Minot climate

Minot Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minot Intl AP, 3 km from Minot

Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 6 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 Minot, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
0.31 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
62°FDec 9, 2015
Record low
-36°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 38 min to 8 h 25 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.9 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 132°F14°F58°F 2021-19°F 201416%22%
Dec 232°F14°F56°F 1949-17°F 198516%22%
Dec 331°F13°F53°F 2020-17°F 198516%22%
Dec 431°F13°F58°F 1979-21°F 196416%22%
Dec 531°F13°F53°F 1963-20°F 199416%23%
Dec 630°F12°F55°F 2023-23°F 199416%23%
Dec 730°F12°F53°F 2023-20°F 201316%23%
Dec 829°F12°F55°F 2020-23°F 197716%23%
Dec 929°F11°F62°F 2015-27°F 197716%23%
Dec 1029°F11°F56°F 1987-21°F 197716%23%
Dec 1128°F11°F50°F 2004-18°F 201317%24%
Dec 1228°F10°F51°F 2017-15°F 195617%24%
Dec 1328°F10°F50°F 2002-19°F 194917%24%
Dec 1427°F10°F55°F 1998-23°F 194917%24%
Dec 1527°F9°F51°F 1997-23°F 196317%25%
Dec 1627°F9°F54°F 1962-20°F 195118%25%
Dec 1727°F9°F56°F 1997-22°F 198318%25%
Dec 1826°F8°F51°F 2018-28°F 195118%26%
Dec 1926°F8°F51°F 2004-31°F 198318%26%
Dec 2026°F8°F50°F 2004-32°F 198319%26%
Dec 2126°F8°F49°F 1979-25°F 195119%26%
Dec 2225°F8°F51°F 1954-30°F 198319%27%
Dec 2325°F7°F47°F 2023-36°F 198319%27%
Dec 2425°F7°F47°F 1999-28°F 198319%27%
Dec 2525°F7°F48°F 1999-21°F 199619%27%
Dec 2624°F7°F49°F 2005-23°F 195020%28%
Dec 2724°F6°F50°F 1999-25°F 201720%28%
Dec 2824°F6°F51°F 1999-20°F 199220%28%
Dec 2924°F6°F52°F 1999-24°F 196820%28%
Dec 3024°F6°F44°F 1980-28°F 201720%28%
Dec 3124°F6°F45°F 1963-30°F 196720%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minot, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:36 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024013 (Minot Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024013, 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.