Dunseith climate

Dunseith Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Belcourt Keya Radio, 22.9 km from Dunseith

Average highs run from 27°F on December 1 to 18°F on December 31, and lows from 8°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 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 Dunseith, 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
2°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Snowfall
9.0 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 19 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
10.1 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 127°F8°F52°F 1969-32°F 189319%
Dec 226°F8°F58°F 1969-24°F 194019%
Dec 326°F7°F50°F 1941-26°F 197219%
Dec 425°F7°F48°F 1939-23°F 197219%
Dec 525°F6°F52°F 1939-28°F 193619%
Dec 624°F6°F63°F 1939-33°F 197219%
Dec 724°F6°F55°F 1939-34°F 202219%
Dec 824°F5°F52°F 2023-35°F 191920%
Dec 923°F5°F55°F 1939-38°F 191920%
Dec 1023°F4°F50°F 2015-37°F 197720%
Dec 1123°F4°F58°F 1939-30°F 191720%
Dec 1222°F4°F45°F 1939-32°F 191720%
Dec 1322°F3°F42°F 1954-38°F 191720%
Dec 1422°F3°F49°F 2014-33°F 191720%
Dec 1521°F3°F48°F 1939-32°F 191720%
Dec 1621°F2°F49°F 1997-29°F 200820%
Dec 1721°F2°F47°F 1962-33°F 192220%
Dec 1821°F2°F46°F 1923-37°F 192420%
Dec 1920°F1°F45°F 1962-37°F 191620%
Dec 2020°F1°F40°F 2004-38°F 191620%
Dec 2120°F1°F43°F 1957-36°F 191620%
Dec 2220°F0°F44°F 1936-36°F 198921%
Dec 2319°F0°F47°F 1954-40°F 198321%
Dec 2419°F0°F42°F 2023-38°F 198321%
Dec 2519°F-1°F40°F 2011-34°F 191421%
Dec 2619°F-1°F42°F 1999-44°F 193421%
Dec 2719°F-1°F40°F 2011-38°F 192421%
Dec 2819°F-2°F42°F 1980-37°F 192421%
Dec 2918°F-2°F44°F 1999-41°F 191721%
Dec 3018°F-2°F47°F 1999-38°F 199021%
Dec 3118°F-2°F38°F 1980-42°F 196721%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dunseith, 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 8:12 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:34 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00320626 (Belcourt Keya Radio), 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.