Nelson Weather in December
Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 in over about 5 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
- 39°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 1.02 in
- Snowfall
- 4.0 in
- Record high
- 74°FDec 6, 1939
- Record low
- -26°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 31 min to 9 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 22°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 45°F | 20°F | 73°F 1995 | -1°F 1985 | 15% | 8% |
| Dec 2 | 44°F | 20°F | 68°F 1956 | -3°F 1985 | 15% | 8% |
| Dec 3 | 44°F | 20°F | 71°F 2012 | -10°F 1919 | 15% | 8% |
| Dec 4 | 43°F | 19°F | 69°F 1916 | -1°F 1902 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 5 | 43°F | 19°F | 68°F 1989 | -1°F 2005 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 6 | 42°F | 19°F | 74°F 1939 | -9°F 1950 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 7 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 1894 | -8°F 1950 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 8 | 42°F | 18°F | 63°F 1984 | -9°F 1909 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 9 | 41°F | 18°F | 63°F 2015 | -11°F 1919 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 10 | 41°F | 18°F | 68°F 1993 | -22°F 1919 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 11 | 40°F | 18°F | 64°F 1990 | -9°F 1914 | 16% | 10% |
| Dec 12 | 40°F | 17°F | 64°F 1990 | -15°F 1932 | 16% | 10% |
| Dec 13 | 40°F | 17°F | 61°F 1980 | -13°F 1961 | 16% | 10% |
| Dec 14 | 39°F | 17°F | 62°F 1988 | -14°F 1901 | 16% | 10% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 17°F | 62°F 2006 | -16°F 1989 | 16% | 10% |
| Dec 16 | 39°F | 16°F | 72°F 2021 | -17°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 17 | 39°F | 16°F | 68°F 1900 | -11°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 18 | 38°F | 16°F | 65°F 1976 | -14°F 1897 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 19 | 38°F | 16°F | 65°F 1976 | -19°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 20 | 38°F | 16°F | 65°F 1894 | -20°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 21 | 38°F | 16°F | 62°F 1933 | -18°F 1916 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 22 | 37°F | 15°F | 65°F 1933 | -24°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 23 | 37°F | 15°F | 68°F 1933 | -26°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 24 | 37°F | 15°F | 72°F 1964 | -26°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 25 | 37°F | 15°F | 66°F 2021 | -18°F 2022 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 26 | 37°F | 15°F | 64°F 1999 | -10°F 1983 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 27 | 37°F | 15°F | 66°F 2025 | -13°F 2017 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 28 | 37°F | 15°F | 62°F 2013 | -12°F 2017 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 29 | 37°F | 14°F | 65°F 2002 | -14°F 1939 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 30 | 36°F | 14°F | 69°F 1956 | -9°F 1990 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 31 | 36°F | 14°F | 67°F 2004 | -17°F 1968 | 17% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00258320 (Superior), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253735, 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.