Watertown climate

Watertown Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chaska 2NW, 23.9 km from Watertown

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 Watertown, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • 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
64°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-33°FDec 19, 1983
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°F55°F 1962-8°F 197524%19%
Dec 233°F17°F64°F 1998-19°F 197624%20%
Dec 333°F17°F57°F 1962-21°F 198524%20%
Dec 432°F16°F60°F 1998-15°F 199124%21%
Dec 532°F16°F52°F 2001-16°F 199125%21%
Dec 631°F15°F57°F 2001-19°F 197225%21%
Dec 731°F15°F45°F 1965-20°F 197225%22%
Dec 831°F15°F46°F 1990-17°F 197825%22%
Dec 930°F14°F50°F 1990-16°F 197825%22%
Dec 1030°F14°F49°F 1999-22°F 197725%23%
Dec 1129°F13°F44°F 2002-14°F 196126%23%
Dec 1229°F13°F48°F 1980-14°F 200026%23%
Dec 1329°F13°F47°F 1998-19°F 198526%23%
Dec 1428°F12°F49°F 1998-18°F 198526%24%
Dec 1528°F12°F55°F 1998-20°F 196126%24%
Dec 1628°F11°F46°F 1959-19°F 196326%24%
Dec 1727°F11°F50°F 1962-23°F 198326%24%
Dec 1827°F11°F44°F 1962-27°F 198326%24%
Dec 1927°F10°F46°F 1997-33°F 198326%24%
Dec 2026°F10°F46°F 1967-28°F 198326%25%
Dec 2126°F10°F48°F 1967-26°F 198926%25%
Dec 2226°F9°F39°F 1985-24°F 198326%25%
Dec 2326°F9°F40°F 1994-31°F 198326%25%
Dec 2425°F9°F38°F 1994-28°F 198326%25%
Dec 2525°F8°F43°F 1994-22°F 196826%25%
Dec 2625°F8°F48°F 2011-29°F 199626%25%
Dec 2725°F8°F46°F 1959-30°F 199626%25%
Dec 2824°F7°F42°F 1994-18°F 199326%24%
Dec 2924°F7°F40°F 1965-18°F 199326%24%
Dec 3024°F7°F54°F 1999-24°F 197626%24%
Dec 3124°F6°F41°F 1965-28°F 197626%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watertown, 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 USC00211107, 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.