Aurora climate

Aurora Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brookings 2 Ne, 8 km from Aurora

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 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 Aurora, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
6.8 in
Record high
68°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-36°FDec 29, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 07 min to 8 h 55 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
12.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 133°F15°F60°F 1962-20°F 189317%14%
Dec 233°F15°F63°F 1998-18°F 189517%14%
Dec 332°F14°F63°F 1998-20°F 198517%15%
Dec 432°F14°F59°F 1998-20°F 189718%15%
Dec 532°F14°F59°F 1939-20°F 200518%15%
Dec 631°F13°F68°F 1939-22°F 197218%16%
Dec 731°F13°F59°F 2023-21°F 197218%16%
Dec 830°F12°F59°F 2023-24°F 192718%16%
Dec 930°F12°F60°F 1939-22°F 195518%16%
Dec 1029°F12°F56°F 2006-24°F 196618%17%
Dec 1129°F11°F58°F 1913-23°F 196618%17%
Dec 1229°F11°F55°F 1913-24°F 190318%17%
Dec 1328°F11°F57°F 1921-34°F 191718%17%
Dec 1428°F10°F53°F 1912-26°F 190119%18%
Dec 1528°F10°F58°F 1939-23°F 190119%18%
Dec 1627°F9°F61°F 1962-26°F 191419%18%
Dec 1727°F9°F57°F 1962-22°F 192219%18%
Dec 1826°F9°F61°F 1923-31°F 201619%18%
Dec 1926°F8°F54°F 2011-30°F 201619%19%
Dec 2026°F8°F57°F 1941-30°F 191619%19%
Dec 2126°F8°F51°F 1894-33°F 191619%19%
Dec 2225°F8°F49°F 1979-28°F 198919%19%
Dec 2325°F7°F57°F 2020-27°F 198319%19%
Dec 2425°F7°F53°F 2023-21°F 192120%19%
Dec 2524°F7°F50°F 1943-21°F 190220%20%
Dec 2624°F6°F46°F 1905-30°F 191420%20%
Dec 2724°F6°F50°F 1928-24°F 192420%20%
Dec 2824°F6°F52°F 1898-26°F 199320%20%
Dec 2924°F6°F50°F 2002-36°F 191720%20%
Dec 3023°F6°F52°F 1999-28°F 197320%20%
Dec 3123°F5°F58°F 1904-32°F 197320%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Aurora, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00391076 (Brookings 2 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00391076, 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.