Aitkin County Weather in December
Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 20°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.25 in over about 6 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 25°F
- Average low
- 10°F
- Precipitation
- 1.25 in
- Snowfall
- 8.4 in
- Record high
- 54°FDec 16, 2021
- Record low
- -46°FDec 18, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 51 min to 8 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 30°F | 16°F | 53°F 1998 | -23°F 1976 | 18% | 15% |
| Dec 2 | 30°F | 16°F | 51°F 1998 | -26°F 1976 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 3 | 29°F | 15°F | 49°F 1998 | -25°F 1976 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 4 | 29°F | 15°F | 49°F 1998 | -25°F 1991 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 5 | 28°F | 14°F | 48°F 1998 | -22°F 1991 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 6 | 28°F | 14°F | 49°F 2001 | -20°F 1972 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 7 | 28°F | 14°F | 40°F 1965 | -27°F 1976 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 8 | 27°F | 13°F | 45°F 1984 | -22°F 1976 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 9 | 27°F | 13°F | 45°F 1990 | -21°F 2007 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 10 | 26°F | 12°F | 45°F 2006 | -28°F 1977 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 11 | 26°F | 12°F | 48°F 1984 | -28°F 1977 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 12 | 26°F | 11°F | 44°F 1998 | -18°F 1985 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 13 | 25°F | 11°F | 45°F 1998 | -20°F 1976 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 14 | 25°F | 11°F | 43°F 2021 | -18°F 1972 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 15 | 25°F | 10°F | 49°F 1998 | -23°F 1964 | 18% | 19% |
| Dec 16 | 24°F | 10°F | 54°F 2021 | -25°F 1963 | 18% | 19% |
| Dec 17 | 24°F | 9°F | 40°F 2001 | -36°F 1983 | 18% | 19% |
| Dec 18 | 24°F | 9°F | 40°F 2001 | -46°F 1983 | 18% | 19% |
| Dec 19 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 1997 | -25°F 1985 | 18% | 19% |
| Dec 20 | 23°F | 8°F | 40°F 2006 | -27°F 1989 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 21 | 23°F | 7°F | 42°F 1967 | -26°F 1989 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 22°F | 7°F | 40°F 2003 | -31°F 1983 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 23 | 22°F | 7°F | 39°F 2005 | -31°F 1983 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 24 | 22°F | 6°F | 43°F 1994 | -25°F 2013 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 25 | 21°F | 6°F | 46°F 1994 | -37°F 1968 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 26 | 21°F | 5°F | 48°F 1994 | -23°F 1993 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 27 | 21°F | 5°F | 43°F 2011 | -25°F 2017 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 28 | 21°F | 5°F | 42°F 2003 | -25°F 2017 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 29 | 20°F | 4°F | 38°F 1965 | -20°F 1993 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 30 | 20°F | 4°F | 42°F 1999 | -29°F 1976 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 31 | 20°F | 3°F | 42°F 2004 | -36°F 1976 | 18% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210059 (Aitkin 2E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214103, 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.