Humboldt climate

Humboldt Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem 5NE, 21.8 km from Humboldt

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 in over about 7 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 Humboldt, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
60°FDec 2, 2012
Record low
-25°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 8 h 59 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
17°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 134°F15°F58°F 2021-1°F 201417%6%
Dec 234°F14°F60°F 20122°F 202518%6%
Dec 333°F14°F56°F 2012-4°F 202518%6%
Dec 433°F14°F49°F 2017-6°F 202518%7%
Dec 532°F13°F52°F 20123°F 201118%7%
Dec 632°F13°F55°F 2023-2°F 201119%7%
Dec 731°F13°F59°F 20232°F 201719%7%
Dec 831°F12°F53°F 20244°F 201619%7%
Dec 930°F12°F57°F 2020-2°F 201619%7%
Dec 1030°F12°F50°F 2015-7°F 201220%7%
Dec 1129°F11°F46°F 2023-3°F 201620%7%
Dec 1229°F11°F47°F 2014-6°F 201620%7%
Dec 1328°F11°F52°F 2014-5°F 201620%8%
Dec 1428°F10°F55°F 2014-10°F 202520%8%
Dec 1528°F10°F53°F 2021-8°F 201620%8%
Dec 1627°F10°F49°F 20185°F 201421%8%
Dec 1727°F9°F47°F 2018-19°F 201621%8%
Dec 1826°F9°F53°F 2011-25°F 201621%8%
Dec 1926°F9°F46°F 2018-3°F 202221%8%
Dec 2026°F8°F43°F 2020-8°F 202221%9%
Dec 2125°F8°F46°F 2023-10°F 202222%9%
Dec 2225°F8°F57°F 2020-20°F 202222%9%
Dec 2325°F8°F52°F 2023-14°F 202222%9%
Dec 2425°F7°F55°F 2023-11°F 202222%9%
Dec 2524°F7°F44°F 2011-9°F 202223%9%
Dec 2624°F7°F52°F 2011-15°F 201723%9%
Dec 2724°F7°F49°F 2025-15°F 201723%9%
Dec 2824°F6°F53°F 2024-5°F 201823%9%
Dec 2924°F6°F53°F 2024-8°F 201423%9%
Dec 3023°F6°F42°F 2016-13°F 201423%9%
Dec 3123°F6°F42°F 2025-20°F 201723%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Humboldt, 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 7:42 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:02 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 USC00395360 (Salem 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397666, 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.