Ann Arbor climate

Ann Arbor Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ann Arbor Se, 5.6 km from Ann Arbor

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.64 in over about 17 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 Ann Arbor, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.64 in
Snowfall
11.9 in
Record high
68°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-20°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.6 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 141°F25°F55°F 19980°F 202549%29%
Dec 241°F25°F62°F 199811°F 202549%29%
Dec 340°F25°F65°F 1998-3°F 200250%30%
Dec 440°F25°F61°F 1998-8°F 200250%31%
Dec 540°F24°F67°F 2001-10°F 202551%32%
Dec 639°F24°F68°F 19981°F 200551%32%
Dec 739°F24°F58°F 2004-3°F 200551%33%
Dec 838°F24°F52°F 2023-4°F 200552%33%
Dec 938°F24°F63°F 2023-4°F 200252%34%
Dec 1038°F23°F54°F 20157°F 200252%35%
Dec 1137°F23°F60°F 20213°F 201353%35%
Dec 1237°F23°F63°F 2015-6°F 201353%36%
Dec 1337°F23°F62°F 2015-6°F 200053%36%
Dec 1436°F23°F60°F 2015-1°F 201753%37%
Dec 1536°F22°F57°F 2023-1°F 200054%37%
Dec 1636°F22°F60°F 2021-9°F 201354%37%
Dec 1736°F22°F52°F 2006-2°F 200554%38%
Dec 1835°F22°F53°F 2025-1°F 200054%38%
Dec 1935°F22°F52°F 2011-12°F 201655%39%
Dec 2035°F22°F47°F 2012-5°F 201655%39%
Dec 2135°F21°F51°F 2015-2°F 200055%39%
Dec 2234°F21°F55°F 2006-8°F 200055%40%
Dec 2334°F21°F58°F 2019-9°F 200056%40%
Dec 2434°F21°F51°F 2021-11°F 200456%40%
Dec 2534°F21°F54°F 2023-18°F 200056%41%
Dec 2634°F20°F56°F 2019-12°F 201756%41%
Dec 2733°F20°F61°F 2008-17°F 201756%41%
Dec 2833°F20°F60°F 2025-20°F 201757%42%
Dec 2933°F20°F51°F 20226°F 199957%42%
Dec 3033°F20°F53°F 2022-2°F 201757%42%
Dec 3133°F19°F58°F 2004-11°F 201757%42%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ann Arbor, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 5:12 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200228 (Ann Arbor Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094889, 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.