Waconia climate

Waconia Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chaska 2NW, 13 km from Waconia

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 in over about 9 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 Waconia, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
1.32 in
Snowfall
16.6 in
Record high
55°FDec 8, 2023
Record low
-31°FDec 19, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 02 min to 8 h 51 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
10.7 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 134°F17°F50°F 2021-6°F 201424%19%
Dec 233°F17°F54°F 2021-7°F 201424%20%
Dec 333°F17°F51°F 2021-6°F 200724%20%
Dec 432°F16°F54°F 2012-17°F 202524%21%
Dec 532°F16°F52°F 2017-6°F 200525%21%
Dec 631°F15°F45°F 2012-12°F 200725%21%
Dec 731°F15°F52°F 2023-22°F 201325%22%
Dec 831°F15°F55°F 2023-18°F 201325%22%
Dec 930°F14°F54°F 2023-7°F 201325%22%
Dec 1030°F14°F52°F 2020-10°F 200925%23%
Dec 1129°F13°F48°F 2015-13°F 201926%23%
Dec 1229°F13°F45°F 2020-13°F 201626%23%
Dec 1329°F13°F40°F 2011-17°F 201026%23%
Dec 1428°F12°F49°F 2014-16°F 202526%24%
Dec 1528°F12°F53°F 2023-13°F 201626%24%
Dec 1628°F11°F55°F 2021-15°F 200826%24%
Dec 1727°F11°F46°F 2006-9°F 200826%24%
Dec 1827°F11°F41°F 2023-27°F 201626%24%
Dec 1927°F10°F48°F 2011-31°F 201626%24%
Dec 2026°F10°F43°F 2006-7°F 200526%25%
Dec 2126°F10°F39°F 2020-13°F 202226%25%
Dec 2226°F9°F41°F 2003-14°F 200826%25%
Dec 2326°F9°F46°F 2020-16°F 202226%25%
Dec 2425°F9°F49°F 2023-21°F 201326%25%
Dec 2525°F8°F51°F 2023-15°F 201326%25%
Dec 2625°F8°F50°F 2023-10°F 201726%25%
Dec 2725°F8°F50°F 2011-14°F 201726%25%
Dec 2824°F7°F44°F 2003-10°F 201726%24%
Dec 2924°F7°F45°F 2024-12°F 200926%24%
Dec 3024°F7°F42°F 2023-18°F 201726%24%
Dec 3124°F6°F53°F 2004-21°F 201726%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waconia, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211468 (Chaska 2NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211065, 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.