South Lyon climate

South Lyon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitmore Lake 1NW, 11.1 km from South Lyon

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 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 South Lyon, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.11 in
Snowfall
12.7 in
Record high
67°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-11°FDec 23, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°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 140°F25°F60°F 20129°F 200728%
Dec 240°F25°F61°F 20187°F 196629%
Dec 340°F25°F65°F 20120°F 200230%
Dec 439°F24°F65°F 2012-2°F 200230%
Dec 539°F24°F67°F 20010°F 202531%
Dec 638°F24°F61°F 19566°F 200732%
Dec 738°F24°F62°F 19516°F 200532%
Dec 838°F23°F65°F 19662°F 200533%
Dec 937°F23°F63°F 20233°F 195833%
Dec 1037°F23°F59°F 20150°F 195834%
Dec 1137°F23°F61°F 19490°F 195834%
Dec 1236°F23°F65°F 20151°F 196235%
Dec 1336°F22°F67°F 20150°F 196235%
Dec 1436°F22°F63°F 20153°F 195835%
Dec 1535°F22°F62°F 20211°F 195136%
Dec 1635°F22°F63°F 2021-8°F 195136%
Dec 1735°F21°F53°F 2006-9°F 195137%
Dec 1834°F21°F52°F 19572°F 200037%
Dec 1934°F21°F56°F 1957-4°F 201638%
Dec 2034°F21°F59°F 1957-1°F 200038%
Dec 2134°F20°F60°F 1967-2°F 200839%
Dec 2233°F20°F56°F 1949-6°F 200039%
Dec 2333°F20°F65°F 2015-11°F 196040%
Dec 2433°F20°F62°F 2015-5°F 200440%
Dec 2533°F20°F55°F 2023-9°F 200441%
Dec 2632°F19°F59°F 2019-2°F 195041%
Dec 2732°F19°F64°F 2008-5°F 201741%
Dec 2832°F19°F61°F 2025-7°F 201742%
Dec 2932°F19°F54°F 2022-1°F 196142%
Dec 3032°F18°F55°F 20222°F 196242%
Dec 3131°F18°F58°F 1965-6°F 196343%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at South Lyon, 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 7:45 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00208972 (Whitmore Lake 1NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014853, 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.