Sparta Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 in over about 11 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 45°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 3.15 in
- Snowfall
- 3.8 in
- Record high
- 77°FDec 8, 1991
- Record low
- -16°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 49 min to 9 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 49°F | 24°F | 74°F 1982 | 11°F 1985 | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 2 | 49°F | 23°F | 75°F 2021 | 6°F 1985 | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 23°F | 74°F 2012 | 6°F 2006 | 34% | 7% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 23°F | 72°F 2001 | 8°F 2006 | 34% | 8% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 23°F | 74°F 1998 | 9°F 1950 | 34% | 8% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 22°F | 72°F 1946 | -1°F 1950 | 34% | 8% |
| Dec 7 | 47°F | 22°F | 74°F 1966 | -4°F 1950 | 34% | 9% |
| Dec 8 | 47°F | 22°F | 77°F 1991 | 5°F 1995 | 34% | 9% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 22°F | 71°F 1940 | -4°F 1995 | 34% | 9% |
| Dec 10 | 46°F | 21°F | 72°F 2020 | -5°F 1995 | 34% | 10% |
| Dec 11 | 46°F | 21°F | 73°F 1949 | 0°F 1962 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 21°F | 70°F 2015 | -5°F 1962 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 13 | 45°F | 21°F | 77°F 1948 | 2°F 1985 | 35% | 10% |
| Dec 14 | 45°F | 21°F | 69°F 1975 | -5°F 1985 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 15 | 45°F | 21°F | 75°F 2021 | -7°F 1989 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 16 | 45°F | 21°F | 70°F 2006 | -9°F 1989 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 17 | 44°F | 20°F | 68°F 1962 | 0°F 2000 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 18 | 44°F | 20°F | 69°F 1976 | -1°F 1964 | 35% | 11% |
| Dec 19 | 44°F | 20°F | 72°F 1978 | -5°F 1945 | 35% | 12% |
| Dec 20 | 44°F | 20°F | 67°F 1949 | -1°F 1973 | 35% | 12% |
| Dec 21 | 43°F | 20°F | 69°F 2017 | -7°F 1989 | 35% | 12% |
| Dec 22 | 43°F | 20°F | 69°F 1982 | -15°F 1989 | 35% | 12% |
| Dec 23 | 43°F | 20°F | 73°F 2025 | -16°F 1989 | 35% | 12% |
| Dec 24 | 43°F | 20°F | 75°F 2025 | -10°F 1983 | 34% | 13% |
| Dec 25 | 43°F | 20°F | 77°F 2025 | -10°F 1983 | 34% | 13% |
| Dec 26 | 42°F | 20°F | 75°F 2025 | -4°F 1983 | 34% | 13% |
| Dec 27 | 42°F | 20°F | 77°F 2025 | 8°F 2017 | 34% | 13% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 20°F | 73°F 2025 | 5°F 1983 | 34% | 13% |
| Dec 29 | 42°F | 20°F | 70°F 2022 | -5°F 1983 | 34% | 13% |
| Dec 30 | 42°F | 20°F | 72°F 1965 | -10°F 1983 | 34% | 13% |
| Dec 31 | 42°F | 20°F | 76°F 1951 | -6°F 1976 | 34% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236302 (Oldfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013995, 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.