Sparta climate

Sparta Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kent City 2 Sw, 6.6 km from Sparta

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.50 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 Sparta, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
2.50 in
Snowfall
15.0 in
Record high
65°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-12°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.4 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°F24°F51°F 20231°F 200743%15%
Dec 240°F24°F51°F 200911°F 201443%16%
Dec 340°F24°F53°F 201712°F 201443%16%
Dec 439°F24°F54°F 201712°F 201443%17%
Dec 539°F24°F59°F 20178°F 200743%17%
Dec 639°F23°F45°F 201612°F 200843%18%
Dec 738°F23°F46°F 20156°F 200843%18%
Dec 838°F23°F50°F 202311°F 200742%18%
Dec 938°F23°F56°F 20233°F 201042%18%
Dec 1038°F22°F50°F 20204°F 201142%19%
Dec 1137°F22°F59°F 20155°F 201143%19%
Dec 1237°F22°F51°F 20067°F 200943%19%
Dec 1337°F22°F51°F 20158°F 201043%19%
Dec 1436°F22°F60°F 20153°F 201043%19%
Dec 1536°F21°F58°F 20156°F 193243%20%
Dec 1636°F21°F65°F 2021-3°F 201643%20%
Dec 1736°F21°F52°F 20232°F 201043%20%
Dec 1835°F21°F51°F 200610°F 201943%20%
Dec 1935°F20°F44°F 20115°F 201644%20%
Dec 2035°F20°F49°F 20183°F 200844%20%
Dec 2135°F20°F47°F 20155°F 202244%21%
Dec 2234°F20°F54°F 20067°F 200844%21%
Dec 2334°F20°F52°F 20195°F 202244%21%
Dec 2434°F19°F60°F 20156°F 202244%21%
Dec 2534°F19°F50°F 202110°F 202245%21%
Dec 2634°F19°F57°F 2019-5°F 201745%21%
Dec 2733°F19°F60°F 2019-10°F 201745%21%
Dec 2833°F18°F56°F 2008-12°F 201745%21%
Dec 2933°F18°F48°F 2019-10°F 201745%22%
Dec 3033°F18°F54°F 20229°F 201745%22%
Dec 3133°F17°F50°F 2006-10°F 201745%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sparta, 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 7:55 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00204320 (Kent City 2 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00204320, 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.