North Mankato climate

North Mankato Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mankato, 2.3 km from North Mankato

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.13 in over about 7 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 North Mankato, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
1.13 in
Snowfall
8.6 in
Record high
69°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-32°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 07 min to 8 h 56 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.6 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 135°F18°F60°F 1962-20°F 189621%13%
Dec 234°F17°F69°F 1998-21°F 189621%14%
Dec 334°F17°F62°F 1962-22°F 194021%14%
Dec 433°F17°F62°F 1998-15°F 189621%14%
Dec 533°F16°F59°F 2001-9°F 202521%15%
Dec 632°F16°F67°F 1939-16°F 192621%15%
Dec 732°F16°F58°F 1939-20°F 197222%15%
Dec 831°F15°F57°F 2024-22°F 197622%15%
Dec 931°F15°F65°F 1939-22°F 192722%16%
Dec 1030°F14°F58°F 1939-19°F 191922%16%
Dec 1130°F14°F60°F 1913-18°F 193622%16%
Dec 1230°F14°F51°F 1913-17°F 193222%16%
Dec 1329°F13°F56°F 1968-27°F 190322%16%
Dec 1429°F13°F52°F 1921-27°F 190122%17%
Dec 1528°F13°F58°F 1939-25°F 190122%17%
Dec 1628°F13°F65°F 1939-23°F 193222%17%
Dec 1728°F12°F59°F 1939-20°F 198322%17%
Dec 1827°F12°F60°F 1923-25°F 198322%17%
Dec 1927°F12°F52°F 1923-32°F 198322%17%
Dec 2027°F11°F52°F 1894-27°F 198322%18%
Dec 2127°F11°F53°F 1941-24°F 198922%18%
Dec 2226°F11°F53°F 1941-22°F 196322%18%
Dec 2326°F11°F49°F 1899-28°F 198322%18%
Dec 2426°F10°F49°F 2023-24°F 198322%18%
Dec 2526°F10°F55°F 1922-24°F 200022%18%
Dec 2625°F10°F53°F 1936-27°F 191422%18%
Dec 2725°F9°F50°F 1928-31°F 195022%18%
Dec 2825°F9°F52°F 1910-24°F 192422%18%
Dec 2925°F9°F47°F 2024-25°F 191722%18%
Dec 3025°F9°F57°F 1999-20°F 197622%18%
Dec 3124°F8°F55°F 1904-26°F 197622%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at North Mankato, 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 7:32 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215073 (Mankato), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00217405, 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.