Marathon climate

Marathon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Pt Dam, 12.4 km from Marathon

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.89 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Marathon, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.89 in
Snowfall
12.7 in
Record high
65°FDec 5, 2012
Record low
-8°FDec 17, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
6.5 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 142°F26°F54°F 20146°F 201317%
Dec 242°F25°F48°F 202317°F 201418%
Dec 341°F25°F51°F 202111°F 202518%
Dec 441°F25°F54°F 201213°F 202418%
Dec 541°F24°F65°F 2012-4°F 202519%
Dec 640°F24°F54°F 20130°F 202519%
Dec 740°F24°F51°F 202220°F 202420%
Dec 840°F24°F53°F 2022-1°F 201920%
Dec 939°F23°F49°F 2023-3°F 202520%
Dec 1039°F23°F53°F 2023-3°F 202521%
Dec 1139°F23°F51°F 20128°F 201621%
Dec 1238°F23°F58°F 2021-1°F 201321%
Dec 1338°F22°F55°F 20154°F 202221%
Dec 1438°F22°F61°F 20154°F 202222%
Dec 1537°F22°F62°F 2015-4°F 201722%
Dec 1637°F22°F54°F 2023-1°F 201722%
Dec 1737°F21°F61°F 2021-8°F 201322%
Dec 1836°F21°F51°F 20239°F 201322%
Dec 1936°F21°F51°F 2025-1°F 202023%
Dec 2036°F21°F51°F 20250°F 201623%
Dec 2136°F20°F54°F 20131°F 201623%
Dec 2235°F20°F64°F 20132°F 202423%
Dec 2335°F20°F63°F 2013-7°F 202424%
Dec 2435°F20°F62°F 20150°F 202224%
Dec 2535°F19°F64°F 20151°F 202224%
Dec 2634°F19°F59°F 20155°F 201225%
Dec 2734°F19°F51°F 20150°F 201725%
Dec 2834°F19°F54°F 20151°F 201725%
Dec 2934°F19°F55°F 20231°F 201725%
Dec 3034°F18°F60°F 2024-2°F 201726%
Dec 3133°F18°F59°F 2022-6°F 201726%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marathon, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:41 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309442 (Whitney Pt Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00303050, 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.