Devils Lake climate

Devils Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Devils Lake Kdlr, 0.7 km from Devils Lake

Average highs run from 27°F on December 1 to 17°F on December 31, and lows from 10°F to 0°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.82 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 Devils Lake, 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
5°F
Precipitation
0.82 in
Record high
65°FDec 30, 1930
Record low
-37°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 39 min to 8 h 26 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
10°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 127°F10°F59°F 1969-21°F 192623%
Dec 227°F10°F52°F 1941-20°F 194023%
Dec 327°F9°F56°F 1941-20°F 196423%
Dec 426°F9°F46°F 1939-22°F 196423%
Dec 526°F9°F56°F 1939-20°F 195024%
Dec 625°F8°F64°F 1939-24°F 193624%
Dec 725°F8°F48°F 1952-19°F 192724%
Dec 825°F7°F51°F 1939-24°F 192724%
Dec 924°F7°F58°F 1939-24°F 192724%
Dec 1024°F7°F45°F 1928-22°F 194524%
Dec 1123°F6°F59°F 1939-26°F 194524%
Dec 1223°F6°F43°F 1934-25°F 194025%
Dec 1323°F5°F46°F 2002-22°F 192625%
Dec 1422°F5°F46°F 1998-25°F 192625%
Dec 1522°F5°F51°F 1939-25°F 196325%
Dec 1622°F4°F50°F 1939-26°F 196325%
Dec 1721°F4°F49°F 1939-25°F 192925%
Dec 1821°F4°F51°F 1923-31°F 192926%
Dec 1921°F3°F50°F 1923-28°F 198326%
Dec 2020°F3°F53°F 1923-30°F 198926%
Dec 2120°F3°F42°F 1933-32°F 198926%
Dec 2220°F3°F45°F 1954-29°F 198326%
Dec 2319°F2°F48°F 1936-37°F 198326%
Dec 2419°F2°F41°F 1943-29°F 198326%
Dec 2519°F2°F46°F 1943-28°F 193427%
Dec 2619°F2°F44°F 2005-33°F 193427%
Dec 2718°F1°F43°F 1997-31°F 192427%
Dec 2818°F1°F46°F 1980-30°F 192427%
Dec 2918°F1°F47°F 1999-31°F 193827%
Dec 3018°F1°F65°F 1930-29°F 199027%
Dec 3117°F0°F42°F 1963-36°F 196727%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Devils Lake, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:26 AM, sunset 4:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014912 (Devils Lake Kdlr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014912, 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.