Escanaba weather in December: Escanaba, Michigan: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Escanaba in December has a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 16°F, a daily mean of 24°F, falling from 36°F on the 1st to 28°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 1.37 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 0°C and low of −9°C, 35 mm of precipitation and 26 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationEscanaba
- Station IDUSW00014824
- Location45.72°N 87.09°W
- Elevation590 ft (180 m)
- Population12,296
- Jan 26° 8°
- Feb 28° 8°
- Mar 37° 18°
- Apr 47° 29°
- May 60° 41°
- Jun 71° 51°
- Jul 77° 56°
- Aug 76° 55°
- Sep 68° 49°
- Oct 55° 37°
- Nov 42° 27°
- Dec 31° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Escanaba in December?
The normal high is 31°F and the normal low 16°F, for a daily mean of 23.8°F. December is 11.0°F cooler than November and 6.9°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Escanaba and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 8°F, from 36°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 19°F and 28°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 36°F | 22°F | 28% | 14% |
| December 8 | 33°F | 19°F | 28% | 13% |
| December 15 | 31°F | 17°F | 28% | 13% |
| December 22 | 29°F | 14°F | 28% | 12% |
| December 31 | 28°F | 12°F | 29% | 12% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 36°F | 22°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 2 | 35°F | 21°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 3 | 35°F | 21°F | 28% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 4 | 34°F | 21°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 34°F | 20°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 34°F | 20°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 33°F | 19°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 33°F | 19°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 33°F | 19°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 32°F | 18°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 32°F | 18°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 32°F | 18°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 32°F | 17°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 31°F | 17°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 31°F | 17°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 31°F | 16°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 31°F | 16°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 30°F | 16°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 30°F | 15°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 30°F | 15°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 30°F | 15°F | 28% | 13% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 29°F | 14°F | 28% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 29°F | 14°F | 28% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 29°F | 14°F | 28% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 29°F | 14°F | 28% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 29°F | 13°F | 29% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 28°F | 13°F | 29% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 28°F | 13°F | 29% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 28°F | 12°F | 29% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 28°F | 12°F | 29% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 28°F | 12°F | 29% | 12% | 8 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 31°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 16°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.37 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 10.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h to 8 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 54%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014824; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Escanaba in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around December 31 (29%). In all, 1.37 in falls on 9 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Escanaba, 30 nights fall to freezing, 16 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 10.2 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014824.
What are the records for December in Escanaba?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1874) is 58°F, on December 6, 2001; the coldest is −23°F, on December 28, 1880. The wettest December brought 4.34 in (1884); the snowiest, 38.6 inches (2019).
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014824. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Escanaba compare across Michigan?
Across the 140 places PlainClimate covers in Michigan, December normal highs run from 26°F in Bergland to 39°F in South Haven; Escanaba's is 31°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.