Big Lake climate

Big Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elk Rvr, 13 km from Big Lake

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.10 in over about 6 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 Big Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.10 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
64°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-33°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 8 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
11.0 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 133°F17°F55°F 1962-8°F 197519%10%
Dec 233°F17°F64°F 1998-19°F 197619%10%
Dec 332°F16°F57°F 1962-21°F 198519%11%
Dec 432°F16°F60°F 1998-15°F 199119%11%
Dec 531°F15°F52°F 2001-16°F 199119%11%
Dec 631°F15°F57°F 2001-19°F 197219%12%
Dec 730°F14°F45°F 1965-20°F 197219%12%
Dec 830°F14°F46°F 1990-17°F 197819%12%
Dec 930°F13°F50°F 1990-16°F 197819%12%
Dec 1029°F13°F49°F 1999-22°F 197719%13%
Dec 1129°F13°F44°F 2002-14°F 196119%13%
Dec 1228°F12°F48°F 1980-14°F 200019%13%
Dec 1328°F12°F47°F 1998-19°F 198519%13%
Dec 1428°F11°F49°F 1998-18°F 198519%14%
Dec 1527°F11°F55°F 1998-20°F 196119%14%
Dec 1627°F10°F46°F 1959-19°F 196319%14%
Dec 1727°F10°F50°F 1962-23°F 198319%14%
Dec 1826°F10°F44°F 1962-27°F 198319%15%
Dec 1926°F9°F46°F 1997-33°F 198319%15%
Dec 2026°F9°F46°F 1967-28°F 198319%15%
Dec 2126°F8°F48°F 1967-26°F 198919%15%
Dec 2225°F8°F39°F 1985-24°F 198319%15%
Dec 2325°F8°F40°F 1994-31°F 198319%15%
Dec 2425°F7°F38°F 1994-28°F 198319%15%
Dec 2524°F7°F43°F 1994-22°F 196819%15%
Dec 2624°F7°F48°F 2011-29°F 199619%16%
Dec 2724°F6°F46°F 1959-30°F 199619%16%
Dec 2824°F6°F42°F 1994-18°F 199320%16%
Dec 2924°F6°F40°F 1965-18°F 199320%16%
Dec 3023°F6°F54°F 1999-24°F 197620%16%
Dec 3123°F5°F41°F 1965-28°F 197620%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 4:42 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212500 (Elk Rvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211107, 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.