Ely Weather in December
Average highs run from 26°F on December 1 to 17°F on December 31, and lows from 10°F to -3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 in over about 11 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
- 21°F
- Average low
- 3°F
- Precipitation
- 1.32 in
- Snowfall
- 13.2 in
- Record high
- 48°FDec 15, 1998
- Record low
- -35°FDec 24, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 41 min to 8 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 10°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 26°F | 10°F | 38°F 1999 | -13°F 2007 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 2 | 25°F | 9°F | 42°F 1999 | -9°F 2002 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 3 | 25°F | 9°F | 37°F 1999 | -16°F 2002 | 36% | 33% |
| Dec 4 | 25°F | 8°F | 44°F 1998 | -17°F 2002 | 36% | 33% |
| Dec 5 | 24°F | 8°F | 39°F 2001 | -15°F 2002 | 36% | 33% |
| Dec 6 | 24°F | 7°F | 44°F 2001 | -15°F 2007 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 7 | 23°F | 7°F | 33°F 2004 | -18°F 2008 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 8 | 23°F | 6°F | 32°F 1999 | -18°F 2007 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 9 | 23°F | 6°F | 38°F 1999 | -24°F 2007 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 10 | 22°F | 5°F | 42°F 2001 | -24°F 2007 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 11 | 22°F | 5°F | 38°F 2001 | -25°F 2000 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 12 | 22°F | 4°F | 41°F 1998 | -26°F 2008 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 13 | 21°F | 4°F | 41°F 1998 | -26°F 2008 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 14 | 21°F | 3°F | 40°F 1999 | -17°F 2000 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 15 | 21°F | 3°F | 48°F 1998 | -20°F 2007 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 16 | 20°F | 3°F | 43°F 1997 | -30°F 2008 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 17 | 20°F | 2°F | 38°F 1997 | -27°F 2008 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 18 | 20°F | 2°F | 39°F 1997 | -24°F 2008 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 19 | 20°F | 1°F | 38°F 1997 | -33°F 2004 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 20 | 19°F | 1°F | 35°F 2006 | -33°F 2004 | 36% | 37% |
| Dec 21 | 19°F | 1°F | 35°F 2006 | -17°F 1999 | 36% | 37% |
| Dec 22 | 19°F | 0°F | 35°F 2003 | -23°F 2008 | 36% | 37% |
| Dec 23 | 19°F | 0°F | 34°F 2005 | -27°F 2004 | 36% | 37% |
| Dec 24 | 18°F | 0°F | 37°F 2005 | -35°F 2004 | 36% | 37% |
| Dec 25 | 18°F | -1°F | 38°F 2006 | -35°F 2004 | 36% | 37% |
| Dec 26 | 18°F | -1°F | 41°F 1999 | -27°F 2004 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 27 | 18°F | -2°F | 41°F 2003 | -26°F 2000 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 28 | 17°F | -2°F | 38°F 2003 | -25°F 2000 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 29 | 17°F | -2°F | 37°F 2003 | -16°F 2009 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 30 | 17°F | -3°F | 35°F 1999 | -29°F 1998 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 31 | 17°F | -3°F | 37°F 2004 | -23°F 1998 | 36% | 39% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 4:17 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212543 (Ely), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212543, 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.