Waunakee Weather in December
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 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
- 65°FDec 1, 1970
- Record low
- -30°FDec 24, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 14 min to 9 h 02 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 37°F | 23°F | 65°F 1970 | -7°F 1976 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 2 | 37°F | 22°F | 60°F 1994 | -8°F 1976 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 3 | 37°F | 22°F | 61°F 1982 | -7°F 1976 | 33% | 21% |
| Dec 4 | 36°F | 22°F | 64°F 2012 | -7°F 1991 | 33% | 21% |
| Dec 5 | 36°F | 21°F | 60°F 2001 | -7°F 1991 | 33% | 21% |
| Dec 6 | 35°F | 21°F | 64°F 2001 | -8°F 1977 | 33% | 22% |
| Dec 7 | 35°F | 21°F | 53°F 1988 | -11°F 1972 | 33% | 22% |
| Dec 8 | 35°F | 20°F | 49°F 1981 | -4°F 1976 | 33% | 23% |
| Dec 9 | 34°F | 20°F | 50°F 1984 | -12°F 1977 | 33% | 23% |
| Dec 10 | 34°F | 20°F | 49°F 2015 | -12°F 1978 | 33% | 23% |
| Dec 11 | 34°F | 20°F | 55°F 2015 | -17°F 1972 | 33% | 24% |
| Dec 12 | 33°F | 19°F | 55°F 2015 | -6°F 2013 | 33% | 24% |
| Dec 13 | 33°F | 19°F | 54°F 1991 | -10°F 1986 | 33% | 24% |
| Dec 14 | 33°F | 19°F | 59°F 2015 | -19°F 1985 | 33% | 24% |
| Dec 15 | 32°F | 18°F | 58°F 1975 | -12°F 1989 | 33% | 25% |
| Dec 16 | 32°F | 18°F | 55°F 1959 | -11°F 1985 | 33% | 25% |
| Dec 17 | 32°F | 18°F | 54°F 1984 | -10°F 1964 | 33% | 25% |
| Dec 18 | 31°F | 18°F | 50°F 1977 | -19°F 1983 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 19 | 31°F | 17°F | 53°F 2002 | -27°F 1983 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 20 | 31°F | 17°F | 51°F 1967 | -25°F 1983 | 33% | 26% |
| Dec 21 | 31°F | 17°F | 54°F 1967 | -22°F 1989 | 32% | 27% |
| Dec 22 | 30°F | 16°F | 44°F 1994 | -22°F 1989 | 32% | 27% |
| Dec 23 | 30°F | 16°F | 50°F 1965 | -27°F 1983 | 32% | 27% |
| Dec 24 | 30°F | 16°F | 54°F 2015 | -30°F 1983 | 32% | 27% |
| Dec 25 | 30°F | 16°F | 54°F 1982 | -13°F 1985 | 32% | 27% |
| Dec 26 | 29°F | 15°F | 55°F 1982 | -29°F 1983 | 32% | 28% |
| Dec 27 | 29°F | 15°F | 44°F 1959 | -28°F 1983 | 32% | 28% |
| Dec 28 | 29°F | 15°F | 63°F 2008 | -12°F 1990 | 32% | 28% |
| Dec 29 | 29°F | 15°F | 62°F 1984 | -15°F 1976 | 32% | 28% |
| Dec 30 | 29°F | 14°F | 46°F 1999 | -15°F 1983 | 32% | 28% |
| Dec 31 | 29°F | 14°F | 55°F 1965 | -17°F 1976 | 33% | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
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 USC00471416, 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.