Douglas climate

Douglas Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buffumville Lake, 15.5 km from Douglas

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.56 in over about 11 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 Douglas, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
4.56 in
Snowfall
7.1 in
Record high
70°FDec 4, 2009
Record low
0°FDec 15, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.5 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 144°F25°F67°F 200617°F 201935%6%
Dec 243°F25°F67°F 201417°F 200735%7%
Dec 343°F25°F65°F 200920°F 200736%7%
Dec 443°F24°F70°F 200920°F 200736%7%
Dec 542°F24°F60°F 202014°F 200736%7%
Dec 642°F24°F63°F 201117°F 200636%8%
Dec 742°F24°F60°F 201114°F 200736%8%
Dec 841°F23°F61°F 201511°F 201936%8%
Dec 941°F23°F55°F 200410°F 200836%8%
Dec 1041°F23°F60°F 20088°F 201036%9%
Dec 1140°F22°F61°F 200811°F 201636%9%
Dec 1240°F22°F61°F 201513°F 201036%9%
Dec 1340°F22°F62°F 201510°F 201336%9%
Dec 1439°F22°F62°F 20151°F 200536%9%
Dec 1539°F21°F63°F 20150°F 200536%10%
Dec 1639°F21°F62°F 20086°F 200536%10%
Dec 1738°F21°F52°F 20063°F 201336%10%
Dec 1838°F20°F55°F 20063°F 200736%10%
Dec 1938°F20°F57°F 20167°F 200736%10%
Dec 2038°F20°F52°F 20179°F 202036%11%
Dec 2137°F20°F56°F 20183°F 200436%11%
Dec 2237°F19°F62°F 20136°F 200436%11%
Dec 2337°F19°F65°F 20136°F 200836%11%
Dec 2437°F19°F58°F 200410°F 200936%11%
Dec 2537°F19°F69°F 201514°F 200836%11%
Dec 2636°F19°F67°F 201515°F 201336%11%
Dec 2736°F18°F57°F 20165°F 201736%11%
Dec 2836°F18°F60°F 20151°F 200436%11%
Dec 2936°F18°F60°F 20082°F 201736%12%
Dec 3036°F18°F51°F 20052°F 201736%12%
Dec 3136°F17°F47°F 20103°F 201737%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Douglas, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00190998 (Buffumville Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00379423, 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.