Moorhead Weather in December
Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 18°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.92 in over about 9 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
- 23°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 0.92 in
- Snowfall
- 10.8 in
- Record high
- 62°FDec 7, 2023
- Record low
- -32°FDec 31, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 48 min to 8 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 12°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 30°F | 14°F | 57°F 1962 | -16°F 1978 | 26% | 23% |
| Dec 2 | 29°F | 13°F | 55°F 1982 | -16°F 1964 | 26% | 24% |
| Dec 3 | 29°F | 13°F | 52°F 1967 | -16°F 1947 | 26% | 24% |
| Dec 4 | 28°F | 12°F | 46°F 1975 | -20°F 1964 | 26% | 25% |
| Dec 5 | 28°F | 12°F | 47°F 1990 | -18°F 1972 | 26% | 25% |
| Dec 6 | 27°F | 11°F | 53°F 2023 | -26°F 1972 | 27% | 26% |
| Dec 7 | 27°F | 11°F | 62°F 2023 | -17°F 2013 | 27% | 26% |
| Dec 8 | 26°F | 11°F | 53°F 1990 | -21°F 1972 | 27% | 26% |
| Dec 9 | 26°F | 10°F | 56°F 1990 | -26°F 1977 | 27% | 27% |
| Dec 10 | 25°F | 10°F | 47°F 2002 | -26°F 1977 | 28% | 27% |
| Dec 11 | 25°F | 9°F | 45°F 1998 | -21°F 1945 | 28% | 27% |
| Dec 12 | 25°F | 9°F | 46°F 1998 | -21°F 2000 | 28% | 28% |
| Dec 13 | 24°F | 9°F | 48°F 2002 | -25°F 1942 | 28% | 28% |
| Dec 14 | 24°F | 8°F | 49°F 2023 | -20°F 1989 | 29% | 29% |
| Dec 15 | 23°F | 8°F | 44°F 1959 | -19°F 1951 | 29% | 29% |
| Dec 16 | 23°F | 7°F | 57°F 1962 | -27°F 1953 | 29% | 30% |
| Dec 17 | 22°F | 7°F | 41°F 1966 | -22°F 1983 | 30% | 30% |
| Dec 18 | 22°F | 7°F | 55°F 2011 | -26°F 1955 | 30% | 30% |
| Dec 19 | 22°F | 6°F | 42°F 2006 | -29°F 1983 | 30% | 31% |
| Dec 20 | 21°F | 6°F | 45°F 1957 | -26°F 1963 | 31% | 31% |
| Dec 21 | 21°F | 6°F | 42°F 1979 | -28°F 1963 | 31% | 31% |
| Dec 22 | 21°F | 5°F | 41°F 1957 | -25°F 1945 | 31% | 32% |
| Dec 23 | 20°F | 5°F | 45°F 2023 | -31°F 1983 | 31% | 32% |
| Dec 24 | 20°F | 5°F | 46°F 2023 | -25°F 1892 | 31% | 32% |
| Dec 25 | 20°F | 4°F | 47°F 1999 | -27°F 1996 | 31% | 32% |
| Dec 26 | 19°F | 4°F | 52°F 2011 | -28°F 1950 | 32% | 32% |
| Dec 27 | 19°F | 4°F | 43°F 1986 | -31°F 1960 | 32% | 33% |
| Dec 28 | 19°F | 3°F | 45°F 1999 | -21°F 2021 | 32% | 33% |
| Dec 29 | 19°F | 3°F | 52°F 1999 | -26°F 2021 | 32% | 33% |
| Dec 30 | 18°F | 3°F | 40°F 1956 | -29°F 1976 | 32% | 33% |
| Dec 31 | 18°F | 3°F | 40°F 1953 | -32°F 1967 | 32% | 33% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215586 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014914, 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.