Bennett County climate

Bennett County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Martin, 6.3 km from Bennett County

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.63 in over about 3 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 Bennett County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.63 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
72°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-40°FDec 21, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.8 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 140°F18°F67°F 1970-7°F 198010%9%
Dec 239°F17°F72°F 2021-15°F 198010%9%
Dec 339°F17°F66°F 1998-14°F 196410%9%
Dec 438°F17°F69°F 2017-16°F 190910%9%
Dec 538°F17°F70°F 1939-14°F 201310%10%
Dec 638°F16°F70°F 1939-28°F 197210%10%
Dec 737°F16°F64°F 1918-21°F 190910%10%
Dec 837°F16°F66°F 1939-30°F 191710%10%
Dec 937°F16°F72°F 1939-36°F 191910%10%
Dec 1036°F16°F64°F 2006-22°F 197210%10%
Dec 1136°F15°F68°F 1939-22°F 191410%10%
Dec 1236°F15°F65°F 1990-20°F 193210%10%
Dec 1336°F15°F65°F 2014-25°F 191711%10%
Dec 1436°F15°F62°F 1924-25°F 196311%10%
Dec 1535°F15°F67°F 1998-21°F 192211%10%
Dec 1635°F15°F64°F 1939-26°F 192211%10%
Dec 1735°F14°F65°F 1939-31°F 192211%10%
Dec 1835°F14°F64°F 1998-29°F 198311%10%
Dec 1935°F14°F59°F 1917-30°F 192411%10%
Dec 2035°F14°F70°F 1941-26°F 192411%10%
Dec 2135°F14°F62°F 1933-40°F 198311%10%
Dec 2234°F14°F64°F 1933-35°F 198311%10%
Dec 2334°F14°F63°F 1933-39°F 198311%10%
Dec 2434°F14°F57°F 1936-38°F 198311%10%
Dec 2534°F14°F63°F 1963-30°F 198311%10%
Dec 2634°F13°F61°F 1979-16°F 199611%10%
Dec 2734°F13°F65°F 1980-21°F 192011%10%
Dec 2834°F13°F58°F 1931-20°F 194111%10%
Dec 2934°F13°F61°F 1965-25°F 194611%10%
Dec 3034°F13°F60°F 2002-27°F 199011%10%
Dec 3134°F13°F57°F 1963-23°F 191111%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bennett County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:12 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395281 (Martin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253355, 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.