Iron County climate

Iron County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Amasa 1W, 6.5 km from Iron County

Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.64 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Iron County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
1.64 in
Snowfall
13.6 in
Record high
57°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-24°FDec 25, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 54 min to 8 h 41 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
6.7 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 132°F14°F44°F 1970-13°F 201423%
Dec 231°F14°F49°F 1998-8°F 200224%
Dec 331°F14°F52°F 1998-19°F 194024%
Dec 430°F13°F55°F 1998-16°F 194024%
Dec 530°F13°F47°F 1998-8°F 201424%
Dec 630°F12°F57°F 2001-10°F 201324%
Dec 729°F12°F45°F 1939-15°F 201325%
Dec 829°F11°F49°F 2023-16°F 201325%
Dec 929°F11°F51°F 1939-9°F 201325%
Dec 1028°F11°F48°F 2015-15°F 199525%
Dec 1128°F10°F40°F 2002-15°F 199525%
Dec 1228°F10°F42°F 1939-13°F 199525%
Dec 1327°F9°F44°F 2021-14°F 202426%
Dec 1427°F9°F47°F 2023-12°F 202526%
Dec 1527°F9°F54°F 2021-12°F 201926%
Dec 1626°F8°F49°F 2021-21°F 201326%
Dec 1726°F8°F40°F 1939-17°F 200826%
Dec 1826°F7°F39°F 1997-14°F 200826%
Dec 1926°F7°F42°F 2002-14°F 200827%
Dec 2025°F7°F36°F 1994-9°F 199627%
Dec 2125°F6°F40°F 1940-17°F 199927%
Dec 2225°F6°F41°F 2019-19°F 199027%
Dec 2325°F6°F41°F 2023-21°F 199027%
Dec 2424°F5°F45°F 2023-23°F 200427%
Dec 2524°F5°F49°F 2023-24°F 200427%
Dec 2624°F5°F46°F 2023-22°F 199027%
Dec 2724°F4°F44°F 1994-24°F 201728%
Dec 2824°F4°F44°F 2008-23°F 201728%
Dec 2923°F4°F42°F 2003-20°F 201728%
Dec 3023°F3°F41°F 2022-24°F 201328%
Dec 3123°F3°F41°F 2004-23°F 201328%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Iron County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200197 (Amasa 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00472314, 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.