Keweenaw County climate

Keweenaw County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Copper Harbor, 32.1 km from Keweenaw County

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.89 in over about 16 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 Keweenaw County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.89 in
Record high
64°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-16°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 46 min to 8 h 32 min
Cloud cover
87%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
17.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 135°F25°F64°F 1998-5°F 197650%
Dec 235°F25°F46°F 1951-5°F 197650%
Dec 335°F25°F51°F 1951-4°F 197651%
Dec 434°F25°F50°F 2015-2°F 197251%
Dec 534°F24°F53°F 2015-3°F 199151%
Dec 634°F24°F43°F 2015-3°F 195451%
Dec 733°F24°F44°F 2023-12°F 197251%
Dec 833°F23°F46°F 2023-6°F 201051%
Dec 933°F23°F45°F 1990-1°F 197651%
Dec 1033°F23°F43°F 2020-6°F 201351%
Dec 1132°F22°F49°F 2011-4°F 197751%
Dec 1232°F22°F47°F 2021-6°F 201351%
Dec 1332°F22°F42°F 1954-6°F 201351%
Dec 1432°F22°F54°F 2023-6°F 200751%
Dec 1531°F21°F49°F 2023-9°F 201051%
Dec 1631°F21°F53°F 2021-11°F 200851%
Dec 1731°F21°F40°F 2023-3°F 196451%
Dec 1831°F21°F43°F 1967-9°F 195051%
Dec 1931°F20°F42°F 2002-8°F 201651%
Dec 2030°F20°F42°F 1967-10°F 200851%
Dec 2130°F20°F46°F 1967-10°F 198951%
Dec 2230°F20°F44°F 2019-2°F 197152%
Dec 2330°F19°F45°F 2023-5°F 200052%
Dec 2430°F19°F49°F 2023-12°F 200451%
Dec 2529°F19°F48°F 2023-12°F 200451%
Dec 2629°F19°F47°F 2011-13°F 199651%
Dec 2729°F18°F43°F 2011-7°F 199051%
Dec 2829°F18°F47°F 2003-16°F 201751%
Dec 2929°F18°F44°F 2010-15°F 197651%
Dec 3029°F18°F38°F 2004-9°F 195351%
Dec 3129°F18°F43°F 2004-12°F 196751%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Keweenaw County, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 8:19 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:40 AM, sunset 5:12 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094899 (Copper Harbor), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014858, 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.