Whitefish weather in December: Whitefish, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Whitefish in December has a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 18°F, a daily mean of 23°F, falling from 32°F on the 1st to 28°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal December, 2.07 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −2°C and low of −8°C, 53 mm of precipitation and 54 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationWhitefish
- Station IDUSC00248902
- Location48.41°N 114.36°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- Population9,256
- Jan 29° 16°
- Feb 34° 16°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 70° 45°
- Jul 81° 50°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 69° 40°
- Oct 53° 31°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 29° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Whitefish in December?
The normal high is 29°F and the normal low 18°F, for a daily mean of 23.4°F. December is 7.4°F cooler than November and 1.0°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Whitefish and the 2nd wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 32°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 20°F and 27°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 32°F | 21°F | 38% | 20% |
| December 8 | 30°F | 19°F | 39% | 21% |
| December 15 | 29°F | 18°F | 41% | 22% |
| December 22 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% |
| December 31 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 30)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 32°F | 21°F | 38% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 32°F | 21°F | 38% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 31°F | 20°F | 38% | 20% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 31°F | 20°F | 38% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 31°F | 20°F | 38% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 31°F | 20°F | 39% | 20% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 30°F | 19°F | 39% | 21% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 30°F | 19°F | 39% | 21% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 30°F | 19°F | 39% | 21% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 30°F | 19°F | 40% | 21% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 29°F | 19°F | 40% | 21% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 29°F | 18°F | 40% | 21% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 29°F | 18°F | 40% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 29°F | 18°F | 40% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 29°F | 18°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 28°F | 18°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 22% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 28°F | 17°F | 41% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 28°F | 16°F | 42% | 23% | 8 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 29°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 18°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.07 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 21.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 8 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 50%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00248902; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Whitefish in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around December 31 (42%). In all, 2.07 in falls on 13 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Whitefish, 31 nights fall to freezing, 17 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 21.2 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 26 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00248902.
How does December in Whitefish compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, December normal highs run from 22°F in Cooke City to 39°F in Geraldine; Whitefish's is 29°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.