La Center climate

La Center Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Chain Dam 53, 15.3 km from La Center

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 34°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 in over about 10 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 Center, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
4.24 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
73°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-6°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
8.9 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 151°F34°F66°F 201220°F 202231%1%
Dec 251°F34°F71°F 202120°F 202031%1%
Dec 351°F34°F73°F 202120°F 200631%1%
Dec 450°F34°F72°F 201314°F 200632%2%
Dec 550°F33°F67°F 202117°F 200932%2%
Dec 650°F33°F67°F 202113°F 202432%2%
Dec 749°F33°F60°F 201212°F 201332%2%
Dec 849°F33°F62°F 20159°F 200632%2%
Dec 949°F32°F64°F 201217°F 201632%2%
Dec 1048°F32°F71°F 202114°F 201633%2%
Dec 1148°F32°F69°F 201513°F 201333%2%
Dec 1248°F32°F73°F 20158°F 201333%2%
Dec 1348°F31°F73°F 201515°F 201333%2%
Dec 1447°F31°F70°F 20219°F 202533%3%
Dec 1547°F31°F66°F 202110°F 202533%3%
Dec 1647°F31°F65°F 202118°F 200933%3%
Dec 1746°F31°F72°F 201620°F 202033%3%
Dec 1846°F30°F59°F 200613°F 201633%3%
Dec 1946°F30°F64°F 200811°F 201633%3%
Dec 2046°F30°F63°F 201310°F 201633%3%
Dec 2146°F30°F61°F 201110°F 200833%3%
Dec 2245°F29°F60°F 2019-2°F 202233%3%
Dec 2345°F29°F67°F 2025-6°F 202233%3%
Dec 2445°F29°F71°F 20256°F 202233%3%
Dec 2545°F29°F73°F 20214°F 202233%3%
Dec 2645°F29°F70°F 201616°F 201733%3%
Dec 2744°F28°F72°F 200810°F 201733%3%
Dec 2844°F28°F71°F 202510°F 201733%3%
Dec 2944°F28°F66°F 201921°F 201233%3%
Dec 3044°F28°F60°F 200813°F 201733%3%
Dec 3144°F28°F68°F 20217°F 201733%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Center, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113580 (Grand Chain Dam 53), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00158555, 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.