Plainwell climate

Plainwell Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gull Lake Biological Stn, 22.3 km from Plainwell

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 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 Plainwell, 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
25°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Snowfall
32.8 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-11°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.6 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 141°F28°F59°F 201215°F 200722%
Dec 241°F28°F60°F 19987°F 200223%
Dec 340°F28°F65°F 1998-3°F 200224%
Dec 440°F28°F64°F 19980°F 200224%
Dec 540°F27°F69°F 20013°F 202525%
Dec 639°F27°F65°F 199811°F 200026%
Dec 739°F27°F58°F 20046°F 200526%
Dec 839°F26°F56°F 20230°F 202527%
Dec 938°F26°F59°F 20230°F 200227%
Dec 1038°F26°F57°F 20154°F 201328%
Dec 1138°F26°F59°F 202110°F 201928%
Dec 1237°F25°F63°F 20151°F 200029%
Dec 1337°F25°F63°F 2015-4°F 200029%
Dec 1437°F25°F62°F 20152°F 202530%
Dec 1537°F25°F63°F 20216°F 201630%
Dec 1636°F24°F62°F 20215°F 201330%
Dec 1736°F24°F56°F 20064°F 200031%
Dec 1836°F24°F51°F 20258°F 199931%
Dec 1936°F24°F51°F 2002-1°F 201632%
Dec 2036°F23°F48°F 20123°F 200032%
Dec 2135°F23°F51°F 2015-3°F 200032%
Dec 2235°F23°F54°F 2006-8°F 200033%
Dec 2335°F23°F62°F 2015-1°F 200033%
Dec 2435°F23°F58°F 2015-1°F 200433%
Dec 2535°F22°F59°F 20233°F 200434%
Dec 2634°F22°F61°F 2019-2°F 201734%
Dec 2734°F22°F62°F 2008-6°F 201734%
Dec 2834°F22°F60°F 2025-9°F 200034%
Dec 2934°F22°F57°F 20192°F 200034%
Dec 3034°F22°F56°F 2022-8°F 201735%
Dec 3134°F21°F60°F 2004-11°F 201735%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plainwell, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203504 (Gull Lake Biological Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094815, 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.