Lyons climate

Lyons Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling, 14.5 km from Lyons

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 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 Lyons, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.02 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
80°FDec 24, 1955
Record low
-18°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
24°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°F26°F71°F 19951°F 198514%3%
Dec 248°F25°F70°F 19881°F 198514%3%
Dec 347°F25°F78°F 20219°F 189314%3%
Dec 447°F25°F75°F 19656°F 196414%3%
Dec 547°F25°F72°F 19892°F 196414%3%
Dec 646°F24°F67°F 1981-1°F 197214%3%
Dec 746°F24°F68°F 1959-5°F 200514%3%
Dec 845°F24°F69°F 2023-6°F 200514%3%
Dec 945°F24°F68°F 1957-6°F 200514%3%
Dec 1045°F23°F73°F 1996-5°F 200914%3%
Dec 1144°F23°F68°F 2021-4°F 200914%3%
Dec 1244°F23°F76°F 2025-8°F 196114%3%
Dec 1344°F23°F66°F 1962-8°F 196114%4%
Dec 1444°F22°F67°F 2006-7°F 196314%4%
Dec 1543°F22°F64°F 2002-13°F 198914%4%
Dec 1643°F22°F74°F 1962-9°F 198914%4%
Dec 1743°F22°F71°F 1976-4°F 196414%4%
Dec 1843°F22°F73°F 1988-12°F 201614%4%
Dec 1943°F21°F67°F 2013-8°F 198314%4%
Dec 2042°F21°F68°F 1966-11°F 198314%4%
Dec 2142°F21°F67°F 2004-12°F 198314%4%
Dec 2242°F21°F66°F 1893-18°F 198914%4%
Dec 2342°F21°F67°F 1955-16°F 198314%4%
Dec 2442°F21°F80°F 1955-4°F 198314%4%
Dec 2542°F20°F72°F 2021-4°F 198314%4%
Dec 2642°F20°F74°F 2025-5°F 196214%4%
Dec 2742°F20°F73°F 20254°F 195214%4%
Dec 2841°F20°F70°F 1984-2°F 198314%4%
Dec 2941°F20°F73°F 1999-7°F 198314%4%
Dec 3041°F20°F69°F 1956-6°F 196814%4%
Dec 3141°F20°F71°F 2004-9°F 196814%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lyons, 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 7:31 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147796 (Sterling), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147796, 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.