Marquette weather in December: Marquette, Michigan: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Marquette in December has a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 19°F, a daily mean of 24°F, falling from 35°F on the 1st to 27°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal December, 1.98 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −1°C and low of −7°C, 50 mm of precipitation and 54 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationMarquette
- Station IDUSW00014838
- Location46.55°N 87.38°W
- Elevation665 ft (203 m)
- Population21,845
- Jan 25° 12°
- Feb 27° 13°
- Mar 35° 21°
- Apr 46° 31°
- May 59° 41°
- Jun 68° 50°
- Jul 75° 58°
- Aug 74° 58°
- Sep 67° 52°
- Oct 54° 40°
- Nov 41° 29°
- Dec 30° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Marquette in December?
The normal high is 30°F and the normal low 19°F, for a daily mean of 24.4°F. December is 10.1°F cooler than November and 5.9°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Marquette and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 8°F, from 35°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 20°F and 29°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 52%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 35°F | 23°F | 45% | 21% |
| December 8 | 32°F | 21°F | 46% | 20% |
| December 15 | 30°F | 19°F | 47% | 20% |
| December 22 | 29°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% |
| December 31 | 27°F | 15°F | 52% | 20% |
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 | 35°F | 23°F | 45% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 34°F | 23°F | 45% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 34°F | 22°F | 45% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 34°F | 22°F | 45% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 33°F | 22°F | 45% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 33°F | 21°F | 45% | 21% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 33°F | 21°F | 46% | 21% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 32°F | 21°F | 46% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 32°F | 20°F | 46% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 32°F | 20°F | 46% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 31°F | 20°F | 46% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 31°F | 20°F | 46% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 31°F | 19°F | 46% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 31°F | 19°F | 47% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 30°F | 19°F | 47% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 30°F | 18°F | 47% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 30°F | 18°F | 47% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 30°F | 18°F | 48% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 29°F | 18°F | 48% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 29°F | 17°F | 48% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 29°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 29°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 28°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 28°F | 17°F | 50% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 28°F | 16°F | 50% | 19% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 28°F | 16°F | 50% | 19% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 27°F | 16°F | 51% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 27°F | 16°F | 51% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 27°F | 16°F | 51% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 27°F | 15°F | 52% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 27°F | 15°F | 52% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 30°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 19°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.98 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 21.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 8 h 50 min to 8 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 48%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014838; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Marquette in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 48% on average, highest around December 31 (52%). In all, 1.98 in falls on 14 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Marquette, 29 nights fall to freezing, 17 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 21.1 inches.
Snow falls on 13 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 23 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014838.
What are the records for December in Marquette?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1860) is 60°F, on December 19, 1923; the coldest is −20°F, on December 28, 1880. The wettest December brought 8.65 in (1884); the snowiest, 58.0 inches (1893).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 24.4°F: 2021 27.0°F (+2.6), 2022 24.3°F (−0.1), 2023 33.7°F (+9.3), 2024 26.7°F (+2.3), 2025 21.2°F (−3.2). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27.0°F | +2.6°F | 1.37 in |
| 2022 | 24.3°F | −0.1°F | 1.87 in |
| 2023 | 33.7°F | +9.3°F | 2.01 in |
| 2024 | 26.7°F | +2.3°F | 1.70 in |
| 2025 | 21.2°F | −3.2°F | 2.40 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014838; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014838. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Marquette 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; Marquette's is 30°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Marquette in November41°F by day, 29°F at night
- Marquette in January25°F by day, 12°F at night
- Marquette through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Michigan in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- South Haven: Michigan's warmest Decembernormal high 39°F