Marathon climate

Marathon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wausau Dwtn AP, 16.9 km from Marathon

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 in over about 11 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 Marathon, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.54 in
Snowfall
14.4 in
Record high
61°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-26°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 02 min to 8 h 51 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
10.7 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 133°F19°F56°F 1998-8°F 197834%27%
Dec 233°F18°F61°F 1982-13°F 197634%28%
Dec 332°F18°F60°F 1998-11°F 198534%28%
Dec 432°F18°F58°F 2001-8°F 202534%29%
Dec 531°F17°F61°F 2001-10°F 195534%29%
Dec 631°F17°F49°F 1998-21°F 197234%30%
Dec 731°F16°F47°F 2023-25°F 197234%30%
Dec 830°F16°F52°F 1946-14°F 197634%31%
Dec 930°F16°F50°F 1946-18°F 194734%31%
Dec 1030°F15°F51°F 2015-17°F 197834%31%
Dec 1129°F15°F53°F 1949-16°F 197734%32%
Dec 1229°F15°F49°F 1998-10°F 196234%32%
Dec 1329°F14°F49°F 1998-15°F 198534%32%
Dec 1428°F14°F52°F 1998-17°F 198534%33%
Dec 1528°F14°F58°F 2021-18°F 196134%33%
Dec 1628°F13°F56°F 2021-13°F 195134%33%
Dec 1727°F13°F42°F 1966-16°F 198334%33%
Dec 1827°F13°F48°F 2002-23°F 198334%34%
Dec 1927°F12°F41°F 2002-26°F 198334%34%
Dec 2026°F12°F45°F 1967-21°F 198934%34%
Dec 2126°F12°F50°F 1967-25°F 198934%34%
Dec 2226°F12°F45°F 1941-20°F 198334%35%
Dec 2326°F11°F46°F 1941-25°F 198334%35%
Dec 2426°F11°F47°F 2023-25°F 195134%35%
Dec 2525°F11°F50°F 2023-21°F 200034%35%
Dec 2625°F10°F47°F 2023-24°F 199034%35%
Dec 2725°F10°F44°F 2008-21°F 195034%35%
Dec 2825°F10°F48°F 1984-18°F 197634%35%
Dec 2924°F10°F47°F 2023-17°F 197634%36%
Dec 3024°F9°F46°F 2004-19°F 196334%36%
Dec 3124°F9°F47°F 1965-24°F 196734%36%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marathon, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 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 USW00014897 (Wausau Dwtn AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014897, 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.