Portage climate

Portage Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kalamazoo Battle Ck Intl AP, 4.4 km from Portage

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.68 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 Portage, 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
1.68 in
Snowfall
9.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-11°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 09 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 200739%15%
Dec 241°F28°F60°F 19987°F 200240%15%
Dec 340°F27°F65°F 1998-3°F 200240%16%
Dec 440°F27°F64°F 19980°F 200240%16%
Dec 540°F27°F69°F 20013°F 202540%17%
Dec 639°F27°F65°F 199811°F 200040%18%
Dec 739°F26°F58°F 20046°F 200540%18%
Dec 839°F26°F56°F 20230°F 202540%19%
Dec 938°F26°F59°F 20230°F 200240%19%
Dec 1038°F26°F57°F 20154°F 201340%20%
Dec 1138°F25°F59°F 202110°F 201940%20%
Dec 1237°F25°F63°F 20151°F 200040%21%
Dec 1337°F25°F63°F 2015-4°F 200040%21%
Dec 1437°F25°F62°F 20152°F 202540%22%
Dec 1537°F24°F63°F 20216°F 201640%22%
Dec 1636°F24°F62°F 20215°F 201340%23%
Dec 1736°F24°F56°F 20064°F 200040%24%
Dec 1836°F24°F51°F 20258°F 199940%24%
Dec 1935°F23°F51°F 2002-1°F 201640%25%
Dec 2035°F23°F48°F 20123°F 200040%25%
Dec 2135°F23°F51°F 2015-3°F 200040%26%
Dec 2235°F23°F54°F 2006-8°F 200040%26%
Dec 2335°F23°F62°F 2015-1°F 200040%27%
Dec 2434°F22°F58°F 2015-1°F 200440%27%
Dec 2534°F22°F59°F 20233°F 200440%28%
Dec 2634°F22°F61°F 2019-2°F 201740%28%
Dec 2734°F22°F62°F 2008-6°F 201740%28%
Dec 2834°F21°F60°F 2025-9°F 200040%29%
Dec 2933°F21°F57°F 20192°F 200040%29%
Dec 3033°F21°F56°F 2022-8°F 201740%29%
Dec 3133°F21°F60°F 2004-11°F 201739%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Portage, 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 7:51 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:11 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 USW00094815 (Kalamazoo Battle Ck Intl AP), 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.