Iron River climate

Iron River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stambaugh 2SSE, 4.3 km from Iron River

Average highs run from 31°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 in over about 11 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 Iron River, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
26°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
1.46 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 55 min to 8 h 42 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 131°F14°F44°F 1970-13°F 201436%23%
Dec 231°F14°F49°F 1998-8°F 200236%24%
Dec 330°F13°F52°F 1998-19°F 194036%24%
Dec 430°F13°F55°F 1998-16°F 194036%24%
Dec 529°F13°F47°F 1998-8°F 201436%24%
Dec 629°F12°F57°F 2001-10°F 201336%24%
Dec 729°F12°F45°F 1939-15°F 201336%25%
Dec 828°F11°F49°F 2023-16°F 201335%25%
Dec 928°F11°F51°F 1939-9°F 201335%25%
Dec 1028°F11°F48°F 2015-15°F 199535%25%
Dec 1127°F10°F40°F 2002-15°F 199535%25%
Dec 1227°F10°F42°F 1939-13°F 199535%25%
Dec 1327°F9°F44°F 2021-14°F 202435%26%
Dec 1427°F9°F47°F 2023-12°F 202535%26%
Dec 1526°F9°F54°F 2021-12°F 201935%26%
Dec 1626°F8°F49°F 2021-21°F 201334%26%
Dec 1726°F8°F40°F 1939-17°F 200834%26%
Dec 1826°F8°F39°F 1997-14°F 200834%26%
Dec 1925°F7°F42°F 2002-14°F 200834%27%
Dec 2025°F7°F36°F 1994-9°F 199634%27%
Dec 2125°F7°F40°F 1940-17°F 199934%27%
Dec 2225°F6°F41°F 2019-19°F 199033%27%
Dec 2324°F6°F41°F 2023-21°F 199033%27%
Dec 2424°F6°F45°F 2023-23°F 200433%27%
Dec 2524°F5°F49°F 2023-24°F 200433%27%
Dec 2624°F5°F46°F 2023-22°F 199033%27%
Dec 2724°F5°F44°F 1994-24°F 201733%28%
Dec 2823°F4°F44°F 2008-23°F 201733%28%
Dec 2923°F4°F42°F 2003-20°F 201733%28%
Dec 3023°F4°F41°F 2022-24°F 201332%28%
Dec 3123°F4°F41°F 2004-23°F 201332%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Iron River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:19 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00207812 (Stambaugh 2SSE), 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.