La Crosse climate

La Crosse Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bison 3NW, 7.4 km from La Crosse

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.99 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 La Crosse, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.99 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
82°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-19°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 9 h 31 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
23°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 148°F21°F69°F 201315°F 202212%4%
Dec 248°F21°F72°F 202113°F 198412%5%
Dec 348°F21°F82°F 202114°F 197212%5%
Dec 447°F20°F69°F 201711°F 197212%5%
Dec 547°F20°F66°F 19895°F 198412%5%
Dec 646°F20°F71°F 1989-7°F 197212%6%
Dec 746°F20°F75°F 2023-4°F 197212%6%
Dec 846°F19°F67°F 20246°F 201312%6%
Dec 945°F19°F69°F 20157°F 197212%6%
Dec 1045°F19°F73°F 20155°F 201312%6%
Dec 1145°F19°F68°F 20177°F 197212%6%
Dec 1244°F18°F62°F 20176°F 198912%6%
Dec 1344°F18°F64°F 1993-7°F 197212%7%
Dec 1444°F18°F63°F 2017-4°F 197212%7%
Dec 1544°F18°F60°F 2021-10°F 198912%7%
Dec 1644°F18°F73°F 20210°F 197212%7%
Dec 1743°F18°F67°F 20130°F 197212%7%
Dec 1843°F17°F61°F 2023-16°F 201612%7%
Dec 1943°F17°F65°F 2013-16°F 201612%7%
Dec 2043°F17°F64°F 2024-3°F 201612%7%
Dec 2143°F17°F59°F 2020-9°F 198912%7%
Dec 2243°F17°F63°F 2020-19°F 198912%7%
Dec 2343°F17°F65°F 1972-10°F 202212%7%
Dec 2443°F17°F60°F 20212°F 202212%7%
Dec 2543°F17°F67°F 20218°F 197012%7%
Dec 2643°F16°F65°F 202010°F 201212%7%
Dec 2742°F16°F72°F 20216°F 201711%7%
Dec 2842°F16°F68°F 198411°F 201711%7%
Dec 2942°F16°F64°F 201314°F 199311%7%
Dec 3042°F16°F63°F 20247°F 196911%7%
Dec 3142°F16°F60°F 19704°F 201711%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crosse, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00140865 (Bison 3NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143523, 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.