Barnes County Weather in December
Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 19°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to 0°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 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
- 24°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 0.67 in
- Snowfall
- 11.2 in
- Record high
- 64°FDec 6, 1939
- Record low
- -39°FDec 14, 1901
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 48 min to 8 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 30°F | 11°F | 61°F 1969 | -24°F 1893 | 15% | 11% |
| Dec 2 | 30°F | 11°F | 58°F 1969 | -20°F 1978 | 15% | 11% |
| Dec 3 | 29°F | 11°F | 54°F 1941 | -20°F 1978 | 15% | 11% |
| Dec 4 | 29°F | 10°F | 58°F 1965 | -21°F 1964 | 16% | 11% |
| Dec 5 | 29°F | 10°F | 55°F 1965 | -23°F 1964 | 16% | 11% |
| Dec 6 | 28°F | 9°F | 64°F 1939 | -24°F 1972 | 16% | 11% |
| Dec 7 | 28°F | 9°F | 63°F 1939 | -28°F 1972 | 16% | 11% |
| Dec 8 | 27°F | 9°F | 47°F 1984 | -28°F 1960 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 9 | 27°F | 8°F | 59°F 1939 | -25°F 1927 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 10 | 26°F | 8°F | 56°F 1939 | -30°F 1977 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 11 | 26°F | 7°F | 50°F 1925 | -29°F 1945 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 12 | 26°F | 7°F | 51°F 2002 | -23°F 1893 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 13 | 25°F | 7°F | 45°F 2002 | -32°F 1893 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 14 | 25°F | 6°F | 50°F 2002 | -39°F 1901 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 15 | 24°F | 6°F | 51°F 1939 | -25°F 1975 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 16 | 24°F | 5°F | 58°F 1962 | -29°F 1963 | 16% | 13% |
| Dec 17 | 24°F | 5°F | 49°F 1939 | -31°F 1901 | 16% | 13% |
| Dec 18 | 23°F | 5°F | 49°F 1943 | -29°F 1924 | 16% | 13% |
| Dec 19 | 23°F | 4°F | 50°F 1908 | -37°F 1983 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 20 | 22°F | 4°F | 46°F 1957 | -37°F 1983 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 21 | 22°F | 4°F | 45°F 1894 | -33°F 1983 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 22 | 22°F | 3°F | 56°F 1901 | -29°F 1989 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 23 | 21°F | 3°F | 43°F 1954 | -30°F 1983 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 24 | 21°F | 3°F | 50°F 1901 | -34°F 1983 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 25 | 21°F | 2°F | 46°F 1928 | -29°F 1902 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 26 | 21°F | 2°F | 48°F 1999 | -37°F 1990 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 27 | 20°F | 2°F | 51°F 1928 | -37°F 1990 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 28 | 20°F | 1°F | 50°F 1898 | -34°F 1993 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 29 | 20°F | 1°F | 49°F 1999 | -28°F 1988 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 30 | 20°F | 1°F | 54°F 1999 | -36°F 1990 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 31 | 19°F | 0°F | 45°F 1925 | -36°F 1967 | 17% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:18 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00328937 (Valley City 3 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00328937, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.