Ortonville climate

Ortonville Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Milbank, 16.4 km from Ortonville

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 22°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ortonville, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Snowfall
12.7 in
Record high
60°FDec 3, 2012
Record low
-25°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 8 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
14°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 133°F16°F49°F 2009-11°F 201410%
Dec 233°F15°F59°F 2021-11°F 201410%
Dec 332°F15°F60°F 2012-6°F 202511%
Dec 432°F14°F53°F 2012-9°F 202511%
Dec 531°F14°F46°F 2020-4°F 202511%
Dec 631°F13°F48°F 2020-10°F 201311%
Dec 730°F13°F58°F 2023-15°F 201312%
Dec 830°F13°F60°F 2023-14°F 201312%
Dec 929°F12°F55°F 2020-10°F 201312%
Dec 1029°F12°F50°F 2015-9°F 201212%
Dec 1128°F11°F48°F 2015-13°F 201313%
Dec 1228°F11°F50°F 2011-14°F 201313%
Dec 1327°F11°F45°F 2021-11°F 200913%
Dec 1427°F10°F50°F 2014-9°F 202513%
Dec 1527°F10°F53°F 2023-14°F 201613%
Dec 1626°F9°F47°F 2018-9°F 200914%
Dec 1726°F9°F52°F 2025-6°F 201614%
Dec 1825°F9°F45°F 2025-25°F 201614%
Dec 1925°F8°F55°F 2011-25°F 201614%
Dec 2025°F8°F44°F 2018-10°F 202214%
Dec 2124°F8°F42°F 2011-13°F 202214%
Dec 2224°F7°F44°F 2019-18°F 202214%
Dec 2324°F7°F57°F 2020-19°F 202214%
Dec 2423°F7°F45°F 2023-18°F 201314%
Dec 2523°F6°F44°F 2021-10°F 201214%
Dec 2623°F6°F43°F 2011-13°F 201714%
Dec 2722°F6°F51°F 2011-14°F 201714%
Dec 2822°F6°F45°F 2025-12°F 201714%
Dec 2922°F5°F49°F 2024-18°F 201814%
Dec 3022°F5°F43°F 2024-19°F 201714%
Dec 3122°F5°F35°F 2011-24°F 201714%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ortonville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395531 (Milbank), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395531, 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.