Iron River climate

Iron River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brule RS, 14.4 km from Iron River

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.44 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 Iron River, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.44 in
Snowfall
13.4 in
Record high
57°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-20°FDec 30, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 8 h 38 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.7 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 130°F17°F52°F 1998-7°F 201424%
Dec 230°F16°F47°F 2017-1°F 200224%
Dec 330°F16°F57°F 1998-6°F 200425%
Dec 429°F15°F52°F 2015-9°F 202525%
Dec 529°F15°F56°F 2001-2°F 200526%
Dec 628°F14°F44°F 2012-14°F 200726%
Dec 728°F14°F49°F 2023-19°F 201326%
Dec 828°F14°F49°F 2023-16°F 201326%
Dec 927°F13°F49°F 2020-10°F 201326%
Dec 1027°F13°F47°F 2020-10°F 201927%
Dec 1127°F12°F47°F 1998-14°F 201927%
Dec 1226°F12°F49°F 1998-12°F 202427%
Dec 1326°F11°F46°F 2021-12°F 202527%
Dec 1426°F11°F54°F 2023-9°F 202527%
Dec 1525°F10°F55°F 2021-14°F 201028%
Dec 1625°F10°F55°F 2021-18°F 200828%
Dec 1725°F10°F44°F 2025-12°F 200828%
Dec 1824°F9°F44°F 2025-17°F 200828%
Dec 1924°F9°F43°F 2006-12°F 200428%
Dec 2024°F8°F43°F 2006-9°F 199928%
Dec 2124°F8°F43°F 2003-12°F 199928%
Dec 2223°F8°F45°F 2019-14°F 200828%
Dec 2323°F7°F46°F 2023-15°F 200428%
Dec 2423°F7°F51°F 2023-19°F 200428%
Dec 2523°F7°F50°F 2023-15°F 200028%
Dec 2622°F6°F49°F 2011-17°F 201728%
Dec 2722°F6°F45°F 2024-18°F 201729%
Dec 2822°F5°F44°F 2003-16°F 201729%
Dec 2922°F5°F45°F 1999-14°F 201329%
Dec 3022°F5°F44°F 2004-20°F 201329%
Dec 3121°F5°F44°F 2004-19°F 201329%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Iron River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471131 (Brule RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094929, 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.