Brainerd climate

Brainerd Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brainerd, 1.7 km from Brainerd

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 9 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 Brainerd, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
1.04 in
Snowfall
10.0 in
Record high
54°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-30°FDec 26, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 8 h 40 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 130°F14°F53°F 1998-9°F 201424%15%
Dec 230°F13°F54°F 1998-7°F 200024%16%
Dec 329°F13°F54°F 1998-10°F 200724%16%
Dec 429°F12°F46°F 2017-11°F 202524%17%
Dec 529°F12°F45°F 2001-19°F 200725%17%
Dec 628°F11°F41°F 2012-18°F 200725%17%
Dec 728°F11°F48°F 2023-23°F 201325%18%
Dec 827°F11°F43°F 1999-23°F 201325%18%
Dec 927°F10°F49°F 2020-20°F 200725%18%
Dec 1027°F10°F45°F 2002-16°F 200025%18%
Dec 1126°F9°F47°F 2011-21°F 201325%19%
Dec 1226°F9°F49°F 1998-24°F 200025%19%
Dec 1326°F8°F46°F 1998-18°F 202526%19%
Dec 1425°F8°F52°F 1998-26°F 202526%19%
Dec 1525°F8°F48°F 2018-23°F 201926%20%
Dec 1624°F7°F49°F 2025-25°F 200826%20%
Dec 1724°F7°F42°F 2001-18°F 200826%20%
Dec 1824°F7°F47°F 2011-28°F 201626%20%
Dec 1924°F6°F44°F 2006-16°F 199626%20%
Dec 2023°F6°F40°F 2006-19°F 199626%20%
Dec 2123°F5°F43°F 2003-20°F 202226%20%
Dec 2223°F5°F41°F 2005-23°F 200826%21%
Dec 2322°F5°F44°F 2023-28°F 201326%21%
Dec 2422°F4°F49°F 2023-30°F 201326%21%
Dec 2522°F4°F43°F 1999-28°F 199626%21%
Dec 2622°F4°F47°F 2011-30°F 199626%21%
Dec 2721°F3°F43°F 2003-30°F 201726%21%
Dec 2821°F3°F45°F 2024-15°F 202026%21%
Dec 2921°F2°F47°F 1999-24°F 201826%21%
Dec 3021°F2°F42°F 2004-27°F 201326%21%
Dec 3121°F2°F40°F 2006-28°F 201726%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brainerd, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:40 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210939 (Brainerd), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094938, 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.