Bay Harbor climate

Bay Harbor Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Petoskey, 8.3 km from Bay Harbor

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 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 Bay Harbor, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Snowfall
30.6 in
Record high
63°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-21°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 59 min to 8 h 47 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
14.1 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 138°F27°F51°F 201613°F 200755%30%
Dec 238°F27°F46°F 20124°F 201455%30%
Dec 337°F27°F47°F 20177°F 201455%31%
Dec 437°F26°F62°F 201213°F 201855%32%
Dec 537°F26°F57°F 201714°F 200755%33%
Dec 636°F26°F51°F 201514°F 200755%33%
Dec 736°F26°F44°F 201511°F 200855%34%
Dec 836°F25°F46°F 201512°F 200855%35%
Dec 936°F25°F47°F 202312°F 202255%35%
Dec 1035°F25°F52°F 20239°F 201355%36%
Dec 1135°F25°F55°F 20153°F 201456%36%
Dec 1235°F24°F47°F 20114°F 201456%37%
Dec 1334°F24°F44°F 20154°F 201056%37%
Dec 1434°F24°F56°F 2015-6°F 202456%38%
Dec 1534°F23°F56°F 2015-6°F 202456%38%
Dec 1633°F23°F63°F 2021-13°F 201356%38%
Dec 1733°F23°F51°F 2021-13°F 201356%39%
Dec 1833°F23°F46°F 20234°F 200956%39%
Dec 1933°F22°F46°F 20254°F 201456%39%
Dec 2032°F22°F47°F 2018-12°F 200857%40%
Dec 2132°F22°F44°F 20181°F 200857%40%
Dec 2232°F21°F40°F 2015-11°F 202457%41%
Dec 2332°F21°F46°F 2007-8°F 202457%41%
Dec 2431°F21°F58°F 2015-17°F 201357%41%
Dec 2531°F20°F48°F 2023-17°F 201357%42%
Dec 2631°F20°F55°F 20233°F 201757%42%
Dec 2731°F20°F51°F 20160°F 201757%42%
Dec 2830°F20°F53°F 2008-2°F 201758%43%
Dec 2930°F19°F48°F 20183°F 201758%43%
Dec 3030°F19°F51°F 20222°F 201758%43%
Dec 3130°F19°F49°F 2022-21°F 201758%43%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bay Harbor, 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 8:00 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206507 (Petoskey), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00206510, 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.