Bennington climate

Bennington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minneapolis, 14.1 km from Bennington

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.29 in over about 6 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 Bennington, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.29 in
Snowfall
4.5 in
Record high
76°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-24°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
10.3 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 148°F25°F69°F 19982°F 198519%7%
Dec 247°F25°F72°F 20212°F 198519%8%
Dec 347°F24°F72°F 20179°F 198319%8%
Dec 446°F24°F72°F 20019°F 198318%8%
Dec 546°F24°F70°F 19890°F 196419%8%
Dec 645°F24°F65°F 19812°F 197219%8%
Dec 745°F23°F67°F 2023-1°F 200519%9%
Dec 845°F23°F66°F 1990-5°F 200519%9%
Dec 944°F23°F71°F 2015-6°F 200919%9%
Dec 1044°F22°F70°F 2021-9°F 200919%9%
Dec 1144°F22°F63°F 19900°F 196319%9%
Dec 1243°F22°F64°F 2006-11°F 196119%9%
Dec 1343°F22°F64°F 1988-10°F 196119%10%
Dec 1443°F21°F65°F 2006-10°F 196319%10%
Dec 1542°F21°F76°F 2021-15°F 198919%10%
Dec 1642°F21°F70°F 1962-16°F 198919%10%
Dec 1742°F21°F70°F 1976-5°F 200819%10%
Dec 1842°F21°F69°F 1988-10°F 198319%10%
Dec 1941°F20°F63°F 1966-10°F 198319%10%
Dec 2041°F20°F69°F 2004-10°F 198319%10%
Dec 2141°F20°F62°F 2020-11°F 198919%11%
Dec 2241°F20°F65°F 2020-24°F 198919%11%
Dec 2341°F20°F66°F 1955-20°F 198919%11%
Dec 2440°F20°F71°F 1955-10°F 198319%11%
Dec 2540°F19°F68°F 2016-7°F 198319%11%
Dec 2640°F19°F67°F 2008-4°F 196219%11%
Dec 2740°F19°F64°F 1956-3°F 200019%11%
Dec 2840°F19°F71°F 1984-1°F 198319%11%
Dec 2940°F19°F71°F 1999-8°F 198319%11%
Dec 3040°F19°F73°F 2004-7°F 198319%11%
Dec 3140°F19°F64°F 2025-7°F 196819%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bennington, 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 7:30 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145363 (Minneapolis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003919, 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.