Sidney climate

Sidney Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for E Sidney, 13.5 km from Sidney

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.33 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 Sidney, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
3.33 in
Snowfall
14.9 in
Record high
66°FDec 2, 2006
Record low
-31°FDec 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
91%
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°F24°F65°F 2005-15°F 193618%
Dec 241°F23°F66°F 2006-5°F 198918%
Dec 341°F23°F60°F 1970-20°F 194019%
Dec 440°F23°F62°F 1941-7°F 194419%
Dec 540°F23°F65°F 1941-5°F 202520%
Dec 640°F22°F66°F 1982-8°F 193520%
Dec 739°F22°F61°F 1932-1°F 193521%
Dec 839°F22°F65°F 1951-4°F 193621%
Dec 939°F22°F61°F 1966-6°F 202521%
Dec 1038°F21°F62°F 1966-8°F 202522%
Dec 1138°F21°F64°F 1966-14°F 195822%
Dec 1238°F21°F60°F 1979-18°F 198823%
Dec 1337°F21°F60°F 1979-7°F 198223%
Dec 1437°F20°F61°F 2015-10°F 200523%
Dec 1537°F20°F62°F 2015-11°F 194324%
Dec 1636°F20°F56°F 1971-14°F 191724%
Dec 1736°F19°F59°F 2021-12°F 193225%
Dec 1836°F19°F54°F 1921-17°F 191925%
Dec 1935°F19°F55°F 1966-15°F 191925%
Dec 2035°F18°F59°F 1957-26°F 194226%
Dec 2135°F18°F61°F 1957-23°F 194226%
Dec 2235°F18°F62°F 2018-19°F 194226%
Dec 2334°F18°F63°F 2013-15°F 195927%
Dec 2434°F17°F62°F 2015-22°F 198927%
Dec 2534°F17°F66°F 2015-21°F 196927%
Dec 2634°F17°F60°F 1964-23°F 191428%
Dec 2734°F16°F58°F 1964-21°F 191428%
Dec 2833°F16°F57°F 1982-17°F 196028%
Dec 2933°F16°F65°F 1984-23°F 193329%
Dec 3033°F15°F55°F 2024-31°F 191729%
Dec 3133°F15°F58°F 1992-26°F 191729%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sidney, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00302454 (E Sidney), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00306085, 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.