Nisswa climate

Nisswa Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gull Lake Dam, 13.3 km from Nisswa

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 19°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 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 Nisswa, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.74 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 51 min to 8 h 39 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.4 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°F15°F53°F 1998-9°F 201420%15%
Dec 229°F14°F54°F 1998-7°F 200020%16%
Dec 329°F14°F54°F 1998-10°F 200720%16%
Dec 428°F13°F46°F 2017-11°F 202520%17%
Dec 528°F13°F45°F 2001-19°F 200720%17%
Dec 627°F12°F41°F 2012-18°F 200720%17%
Dec 727°F12°F48°F 2023-23°F 201320%18%
Dec 826°F11°F43°F 1999-23°F 201320%18%
Dec 926°F11°F49°F 2020-20°F 200720%18%
Dec 1026°F11°F45°F 2002-16°F 200020%18%
Dec 1125°F10°F47°F 2011-21°F 201320%19%
Dec 1225°F10°F49°F 1998-24°F 200020%19%
Dec 1324°F9°F46°F 1998-18°F 202520%19%
Dec 1424°F9°F52°F 1998-26°F 202520%19%
Dec 1524°F8°F48°F 2018-23°F 201920%20%
Dec 1623°F8°F49°F 2025-25°F 200820%20%
Dec 1723°F7°F42°F 2001-18°F 200820%20%
Dec 1823°F7°F47°F 2011-28°F 201620%20%
Dec 1922°F6°F44°F 2006-16°F 199620%20%
Dec 2022°F6°F40°F 2006-19°F 199620%20%
Dec 2122°F6°F43°F 2003-20°F 202220%20%
Dec 2221°F5°F41°F 2005-23°F 200820%21%
Dec 2321°F5°F44°F 2023-28°F 201321%21%
Dec 2421°F4°F49°F 2023-30°F 201321%21%
Dec 2520°F4°F43°F 1999-28°F 199621%21%
Dec 2620°F4°F47°F 2011-30°F 199621%21%
Dec 2720°F3°F43°F 2003-30°F 201721%21%
Dec 2820°F3°F45°F 2024-15°F 202021%21%
Dec 2919°F2°F47°F 1999-24°F 201821%21%
Dec 3019°F2°F42°F 2004-27°F 201321%21%
Dec 3119°F2°F40°F 2006-28°F 201721%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nisswa, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:01 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 USC00213411 (Gull Lake Dam), 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.