Paw Paw Lake climate

Paw Paw Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benton Harbor AP, 16 km from Paw Paw Lake

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.33 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 Paw Paw Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.33 in
Snowfall
16.6 in
Record high
71°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-12°FDec 30, 1935
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
82%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
13.2 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°F29°F65°F 1913-3°F 192437%15%
Dec 242°F29°F67°F 19821°F 197938%16%
Dec 341°F29°F68°F 1982-5°F 197638%16%
Dec 441°F28°F66°F 20121°F 193538%17%
Dec 541°F28°F71°F 20015°F 189538%17%
Dec 640°F28°F68°F 20018°F 189539%18%
Dec 740°F28°F60°F 19468°F 197239%18%
Dec 840°F27°F64°F 19666°F 197639%19%
Dec 939°F27°F61°F 19466°F 191739%19%
Dec 1039°F27°F64°F 19717°F 193239%20%
Dec 1139°F27°F60°F 19490°F 191940%20%
Dec 1238°F26°F59°F 1896-3°F 191740%21%
Dec 1338°F26°F63°F 1975-6°F 190340%21%
Dec 1438°F26°F63°F 1975-1°F 191740%22%
Dec 1538°F26°F63°F 1971-3°F 191641%22%
Dec 1637°F25°F61°F 19840°F 190441%23%
Dec 1737°F25°F53°F 18952°F 197341%23%
Dec 1837°F25°F56°F 1895-7°F 192641%24%
Dec 1937°F25°F55°F 18951°F 191641%24%
Dec 2037°F24°F56°F 19570°F 195842%25%
Dec 2136°F24°F61°F 19672°F 191642%25%
Dec 2236°F24°F58°F 19410°F 198942%26%
Dec 2336°F24°F60°F 1941-2°F 198942%26%
Dec 2436°F23°F58°F 1932-11°F 192442%26%
Dec 2536°F23°F63°F 19821°F 192442%27%
Dec 2636°F23°F62°F 1932-3°F 190342%27%
Dec 2735°F23°F56°F 1959-3°F 193442%28%
Dec 2835°F23°F62°F 1982-4°F 192443%28%
Dec 2935°F22°F63°F 2008-5°F 192443%28%
Dec 3035°F22°F59°F 1936-12°F 193543%29%
Dec 3135°F22°F59°F 1936-3°F 197643%29%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paw Paw Lake, 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 7:54 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:14 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200710 (Benton Harbor AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00207690, 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.