531°F13°F56°F 1946-13°F 198322%18%
Dec 2630°F12°F56°F 1959-16°F 195122%18%
Dec 2730°F12°F59°F 2013-17°F 195122%18%
Dec 2830°F12°F62°F 2013-3°F 194422%18%
Dec 2930°F12°F61°F 1999-11°F 194622%19%
Dec 3030°F12°F66°F 2004-16°F 196822%19%
Dec 3130°F12°F55°F 2025-24°F 201722%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sergeant Bluff, 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 7:35 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014943 (Sioux City Gateway AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014943, 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.