Darien climate

Darien Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Delavan Wwtp, 5.4 km from Darien

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.83 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Darien, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.83 in
Snowfall
9.7 in
Record high
67°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-25°FDec 25, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 06 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.2 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°F24°F59°F 19985°F 202510%
Dec 239°F24°F56°F 20126°F 200610%
Dec 339°F24°F60°F 19983°F 200610%
Dec 439°F24°F66°F 2012-4°F 202511%
Dec 538°F23°F64°F 1998-3°F 202511%
Dec 638°F23°F67°F 2001-5°F 200711%
Dec 738°F23°F52°F 1998-8°F 200511%
Dec 837°F22°F52°F 2023-7°F 200512%
Dec 937°F22°F55°F 1991-6°F 199512%
Dec 1036°F22°F53°F 2020-6°F 201312%
Dec 1136°F21°F56°F 2015-4°F 200912%
Dec 1236°F21°F47°F 1998-5°F 201312%
Dec 1335°F21°F59°F 2015-10°F 200013%
Dec 1435°F20°F60°F 2015-13°F 198913%
Dec 1535°F20°F54°F 2011-12°F 198913%
Dec 1634°F20°F67°F 2021-11°F 198913%
Dec 1734°F19°F51°F 2015-3°F 198913%
Dec 1834°F19°F50°F 2002-5°F 200014%
Dec 1933°F19°F52°F 1988-15°F 198914%
Dec 2033°F18°F48°F 2017-17°F 198914%
Dec 2133°F18°F49°F 2015-17°F 198914%
Dec 2232°F18°F47°F 2019-20°F 198914%
Dec 2332°F17°F52°F 2019-20°F 198914%
Dec 2432°F17°F58°F 2015-11°F 202214%
Dec 2532°F17°F54°F 2019-25°F 200015%
Dec 2631°F16°F56°F 2019-25°F 200015%
Dec 2731°F16°F51°F 2019-10°F 201715%
Dec 2831°F16°F52°F 2003-16°F 200015%
Dec 2931°F16°F54°F 2019-14°F 200015%
Dec 3030°F15°F57°F 2022-12°F 201315%
Dec 3130°F15°F56°F 2002-11°F 201315%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Darien, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00472051 (Delavan Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470045, 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.