Door County climate

Door County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, 5 km from Door County

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.97 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 Door County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.97 in
Snowfall
13.7 in
Record high
60°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-22°FDec 27, 1933
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 03 min to 8 h 51 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
13.9 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 136°F24°F59°F 19980°F 191933%13%
Dec 236°F23°F56°F 19620°F 193033%13%
Dec 335°F23°F56°F 1962-4°F 191933%14%
Dec 435°F23°F59°F 1998-1°F 194033%14%
Dec 535°F22°F56°F 20014°F 193633%14%
Dec 634°F22°F60°F 20010°F 195533%15%
Dec 734°F22°F49°F 1946-10°F 197233%15%
Dec 833°F21°F48°F 1923-7°F 193633%15%
Dec 933°F21°F58°F 1946-12°F 192733%16%
Dec 1033°F20°F53°F 1938-13°F 191933%16%
Dec 1132°F20°F49°F 2020-10°F 197733%16%
Dec 1232°F20°F56°F 1913-8°F 192733%16%
Dec 1332°F19°F50°F 1913-10°F 197633%17%
Dec 1432°F19°F57°F 1920-13°F 191933%17%
Dec 1531°F19°F51°F 1998-14°F 192633%17%
Dec 1631°F18°F55°F 2021-12°F 191933%17%
Dec 1731°F18°F49°F 1984-11°F 191933%18%
Dec 1830°F18°F46°F 1923-10°F 192233%18%
Dec 1930°F18°F54°F 1923-8°F 191634%18%
Dec 2030°F17°F46°F 1923-16°F 198934%18%
Dec 2129°F17°F49°F 1923-17°F 198934%19%
Dec 2229°F17°F45°F 1918-13°F 191634%19%
Dec 2329°F16°F45°F 1957-19°F 198334%19%
Dec 2429°F16°F50°F 2015-14°F 195134%19%
Dec 2528°F16°F50°F 1936-20°F 193334%19%
Dec 2628°F15°F52°F 2023-20°F 193334%20%
Dec 2728°F15°F50°F 1936-22°F 193334%20%
Dec 2828°F15°F54°F 1984-21°F 193334%20%
Dec 2928°F14°F54°F 1984-17°F 197634%20%
Dec 3027°F14°F48°F 1936-16°F 197634%20%
Dec 3127°F14°F52°F 1965-13°F 196734%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Door County, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478267 (Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478267, 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.