Elgin Weather in December
Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 34°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.94 in over about 5 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 53°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 1.94 in
- Snowfall
- 0.8 in
- Record high
- 88°FDec 24, 1955
- Record low
- -8°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 00 min to 9 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 57°F | 34°F | 80°F 1950 | 13°F 1985 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 56°F | 33°F | 79°F 1916 | 10°F 1985 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 56°F | 33°F | 79°F 1916 | 12°F 1929 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 56°F | 33°F | 81°F 1954 | 21°F 1921 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 55°F | 32°F | 80°F 1956 | 15°F 1950 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 55°F | 32°F | 76°F 1939 | 8°F 1950 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 55°F | 32°F | 82°F 1966 | 8°F 1950 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 55°F | 31°F | 78°F 1966 | 6°F 1917 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 54°F | 31°F | 76°F 2003 | 7°F 1919 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 54°F | 31°F | 83°F 1939 | 6°F 1919 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 54°F | 31°F | 80°F 1939 | 7°F 1917 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 54°F | 31°F | 79°F 1973 | 9°F 1932 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 54°F | 30°F | 82°F 1921 | 6°F 1917 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 53°F | 30°F | 81°F 1948 | 5°F 1958 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 53°F | 30°F | 80°F 1929 | 7°F 1985 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 53°F | 30°F | 78°F 1948 | 12°F 1989 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 53°F | 30°F | 77°F 1939 | 7°F 1932 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 53°F | 30°F | 75°F 1977 | 8°F 1964 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 53°F | 29°F | 72°F 1966 | 0°F 1924 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 52°F | 29°F | 71°F 1966 | 5°F 1924 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 52°F | 29°F | 72°F 1949 | -2°F 1989 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 52°F | 29°F | 78°F 1969 | -8°F 1989 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 52°F | 29°F | 72°F 1979 | -6°F 1989 | 15% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 52°F | 29°F | 88°F 1955 | 3°F 1983 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 52°F | 29°F | 75°F 1922 | 5°F 1983 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 52°F | 29°F | 72°F 1929 | 6°F 1983 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 52°F | 29°F | 76°F 1946 | 13°F 1925 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 51°F | 29°F | 73°F 1921 | 0°F 1924 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 51°F | 29°F | 81°F 1951 | 4°F 1983 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 51°F | 29°F | 75°F 1921 | 4°F 1983 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 51°F | 28°F | 81°F 1951 | 5°F 1927 | 14% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00345063 (Lawton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00345063, 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.