Marquette climate

Marquette Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kanopolis Lake, 12.4 km from Marquette

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 0.97 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 Marquette, 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
22°F
Precipitation
0.97 in
Snowfall
2.9 in
Record high
81°FDec 24, 1955
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 9 h 31 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 19171°F 198514%3%
Dec 248°F25°F69°F 19881°F 198514%3%
Dec 347°F25°F76°F 20213°F 189714%3%
Dec 447°F25°F72°F 19164°F 192114%3%
Dec 547°F24°F73°F 19890°F 196414%3%
Dec 646°F24°F75°F 1939-4°F 195014%4%
Dec 746°F24°F70°F 1894-3°F 201314%4%
Dec 846°F24°F68°F 1918-10°F 191714%4%
Dec 945°F23°F68°F 1939-6°F 191914%4%
Dec 1045°F23°F71°F 2020-9°F 191914%4%
Dec 1145°F23°F74°F 1939-4°F 200914%4%
Dec 1244°F23°F68°F 1939-12°F 193214%4%
Dec 1344°F23°F64°F 1921-13°F 196114%4%
Dec 1444°F22°F69°F 1933-8°F 196313%5%
Dec 1544°F22°F67°F 1933-14°F 198913%5%
Dec 1643°F22°F74°F 2021-9°F 198913%5%
Dec 1743°F22°F76°F 1939-2°F 190113%5%
Dec 1843°F22°F71°F 1988-11°F 201613%5%
Dec 1943°F22°F65°F 1966-10°F 201613%5%
Dec 2043°F21°F67°F 1894-9°F 192412%5%
Dec 2142°F21°F66°F 1933-9°F 191612%5%
Dec 2242°F21°F71°F 1933-21°F 198912%5%
Dec 2342°F21°F74°F 1933-15°F 198912%5%
Dec 2442°F21°F81°F 1955-11°F 192412%5%
Dec 2542°F21°F72°F 2021-9°F 191812%5%
Dec 2642°F21°F72°F 2025-8°F 196212%5%
Dec 2742°F21°F70°F 2025-3°F 189412%5%
Dec 2842°F21°F69°F 1984-13°F 189412%5%
Dec 2942°F20°F70°F 1999-10°F 198312%5%
Dec 3042°F20°F69°F 1956-6°F 199012%5%
Dec 3141°F20°F72°F 2004-9°F 196812%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marquette, 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 7:30 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144178 (Kanopolis Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145152, 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.