La Crosse climate

La Crosse Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John H Kerr Dam, 21.1 km from La Crosse

Average highs run from 58°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.43 in over about 10 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 La Crosse, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.43 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
81°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
5°FDec 21, 1963
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 41 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
5.1 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 158°F35°F74°F 197014°F 197629%1%
Dec 257°F35°F78°F 201416°F 196929%1%
Dec 357°F35°F75°F 199116°F 196030%1%
Dec 457°F34°F75°F 195015°F 196630%1%
Dec 556°F34°F77°F 199816°F 196630%1%
Dec 656°F34°F75°F 200119°F 197430%1%
Dec 756°F34°F81°F 199810°F 195431%1%
Dec 855°F34°F80°F 199811°F 195431%1%
Dec 955°F33°F77°F 195115°F 197031%1%
Dec 1055°F33°F73°F 195113°F 196831%1%
Dec 1155°F33°F81°F 20077°F 196832%1%
Dec 1254°F33°F73°F 19716°F 196832%1%
Dec 1354°F33°F80°F 20076°F 196232%1%
Dec 1454°F33°F74°F 195610°F 196232%2%
Dec 1554°F32°F75°F 194811°F 196232%2%
Dec 1653°F32°F73°F 19716°F 195832%2%
Dec 1753°F32°F79°F 19717°F 196333%2%
Dec 1853°F32°F70°F 20069°F 195133%2%
Dec 1953°F32°F76°F 198411°F 196333%2%
Dec 2053°F31°F75°F 198412°F 196433%2%
Dec 2152°F31°F65°F 19705°F 196333%2%
Dec 2252°F31°F69°F 20138°F 196333%2%
Dec 2352°F31°F71°F 19497°F 196033%2%
Dec 2452°F31°F73°F 20257°F 202233%2%
Dec 2552°F31°F74°F 20155°F 198333%2%
Dec 2651°F31°F77°F 19555°F 198332%2%
Dec 2751°F30°F75°F 19826°F 198032%2%
Dec 2851°F30°F76°F 201513°F 195132%2%
Dec 2951°F30°F74°F 197113°F 201732%2%
Dec 3051°F30°F72°F 19849°F 197032%2%
Dec 3151°F30°F78°F 20198°F 198332%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crosse, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00444414 (John H Kerr Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00444414, 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.