Paynesville climate

Paynesville Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New London, 19.7 km from Paynesville

Average highs run from 31°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 in over about 5 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 Paynesville, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
0.90 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
62°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-35°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 59 min to 8 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
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 131°F15°F58°F 1932-20°F 189316%13%
Dec 230°F14°F57°F 1982-20°F 192716%13%
Dec 330°F14°F58°F 1941-24°F 194016%13%
Dec 429°F13°F56°F 1941-17°F 199116%13%
Dec 529°F13°F50°F 1939-10°F 192816%14%
Dec 628°F12°F62°F 1939-16°F 191716%14%
Dec 728°F12°F52°F 1939-27°F 193616%14%
Dec 828°F11°F55°F 1939-20°F 190216%14%
Dec 927°F11°F59°F 1939-20°F 192716%14%
Dec 1027°F11°F49°F 1939-24°F 197716%15%
Dec 1126°F10°F49°F 1923-22°F 193616%15%
Dec 1226°F10°F49°F 1939-21°F 191716%15%
Dec 1326°F9°F47°F 1921-32°F 191716%15%
Dec 1425°F9°F52°F 1998-31°F 190117%15%
Dec 1525°F9°F52°F 1939-28°F 190117%16%
Dec 1625°F8°F57°F 1939-24°F 190117%16%
Dec 1724°F8°F50°F 1939-24°F 198317%16%
Dec 1824°F7°F53°F 1923-30°F 198317%16%
Dec 1924°F7°F50°F 1923-35°F 198317%16%
Dec 2023°F7°F47°F 1956-31°F 198317%16%
Dec 2123°F6°F46°F 1979-32°F 191617%16%
Dec 2223°F6°F43°F 1899-28°F 198917%16%
Dec 2323°F6°F46°F 1899-31°F 198317%16%
Dec 2422°F6°F44°F 1931-26°F 198317%17%
Dec 2522°F5°F44°F 1999-26°F 199617%17%
Dec 2622°F5°F45°F 1959-30°F 191417%17%
Dec 2722°F5°F46°F 1928-28°F 190217%17%
Dec 2821°F5°F42°F 1994-29°F 192417%17%
Dec 2921°F4°F53°F 1999-30°F 191717%17%
Dec 3021°F4°F48°F 1980-25°F 197617%17%
Dec 3121°F4°F48°F 1904-27°F 194617%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paynesville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215842 (New London), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215842, 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.