Okemos climate

Okemos Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for East Lansing 4 S, 7.1 km from Okemos

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 in over about 13 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 Okemos, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.60 in
Snowfall
7.4 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-18°FDec 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 06 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.9 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 142°F27°F65°F 19704°F 197139%19%
Dec 241°F27°F66°F 1982-7°F 197639%19%
Dec 341°F27°F66°F 1982-18°F 200240%20%
Dec 441°F26°F63°F 2012-4°F 196640%20%
Dec 540°F26°F69°F 20017°F 202540%21%
Dec 640°F26°F65°F 1998-17°F 196440%21%
Dec 739°F26°F63°F 1951-4°F 197240%22%
Dec 839°F25°F65°F 1966-6°F 197640%22%
Dec 939°F25°F59°F 2023-10°F 196440%22%
Dec 1039°F25°F63°F 1971-1°F 197740%23%
Dec 1138°F25°F62°F 1949-2°F 196240%23%
Dec 1238°F24°F62°F 1949-4°F 196240%23%
Dec 1338°F24°F63°F 2015-3°F 196040%24%
Dec 1437°F24°F60°F 19750°F 201740%24%
Dec 1537°F24°F64°F 1971-3°F 196341%24%
Dec 1637°F23°F63°F 2021-3°F 195141%25%
Dec 1737°F23°F52°F 2006-3°F 195141%25%
Dec 1836°F23°F51°F 2025-2°F 198341%25%
Dec 1936°F23°F51°F 2002-10°F 198341%26%
Dec 2036°F23°F57°F 1949-8°F 200041%26%
Dec 2136°F22°F61°F 1967-12°F 198942%27%
Dec 2235°F22°F55°F 1949-10°F 197542%27%
Dec 2335°F22°F60°F 2015-14°F 198942%27%
Dec 2435°F22°F59°F 2015-8°F 198042%28%
Dec 2535°F22°F65°F 1982-17°F 200042%28%
Dec 2635°F21°F59°F 2019-11°F 199042%28%
Dec 2734°F21°F60°F 2008-8°F 198042%28%
Dec 2834°F21°F62°F 1984-18°F 200043%28%
Dec 2934°F21°F62°F 1984-10°F 197643%29%
Dec 3034°F20°F56°F 2022-17°F 197643%29%
Dec 3134°F20°F61°F 1965-15°F 197643%29%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Okemos, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 5:14 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00202395 (East Lansing 4 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014836, 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.