Bottineau County climate

Bottineau County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Upham 3 N, 21.2 km from Bottineau County

Average highs run from 28°F on December 1 to 17°F on December 31, and lows from 9°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 8 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Bottineau County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
22°F
Average low
3°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
10.6 in
Record high
63°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-44°FDec 26, 1934
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 34 min to 8 h 20 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
10°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 128°F9°F52°F 1969-32°F 189323%21%
Dec 227°F8°F58°F 1969-24°F 194023%21%
Dec 327°F8°F50°F 1941-26°F 197223%21%
Dec 426°F8°F48°F 1939-23°F 197223%22%
Dec 526°F7°F52°F 1939-28°F 193624%22%
Dec 626°F7°F63°F 1939-33°F 197224%22%
Dec 725°F6°F55°F 1939-34°F 202224%22%
Dec 825°F6°F52°F 2023-35°F 191924%22%
Dec 924°F5°F55°F 1939-38°F 191924%22%
Dec 1024°F5°F50°F 2015-37°F 197724%22%
Dec 1124°F5°F58°F 1939-30°F 191724%23%
Dec 1223°F4°F45°F 1939-32°F 191724%23%
Dec 1323°F4°F42°F 1954-38°F 191724%23%
Dec 1422°F4°F49°F 2014-33°F 191724%23%
Dec 1522°F3°F48°F 1939-32°F 191724%23%
Dec 1622°F3°F49°F 1997-29°F 200824%23%
Dec 1721°F2°F47°F 1962-33°F 192224%23%
Dec 1821°F2°F46°F 1923-37°F 192424%23%
Dec 1921°F2°F45°F 1962-37°F 191624%23%
Dec 2020°F1°F40°F 2004-38°F 191624%23%
Dec 2120°F1°F43°F 1957-36°F 191624%23%
Dec 2220°F1°F44°F 1936-36°F 198924%23%
Dec 2319°F0°F47°F 1954-40°F 198324%23%
Dec 2419°F0°F42°F 2023-38°F 198324%23%
Dec 2519°F0°F40°F 2011-34°F 191424%23%
Dec 2618°F0°F42°F 1999-44°F 193424%24%
Dec 2718°F-1°F40°F 2011-38°F 192424%24%
Dec 2818°F-1°F42°F 1980-37°F 192424%24%
Dec 2918°F-1°F44°F 1999-41°F 191724%24%
Dec 3018°F-2°F47°F 1999-38°F 199024%24%
Dec 3117°F-2°F38°F 1980-42°F 196724%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bottineau County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:37 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00328913 (Upham 3 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00320941, 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.