Solon climate

Solon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Iowa City, 22 km from Solon

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 in over about 8 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 Solon, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.60 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
75°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-19°FDec 15, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 22 min to 9 h 12 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
21°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 140°F22°F61°F 19985°F 200526%8%
Dec 240°F21°F62°F 19514°F 200526%8%
Dec 339°F21°F68°F 20128°F 199626%8%
Dec 439°F21°F71°F 1998-5°F 202526%8%
Dec 538°F21°F68°F 2001-5°F 200526%9%
Dec 638°F20°F64°F 1951-5°F 200526%9%
Dec 737°F20°F60°F 2024-13°F 200526%9%
Dec 837°F20°F61°F 2024-2°F 199526%10%
Dec 937°F19°F56°F 2020-11°F 201326%10%
Dec 1036°F19°F60°F 2020-9°F 201326%10%
Dec 1136°F19°F67°F 1949-7°F 200926%10%
Dec 1235°F19°F56°F 2015-11°F 200026%11%
Dec 1335°F18°F63°F 2015-5°F 200026%11%
Dec 1435°F18°F60°F 2015-8°F 202526%11%
Dec 1534°F18°F75°F 2021-19°F 195126%11%
Dec 1634°F17°F58°F 2006-17°F 195126%11%
Dec 1734°F17°F49°F 1949-10°F 195026%12%
Dec 1833°F17°F57°F 2002-12°F 195026%12%
Dec 1933°F17°F58°F 2002-9°F 200026%12%
Dec 2033°F16°F51°F 2015-8°F 195026%12%
Dec 2133°F16°F51°F 2019-8°F 199926%12%
Dec 2232°F16°F55°F 2019-13°F 195126%12%
Dec 2332°F16°F59°F 2015-9°F 195126%13%
Dec 2432°F15°F58°F 2019-16°F 201326%13%
Dec 2531°F15°F62°F 2019-16°F 200025%13%
Dec 2631°F15°F50°F 2008-8°F 195025%13%
Dec 2731°F15°F52°F 2018-16°F 195025%13%
Dec 2831°F14°F56°F 20193°F 200025%13%
Dec 2931°F14°F64°F 2022-1°F 201325%13%
Dec 3030°F14°F62°F 2004-7°F 199825%13%
Dec 3130°F14°F54°F 2004-13°F 201725%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Solon, 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 7:14 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134101 (Iowa City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014937, 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.