Sidney climate

Sidney Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sidney 1SSE, 1.4 km from Sidney

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.21 in over about 5 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 Sidney, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.21 in
Snowfall
4.2 in
Record high
73°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-26°FDec 22, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 18 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
23°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 142°F23°F65°F 1995-2°F 194418%6%
Dec 242°F23°F66°F 1998-3°F 198518%6%
Dec 342°F22°F69°F 20213°F 196618%7%
Dec 441°F22°F67°F 19981°F 202518%7%
Dec 541°F22°F69°F 20012°F 196418%7%
Dec 640°F21°F73°F 1939-9°F 195018%7%
Dec 740°F21°F61°F 1939-4°F 195018%8%
Dec 840°F21°F68°F 1946-8°F 197618%8%
Dec 939°F21°F65°F 1918-11°F 200518%8%
Dec 1039°F20°F62°F 2020-9°F 200918%8%
Dec 1138°F20°F66°F 1965-7°F 200918%8%
Dec 1238°F20°F63°F 1968-9°F 196218%8%
Dec 1338°F19°F60°F 1975-19°F 196118%8%
Dec 1437°F19°F60°F 1975-19°F 198518%9%
Dec 1537°F19°F62°F 2021-15°F 198918%9%
Dec 1637°F19°F73°F 2021-13°F 198918%9%
Dec 1736°F18°F71°F 1939-8°F 198917%9%
Dec 1836°F18°F63°F 1976-18°F 198117%9%
Dec 1936°F18°F59°F 2013-25°F 198317%9%
Dec 2036°F18°F65°F 1941-22°F 198317%9%
Dec 2135°F17°F60°F 1941-16°F 198917%9%
Dec 2235°F17°F59°F 1957-26°F 198317%9%
Dec 2335°F17°F71°F 1964-23°F 198917%9%
Dec 2435°F17°F59°F 2025-22°F 198917%9%
Dec 2534°F16°F62°F 1936-18°F 198317%9%
Dec 2634°F16°F62°F 1959-17°F 194817%9%
Dec 2734°F16°F65°F 1946-17°F 201716%9%
Dec 2834°F16°F67°F 1984-13°F 201716%9%
Dec 2934°F15°F67°F 1984-10°F 198316%9%
Dec 3033°F15°F62°F 1956-14°F 198316%9%
Dec 3133°F15°F67°F 2004-15°F 197616%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sidney, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137669 (Sidney 1SSE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137613, 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.