Ellsworth Weather in December
Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 22°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.36 in over about 8 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 27°F
- Average low
- 10°F
- Precipitation
- 1.36 in
- Snowfall
- 8.7 in
- Record high
- 66°FDec 2, 1998
- Record low
- -25°FDec 26, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 04 min to 8 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 32°F | 15°F | 50°F 1990 | 3°F 1991 | 24% | 12% |
| Dec 2 | 32°F | 15°F | 66°F 1998 | -3°F 1991 | 24% | 13% |
| Dec 3 | 31°F | 15°F | 60°F 1998 | 1°F 1991 | 24% | 13% |
| Dec 4 | 31°F | 14°F | 60°F 2012 | -7°F 1991 | 24% | 13% |
| Dec 5 | 31°F | 14°F | 60°F 2001 | -9°F 1991 | 24% | 14% |
| Dec 6 | 30°F | 13°F | 63°F 2001 | -8°F 2007 | 25% | 14% |
| Dec 7 | 30°F | 13°F | 45°F 2023 | -7°F 2005 | 25% | 14% |
| Dec 8 | 29°F | 13°F | 53°F 2024 | -8°F 2013 | 25% | 15% |
| Dec 9 | 29°F | 12°F | 51°F 1990 | -8°F 1995 | 25% | 15% |
| Dec 10 | 28°F | 12°F | 52°F 1990 | -8°F 1995 | 25% | 15% |
| Dec 11 | 28°F | 12°F | 56°F 1949 | -9°F 1995 | 25% | 15% |
| Dec 12 | 28°F | 11°F | 49°F 1998 | -10°F 1995 | 24% | 16% |
| Dec 13 | 27°F | 11°F | 45°F 1999 | -14°F 2000 | 24% | 16% |
| Dec 14 | 27°F | 11°F | 48°F 1998 | -15°F 2010 | 24% | 16% |
| Dec 15 | 27°F | 10°F | 54°F 1998 | -15°F 2010 | 24% | 16% |
| Dec 16 | 26°F | 10°F | 60°F 2021 | -12°F 2008 | 24% | 17% |
| Dec 17 | 26°F | 10°F | 46°F 2006 | -12°F 2008 | 24% | 17% |
| Dec 18 | 26°F | 9°F | 43°F 1997 | -17°F 2016 | 24% | 17% |
| Dec 19 | 25°F | 9°F | 47°F 2011 | -21°F 2016 | 24% | 17% |
| Dec 20 | 25°F | 9°F | 43°F 2006 | -17°F 1989 | 24% | 18% |
| Dec 21 | 25°F | 8°F | 42°F 2015 | -20°F 1989 | 24% | 18% |
| Dec 22 | 24°F | 8°F | 41°F 2003 | -20°F 1989 | 24% | 18% |
| Dec 23 | 24°F | 8°F | 46°F 2020 | -22°F 1990 | 24% | 18% |
| Dec 24 | 24°F | 7°F | 48°F 2023 | -22°F 1990 | 24% | 19% |
| Dec 25 | 24°F | 7°F | 53°F 2023 | -24°F 2000 | 24% | 19% |
| Dec 26 | 23°F | 7°F | 53°F 2023 | -25°F 2000 | 24% | 19% |
| Dec 27 | 23°F | 6°F | 49°F 2011 | -21°F 1990 | 24% | 19% |
| Dec 28 | 23°F | 6°F | 45°F 1994 | -13°F 1993 | 24% | 19% |
| Dec 29 | 23°F | 6°F | 44°F 2013 | -13°F 1993 | 24% | 20% |
| Dec 30 | 23°F | 6°F | 50°F 1999 | -17°F 2013 | 24% | 20% |
| Dec 31 | 22°F | 5°F | 50°F 2004 | -18°F 2013 | 24% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00472556 (Ellsworth 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216822, 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.