Monona climate

Monona Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Dane Rgnl AP, 8.8 km from Monona

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.63 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 Monona, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.63 in
Snowfall
12.0 in
Record high
68°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-25°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
20°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 137°F23°F62°F 1970-1°F 197133%20%
Dec 237°F22°F62°F 1982-10°F 194033%20%
Dec 337°F22°F65°F 2012-16°F 194033%21%
Dec 436°F22°F61°F 2017-6°F 197733%21%
Dec 536°F21°F64°F 2001-3°F 200733%21%
Dec 635°F21°F56°F 1998-11°F 197233%22%
Dec 735°F21°F60°F 1946-15°F 197233%22%
Dec 835°F20°F63°F 1946-7°F 195833%23%
Dec 934°F20°F60°F 1946-11°F 195833%23%
Dec 1034°F20°F56°F 2015-14°F 195833%23%
Dec 1134°F20°F59°F 1949-17°F 197233%24%
Dec 1233°F19°F53°F 1965-10°F 196233%24%
Dec 1333°F19°F60°F 2015-13°F 197633%24%
Dec 1433°F19°F59°F 1975-12°F 197233%24%
Dec 1532°F18°F68°F 2021-15°F 196133%25%
Dec 1632°F18°F63°F 2021-12°F 197233%25%
Dec 1732°F18°F52°F 1939-13°F 197233%25%
Dec 1831°F18°F53°F 2002-18°F 198332%26%
Dec 1931°F17°F51°F 1988-25°F 198332%26%
Dec 2031°F17°F53°F 1967-17°F 196333%26%
Dec 2131°F17°F54°F 1967-18°F 198932%27%
Dec 2230°F16°F53°F 2019-17°F 198332%27%
Dec 2330°F16°F55°F 1941-21°F 198332%27%
Dec 2430°F16°F52°F 1955-23°F 198332%27%
Dec 2530°F16°F56°F 1982-21°F 200032%27%
Dec 2629°F15°F51°F 2023-22°F 196232%28%
Dec 2729°F15°F55°F 1946-21°F 195032%28%
Dec 2829°F15°F62°F 1984-15°F 200032%28%
Dec 2929°F15°F55°F 2022-12°F 197632%28%
Dec 3029°F14°F56°F 2004-14°F 201332%28%
Dec 3129°F14°F55°F 1965-16°F 196733%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monona, 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 7:09 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014837 (Madison Dane Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014837, 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.