Sault Ste. Marie climate

Sault Ste. Marie Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, 2 km from Sault Ste. Marie

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 26°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.80 in over about 19 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 Sault Ste. Marie, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
2.80 in
Snowfall
30.4 in
Record high
62°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-31°FDec 26, 1993
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 8 h 39 min
Cloud cover
80%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
9.2 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 135°F23°F50°F 1970-7°F 197658%47%
Dec 235°F22°F55°F 1982-24°F 197658%48%
Dec 335°F22°F60°F 1982-14°F 194058%49%
Dec 434°F22°F59°F 1961-4°F 193558%49%
Dec 534°F21°F62°F 2001-4°F 194058%50%
Dec 634°F21°F58°F 2001-6°F 196458%50%
Dec 733°F21°F45°F 1951-7°F 200058%51%
Dec 833°F20°F44°F 1952-5°F 195859%52%
Dec 933°F20°F51°F 1946-20°F 197659%52%
Dec 1032°F19°F47°F 2015-14°F 195859%53%
Dec 1132°F19°F47°F 2015-14°F 198859%53%
Dec 1232°F19°F47°F 1949-17°F 198259%54%
Dec 1331°F18°F45°F 2015-19°F 197659%54%
Dec 1431°F18°F53°F 1975-18°F 193359%54%
Dec 1531°F17°F45°F 2021-7°F 196859%55%
Dec 1630°F17°F52°F 2021-15°F 201359%55%
Dec 1730°F17°F43°F 2023-16°F 198059%56%
Dec 1830°F16°F44°F 1931-20°F 198559%56%
Dec 1929°F16°F45°F 2002-20°F 198359%56%
Dec 2029°F16°F43°F 1988-14°F 194259%57%
Dec 2129°F15°F44°F 1967-22°F 198959%57%
Dec 2229°F15°F43°F 2019-9°F 194359%57%
Dec 2328°F14°F51°F 2015-14°F 194359%58%
Dec 2428°F14°F53°F 2015-18°F 198059%58%
Dec 2528°F14°F47°F 1982-25°F 198059%58%
Dec 2628°F13°F49°F 2016-31°F 199359%58%
Dec 2727°F13°F44°F 1936-20°F 197759%59%
Dec 2827°F13°F45°F 1982-19°F 193360%59%
Dec 2927°F12°F43°F 2022-24°F 193360%59%
Dec 3027°F12°F48°F 2022-20°F 194660%60%
Dec 3126°F12°F48°F 1965-14°F 201760%60%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sault Ste. Marie, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:21 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014847 (Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014847, 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.