Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John Redmond Lake, 6.7 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.55 in over about 4 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.55 in
Snowfall
2.1 in
Record high
76°FDec 8, 1966
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
10.7 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 149°F28°F71°F 19705°F 196413%2%
Dec 249°F27°F70°F 19821°F 198513%2%
Dec 349°F27°F75°F 20212°F 198513%2%
Dec 448°F27°F70°F 20173°F 201913%2%
Dec 548°F26°F70°F 20011°F 196413%2%
Dec 647°F26°F71°F 20010°F 197213%2%
Dec 747°F26°F67°F 1981-2°F 197613%2%
Dec 847°F26°F76°F 1966-7°F 200513%2%
Dec 946°F25°F64°F 19651°F 197813%3%
Dec 1046°F25°F70°F 20200°F 197213%3%
Dec 1146°F25°F70°F 1996-4°F 197213%3%
Dec 1246°F25°F68°F 1980-6°F 200012%3%
Dec 1345°F24°F69°F 2015-9°F 196112%3%
Dec 1445°F24°F63°F 2015-5°F 196112%3%
Dec 1545°F24°F66°F 1984-14°F 198912%3%
Dec 1644°F24°F73°F 2021-15°F 198912%3%
Dec 1744°F23°F64°F 1962-15°F 198912%3%
Dec 1844°F23°F66°F 1962-9°F 201612%3%
Dec 1944°F23°F67°F 1966-13°F 201612%3%
Dec 2043°F23°F65°F 1966-16°F 198312%3%
Dec 2143°F22°F65°F 1966-8°F 198312%4%
Dec 2243°F22°F61°F 1965-21°F 198912%4%
Dec 2343°F22°F64°F 2020-20°F 198912%4%
Dec 2443°F22°F67°F 1982-10°F 198911%4%
Dec 2542°F22°F71°F 2021-3°F 199011%4%
Dec 2642°F21°F74°F 2025-6°F 196211%4%
Dec 2742°F21°F69°F 2025-3°F 196211%4%
Dec 2842°F21°F75°F 20253°F 200011%4%
Dec 2942°F21°F65°F 2022-9°F 198311%4%
Dec 3042°F21°F68°F 2004-11°F 198311%4%
Dec 3141°F21°F66°F 1965-9°F 196811%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144104 (John Redmond Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00144104, 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.