Rolla climate

Rolla Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rolla 1NE, 3.5 km from Rolla

Average highs run from 25°F on December 1 to 16°F on December 31, and lows from 9°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 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 Rolla, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
20°F
Average low
3°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
9.2 in
Record high
64°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-37°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 33 min to 8 h 19 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
8°F
Wind
11.4 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 125°F9°F53°F 1969-18°F 196621%14%
Dec 224°F8°F49°F 1994-19°F 196421%14%
Dec 324°F8°F51°F 1988-22°F 197221%14%
Dec 424°F7°F51°F 1941-19°F 197221%14%
Dec 523°F7°F51°F 1939-20°F 197221%14%
Dec 623°F6°F64°F 1939-30°F 197220%14%
Dec 722°F6°F54°F 1939-26°F 197220%14%
Dec 822°F6°F43°F 1984-22°F 197220%14%
Dec 922°F5°F53°F 1939-30°F 197720%14%
Dec 1021°F5°F47°F 1974-29°F 194820%14%
Dec 1121°F4°F56°F 1939-24°F 194520%14%
Dec 1221°F4°F42°F 1939-24°F 194020%14%
Dec 1320°F4°F43°F 1997-24°F 197320%14%
Dec 1420°F3°F41°F 1997-25°F 198920%14%
Dec 1520°F3°F50°F 1998-28°F 198920%14%
Dec 1619°F3°F50°F 1962-27°F 195120%14%
Dec 1719°F2°F51°F 1939-28°F 195120%14%
Dec 1819°F2°F46°F 1962-28°F 195120%14%
Dec 1918°F2°F44°F 1954-32°F 198920%14%
Dec 2018°F1°F44°F 1957-33°F 198920%14%
Dec 2118°F1°F46°F 1979-34°F 198920%13%
Dec 2218°F1°F50°F 1954-31°F 198320%13%
Dec 2317°F0°F49°F 1940-37°F 198319%13%
Dec 2417°F0°F44°F 1994-35°F 198319%13%
Dec 2517°F0°F50°F 1999-28°F 199619%13%
Dec 2617°F0°F48°F 1947-28°F 199019%13%
Dec 2717°F-1°F44°F 2005-27°F 190419%13%
Dec 2816°F-1°F45°F 1999-23°F 199219%13%
Dec 2916°F-1°F45°F 1999-31°F 193820%13%
Dec 3016°F-1°F43°F 1999-30°F 199020%13%
Dec 3116°F-2°F44°F 1980-37°F 196720%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rolla, 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 8:11 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:32 AM, sunset 4:51 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327664 (Rolla 1NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00327664, 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.