Grand Traverse County Weather in December
Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.79 in over about 15 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 35°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 1.79 in
- Snowfall
- 24.6 in
- Record high
- 66°FDec 16, 2021
- Record low
- -13°FDec 20, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 04 min to 8 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 79%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 39°F | 28°F | 63°F 1962 | 1°F 1936 | 48% | 32% |
| Dec 2 | 39°F | 27°F | 62°F 1982 | 3°F 1976 | 48% | 33% |
| Dec 3 | 38°F | 27°F | 64°F 1962 | 0°F 1966 | 48% | 34% |
| Dec 4 | 38°F | 27°F | 61°F 1962 | -5°F 1966 | 48% | 35% |
| Dec 5 | 38°F | 26°F | 63°F 2001 | 2°F 1963 | 48% | 35% |
| Dec 6 | 37°F | 26°F | 56°F 1998 | -1°F 1991 | 48% | 36% |
| Dec 7 | 37°F | 26°F | 57°F 1946 | -4°F 1972 | 48% | 37% |
| Dec 8 | 37°F | 26°F | 60°F 1946 | -3°F 1958 | 48% | 38% |
| Dec 9 | 36°F | 25°F | 60°F 1946 | 1°F 1995 | 48% | 38% |
| Dec 10 | 36°F | 25°F | 60°F 2015 | 2°F 1932 | 48% | 39% |
| Dec 11 | 36°F | 25°F | 58°F 1949 | -11°F 1977 | 47% | 40% |
| Dec 12 | 35°F | 25°F | 58°F 1949 | -8°F 1989 | 47% | 40% |
| Dec 13 | 35°F | 24°F | 60°F 2015 | -4°F 1937 | 47% | 41% |
| Dec 14 | 35°F | 24°F | 60°F 2015 | -5°F 1937 | 47% | 41% |
| Dec 15 | 35°F | 24°F | 61°F 2021 | -6°F 1901 | 47% | 42% |
| Dec 16 | 34°F | 23°F | 66°F 2021 | -3°F 1973 | 47% | 42% |
| Dec 17 | 34°F | 23°F | 56°F 1913 | -10°F 1973 | 47% | 43% |
| Dec 18 | 34°F | 23°F | 49°F 1931 | -3°F 1926 | 47% | 43% |
| Dec 19 | 34°F | 23°F | 59°F 1913 | -9°F 1983 | 46% | 43% |
| Dec 20 | 33°F | 22°F | 55°F 1913 | -13°F 1983 | 46% | 44% |
| Dec 21 | 33°F | 22°F | 55°F 1967 | -4°F 1954 | 46% | 44% |
| Dec 22 | 33°F | 22°F | 55°F 1957 | -2°F 1945 | 46% | 45% |
| Dec 23 | 33°F | 22°F | 60°F 2015 | -6°F 1945 | 46% | 45% |
| Dec 24 | 32°F | 21°F | 59°F 2015 | -7°F 1969 | 46% | 46% |
| Dec 25 | 32°F | 21°F | 58°F 1982 | -6°F 2004 | 46% | 46% |
| Dec 26 | 32°F | 21°F | 57°F 2019 | -5°F 1993 | 46% | 47% |
| Dec 27 | 32°F | 21°F | 53°F 2008 | -11°F 1980 | 46% | 47% |
| Dec 28 | 32°F | 21°F | 59°F 1984 | -8°F 1964 | 46% | 48% |
| Dec 29 | 32°F | 20°F | 59°F 1984 | -7°F 1909 | 46% | 48% |
| Dec 30 | 31°F | 20°F | 56°F 1936 | -13°F 1976 | 46% | 49% |
| Dec 31 | 31°F | 20°F | 57°F 1965 | -5°F 1968 | 46% | 49% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:19 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014850 (Traverse City Cherry Cptl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014850, 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.