Michigan weather in December: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In December, Michigan's statewide normal high is 33°F and normal low 20°F; normal highs run from 26°F in Bergland to 39°F in South Haven (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 33°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 20°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 2.17 inDecember
- Warmest place
- 39°Fnormal high, South Haven
- Coolest place
- 26°Fnormal high, Bergland
Where is Michigan warmest and wettest in December?
South Haven has the warmest December afternoons (39°F) and Bergland the coolest (26°F). Bergland gets the most precipitation (3.80 in) and Iron Mountain the least (0.65 in). The most snow falls in Ontonagon (48.1 inches).
Statewide, December averaged 30.1°F in 2021, 26.9°F in 2022, 35.1°F in 2023, 27.9°F in 2024, 22.7°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 26.2°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 37°F | 25°F | 2.25 | 8.9 |
| Grand Rapids | 36°F | 25°F | 2.48 | 20.8 |
| Ann Arbor | 36°F | 22°F | 1.69 | – |
| Lansing | 36°F | 23°F | 1.90 | 11.3 |
| Dearborn | 37°F | 24°F | 2.45 | 4.6 |
| Flint | 35°F | 23°F | 1.89 | 11.4 |
| Kalamazoo | 37°F | 24°F | 1.68 | – |
| Pontiac | 35°F | 23°F | 1.59 | – |
| Kentwood | 35°F | 24°F | 2.52 | – |
| Battle Creek | 36°F | 24°F | 1.43 | – |
| East Lansing | 37°F | 24°F | 1.60 | 7.4 |
| Saginaw | 35°F | 23°F | 1.85 | 11.8 |
| Midland | 34°F | 23°F | 1.95 | – |
| Muskegon | 37°F | 26°F | 2.42 | 22.3 |
| Holland | 37°F | 26°F | 2.11 | – |
| Jackson | 36°F | 24°F | 1.76 | – |
| Burton | 36°F | 21°F | 2.07 | – |
| Port Huron | 36°F | 26°F | 2.17 | 6.7 |
| Marquette | 30°F | 19°F | 1.98 | 21.1 |
| Mount Pleasant | 35°F | 22°F | 2.35 | – |
| Adrian | 36°F | 24°F | 1.87 | – |
| Monroe | 38°F | 24°F | – | – |
| Traverse City | 35°F | 24°F | 1.79 | – |
| Mount Clemens | 37°F | 24°F | 2.19 | 5.9 |
| Owosso | 36°F | 23°F | 2.03 | 9.9 |
| Coldwater | 36°F | 22°F | 2.38 | 9.2 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 31°F | 17°F | 2.80 | 30.4 |
| Escanaba | 31°F | 16°F | 1.37 | 10.2 |
| Ionia | 34°F | 22°F | 2.22 | 14.1 |
| Niles | 38°F | 25°F | 2.74 | 14.5 |
| East Grand Rapids | 36°F | 23°F | 2.76 | 17.0 |
| Farmington | 35°F | 22°F | 2.03 | 7.1 |
| Grand Haven | 37°F | 25°F | 2.44 | – |
| Cadillac | 32°F | 20°F | 2.02 | – |
| Alpena | 34°F | 20°F | 1.87 | 16.9 |
| Howell | 36°F | 21°F | 2.02 | 8.9 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | 37°F | 24°F | 2.36 | 6.9 |
| Alma | 35°F | 22°F | 2.04 | 8.2 |
| Charlotte | 35°F | 22°F | 2.20 | 9.6 |
| Lapeer | 36°F | 22°F | 1.94 | 7.6 |
| Greenville | 36°F | 19°F | 2.37 | 18.8 |
| Saline | 37°F | 21°F | 2.09 | – |
| Benton Harbor | 38°F | 26°F | 2.02 | – |
| Tecumseh | 38°F | 21°F | 2.27 | – |
| Big Rapids | 33°F | 19°F | 2.33 | 14.3 |
| Whitmore Lake | 35°F | 22°F | 2.11 | – |
| Hillsdale | 36°F | 22°F | 2.44 | 9.1 |
| Three Rivers | 36°F | 23°F | 2.35 | 9.3 |
| St. Johns | 36°F | 24°F | 1.82 | – |
| Ludington | 34°F | 22°F | – | – |
| Iron Mountain | 29°F | 13°F | 0.65 | – |
| Hastings | 35°F | 22°F | 2.47 | 16.2 |
| Milford | 36°F | 21°F | 2.10 | – |
| Manistee | 35°F | 24°F | 2.68 | – |
| Ishpeming | 27°F | 12°F | 1.99 | – |
| Milan | 36°F | 24°F | 2.17 | – |
| Dundee | 37°F | 24°F | 2.41 | 8.8 |
| Richmond | 35°F | 23°F | 2.37 | 10.3 |
| Petoskey | 34°F | 23°F | 2.44 | 30.6 |
| Houghton Lake | 32°F | 19°F | 1.76 | 15.1 |
| Dowagiac | 36°F | 23°F | 2.82 | – |
| Chelsea | 36°F | 23°F | 2.08 | 6.0 |
| Frankenmuth | 35°F | 22°F | – | – |
| Eaton Rapids | 36°F | 23°F | 2.01 | – |
| Allegan | 35°F | 22°F | – | – |
| Ironwood | 26°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Cheboygan | 33°F | 21°F | 2.08 | 22.0 |
| Hancock | 28°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Fremont | 34°F | 22°F | 2.49 | – |
| Gaylord | 30°F | 18°F | 1.62 | – |
| Caro | 35°F | 22°F | 2.12 | 11.7 |
| Linden | 34°F | 21°F | 2.10 | – |
| Algonac | 38°F | 23°F | 2.25 | – |
| South Haven | 39°F | 28°F | 2.38 | – |
| Durand | 36°F | 21°F | 1.88 | – |
| Essexville | 35°F | 23°F | 2.08 | – |
| Blissfield | 37°F | 22°F | – | – |
| Gladwin | 34°F | 20°F | 2.20 | 10.6 |
| Corunna | 36°F | 22°F | 1.98 | – |
| Bad Axe | 34°F | 23°F | 2.07 | – |
| Rogers City | 34°F | 21°F | 2.31 | 20.2 |
| Manistique | 31°F | 18°F | 2.42 | – |
| Vassar | 35°F | 22°F | 2.08 | – |
| Sandusky | 34°F | 22°F | – | – |
| East Tawas | 35°F | 21°F | 2.07 | 9.7 |
| Cass City | 34°F | 21°F | 2.00 | 9.0 |
| Montague | 35°F | 25°F | 1.77 | 15.9 |
| West Branch | 33°F | 18°F | 2.15 | 12.6 |
| Charlevoix | 35°F | 25°F | 2.50 | 27.3 |
| St. Ignace | 32°F | 20°F | 2.31 | – |
| Carleton | 38°F | 24°F | 2.28 | – |
| Kalkaska | 31°F | 18°F | 2.16 | 29.7 |
| East Jordan | 35°F | 22°F | 2.24 | 35.4 |
| Morenci | 37°F | 20°F | 2.48 | 6.6 |
| Hart | 35°F | 22°F | 2.60 | 19.6 |
| Manchester | 37°F | 22°F | 2.11 | – |
| Auburn | 35°F | 21°F | – | – |
| Goodrich | 35°F | 22°F | 1.92 | – |
| Grayling | 32°F | 18°F | 1.95 | 20.2 |
| Munising | 29°F | 18°F | 3.44 | 39.1 |
| Yale | 35°F | 20°F | 2.03 | 7.6 |
| Baraga | 29°F | 14°F | – | – |
| Harbor Beach | 34°F | 23°F | 2.27 | 11.5 |
| Mio | 34°F | 19°F | – | – |
| Standish | 34°F | 22°F | 1.58 | – |
| Newberry | 29°F | 17°F | 2.49 | – |
| Kent City | 36°F | 21°F | 2.50 | 15.0 |
| Frankfort | 34°F | 24°F | 2.23 | 23.5 |
| Ontonagon | 30°F | 16°F | 2.90 | 48.1 |
| Hesperia | 36°F | 21°F | 2.63 | 22.5 |
| Lexington | 35°F | 23°F | 2.28 | – |
| Onaway | 32°F | 19°F | 2.14 | 21.6 |
| Lake City | 33°F | 18°F | 1.94 | 16.1 |
| Pellston | 33°F | 18°F | 1.89 | – |
| Stephenson | 31°F | 14°F | – | – |
| Port Austin | 35°F | 23°F | 2.07 | – |
| Atlanta | 32°F | 19°F | 1.92 | – |
| Eau Claire | 38°F | 25°F | 2.36 | 22.6 |
| South Boardman | 32°F | 19°F | – | – |
| Bloomingdale | 37°F | 23°F | 3.03 | 32.8 |
| Northport | 34°F | 24°F | 2.29 | 21.2 |
| Fife Lake | 31°F | 18°F | 2.33 | – |
| Harrisville | 32°F | 21°F | 1.66 | 10.9 |
| Wellston | 33°F | 18°F | 2.65 | 31.8 |
| Boyne Falls | 33°F | 22°F | 2.68 | 31.2 |
| Beulah | 34°F | 23°F | 2.36 | 22.9 |
| Big Bay | 29°F | 18°F | 2.31 | 26.5 |
| Lupton | 33°F | 18°F | 2.14 | – |
| Port Hope | 35°F | 26°F | 1.98 | – |
| Amasa | 27°F | 8°F | 1.64 | – |
| St. James | 33°F | 23°F | – | – |
| Grand Marais | 31°F | 20°F | – | – |
| Chatham | 29°F | 16°F | 2.70 | – |
| Maple City | 34°F | 22°F | 2.67 | 36.0 |
| Garden | 31°F | 16°F | 2.26 | – |
| Copper Harbor | 31°F | 21°F | 1.89 | – |
| Greenland | 29°F | 18°F | 2.77 | – |
| Covington | 26°F | 12°F | 1.82 | – |
| Bergland | 26°F | 11°F | 3.80 | 39.5 |
| Cross Village | 33°F | 22°F | 2.23 | 20.2 |
| Alberta Ford Forestry Center | 27°F | 13°F | 2.08 | – |
| Ann Arbor SE | 36°F | 22°F | 2.64 | 11.9 |
| Ann Arbor University of Michigan | 36°F | 22°F | 2.75 | 12.7 |
| Champion Van Riper Park | 26°F | 10°F | – | – |
| Clarksburg | 27°F | 9°F | 1.63 | 21.1 |
| Copper Harbor Fort Wilkins | 29°F | 18°F | 2.33 | – |
| Cornell (5 mi SE) | 33°F | 16°F | 1.68 | 8.7 |
| Detour Village | 31°F | 19°F | 2.32 | 17.9 |
| Engadine Mdot | 31°F | 14°F | – | – |
| Filion (5 mi NNW) | 33°F | 22°F | 2.17 | – |
| Glennie (2 mi SE) | 33°F | 17°F | 2.28 | 8.2 |
| Gull Lake Biological Station | 37°F | 25°F | 2.52 | – |
| Hale (5 mi SSW) #2 | 33°F | 17°F | – | – |
| Hale Loud Dam | 34°F | 18°F | 1.92 | – |
| Hell | 36°F | 22°F | – | – |
| Herman | 24°F | 13°F | 2.73 | 41.7 |
| Iron Mountain-Kingsford Wastewater Treatment Plant | 29°F | 13°F | 1.76 | 13.0 |
| Jacobsville | 29°F | 16°F | 2.40 | – |
| Ki Sawyer Wastewater Treatment Plant | 29°F | 16°F | 2.13 | – |
| Moran | 32°F | 16°F | 2.62 | 21.3 |
| Munsing Lakeshore | 32°F | 19°F | 2.18 | – |
| NW Michigan Research Farm | 33°F | 25°F | 2.05 | 29.3 |
| Newport (4 mi SSE) | 37°F | 25°F | 2.13 | 8.2 |
| Oil City (2 mi S) | 34°F | 20°F | – | – |
| Old Mission (3 mi SSW) | 35°F | 25°F | 2.00 | – |
| Paradise | 29°F | 17°F | 3.43 | – |
| Paulding | 26°F | 10°F | 1.75 | – |
| Pickford (3 mi NE) | 31°F | 14°F | 2.28 | – |
| Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Plant | 36°F | 24°F | 2.25 | 8.1 |
| Rapid River (4 mi SSE) | 30°F | 16°F | 1.77 | – |
| Rudyard (4 mi N) | 31°F | 17°F | 2.46 | 21.6 |
| Rudyard (5 mi SE) | 30°F | 14°F | 2.38 | – |
| St Ignace Mackinac Bridge | 33°F | 23°F | – | – |
| Stambaugh (2 mi SSE) | 26°F | 9°F | 1.46 | 13.6 |
| Tahquamenon Falls State Park | 29°F | 15°F | 3.64 | 42.7 |
| Tipton (2 mi WNW) | 36°F | 20°F | 2.23 | – |
| Traverse City Munson | 33°F | 22°F | 2.67 | 24.6 |
| Trout Lake (1 mi SW) | 30°F | 17°F | 2.29 | 25.3 |
| Vanderbilt (11 mi ENE) | 31°F | 17°F | 2.15 | 17.5 |
| Watton (2 mi WSW) | 27°F | 13°F | 1.72 | 24.7 |
| White Lake (4 mi E) | 33°F | 20°F | 2.28 | 14.6 |
| Whitefish Point | 31°F | 21°F | 2.37 | 31.0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.