Hastings Weather in December
Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.47 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
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 2.47 in
- Snowfall
- 16.2 in
- Record high
- 64°FDec 16, 2021
- Record low
- -9°FDec 28, 2017
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 17 min to 9 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 78%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 25°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 40°F | 26°F | 49°F 2017 | 23°F 2024 | 45% | 26% |
| Dec 2 | 40°F | 26°F | 52°F 2017 | 21°F 2024 | 45% | 27% |
| Dec 3 | 39°F | 25°F | 52°F 2017 | 21°F 2022 | 45% | 28% |
| Dec 4 | 39°F | 25°F | 60°F 2017 | 21°F 2022 | 45% | 28% |
| Dec 5 | 39°F | 25°F | 57°F 2017 | 16°F 2024 | 46% | 29% |
| Dec 6 | 38°F | 25°F | 42°F 2022 | 18°F 2021 | 46% | 30% |
| Dec 7 | 38°F | 24°F | 46°F 2022 | 16°F 2021 | 46% | 30% |
| Dec 8 | 38°F | 24°F | 54°F 2023 | 17°F 2018 | 46% | 31% |
| Dec 9 | 37°F | 24°F | 58°F 2023 | 13°F 2018 | 46% | 31% |
| Dec 10 | 37°F | 24°F | 52°F 2020 | 20°F 2016 | 47% | 32% |
| Dec 11 | 37°F | 23°F | 58°F 2021 | 11°F 2019 | 47% | 33% |
| Dec 12 | 36°F | 23°F | 47°F 2021 | 9°F 2024 | 47% | 33% |
| Dec 13 | 36°F | 23°F | 47°F 2021 | 10°F 2024 | 47% | 34% |
| Dec 14 | 36°F | 23°F | 48°F 2023 | 0°F 2017 | 48% | 34% |
| Dec 15 | 35°F | 23°F | 63°F 2021 | 5°F 2016 | 48% | 35% |
| Dec 16 | 35°F | 22°F | 64°F 2021 | 12°F 2016 | 48% | 35% |
| Dec 17 | 35°F | 22°F | 45°F 2023 | 16°F 2016 | 48% | 36% |
| Dec 18 | 35°F | 22°F | 40°F 2017 | 8°F 2019 | 49% | 36% |
| Dec 19 | 34°F | 22°F | 47°F 2018 | 7°F 2016 | 49% | 37% |
| Dec 20 | 34°F | 21°F | 45°F 2018 | 22°F 2022 | 49% | 37% |
| Dec 21 | 34°F | 21°F | 45°F 2019 | 11°F 2024 | 50% | 38% |
| Dec 22 | 34°F | 21°F | 52°F 2019 | 10°F 2024 | 50% | 38% |
| Dec 23 | 33°F | 21°F | 52°F 2020 | 4°F 2022 | 50% | 39% |
| Dec 24 | 33°F | 21°F | 50°F 2021 | 9°F 2022 | 50% | 39% |
| Dec 25 | 33°F | 20°F | 55°F 2019 | 8°F 2017 | 51% | 40% |
| Dec 26 | 33°F | 20°F | 60°F 2019 | 0°F 2017 | 51% | 40% |
| Dec 27 | 33°F | 20°F | 48°F 2018 | -7°F 2017 | 51% | 41% |
| Dec 28 | 32°F | 20°F | 53°F 2018 | -9°F 2017 | 51% | 41% |
| Dec 29 | 32°F | 19°F | 55°F 2022 | 9°F 2017 | 51% | 41% |
| Dec 30 | 32°F | 19°F | 55°F 2022 | 0°F 2017 | 52% | 42% |
| Dec 31 | 32°F | 19°F | 40°F 2022 | -4°F 2017 | 52% | 42% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203661 (Hastings), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00206013, 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.