Climate averages 1991–2020
Appleton weather
in December.
A freezing month with moderate precipitation: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Appleton: daytime highs average -1.1°C and nights cool to about -7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of precipitation on roughly 7 days, which makes December a month with moderate precipitation (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 56 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Green Bay (42 km away). In December its highs average -0.6°C, about as warm as Appleton, with 45 mm of precipitation.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Appleton ranks 487th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 99th of 498 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Appleton is 11.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 3.4°C to -4.5°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 45 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Appleton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -4.5°C-12.3°C | -12.3°C | 37 | 7.8 | 9.39 h |
| February | -2.6°C-11.1°C | -11.1°C | 34 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| March | 4.2°C-5.2°C | -5.2°C | 59 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.4°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 81 | 11.1 | 13.413 h |
| May | 18.5°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 85 | 10.8 | 14.715 h |
| June | 24.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 89 | 10.4 | 15.515 h |
| July | 26.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 86 | 10.1 | 15.215 h |
| August | 25.3°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 85 | 9.9 | 14.014 h |
| September | 21.2°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 72 | 9.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 13.7°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 72 | 9.5 | 11.011 h |
| November | 5.8°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 56 | 8.2 | 9.710 h |
| December, selected | -1.1°C-7.7°C | -7.7°C | 45 | 7.2 | 8.99 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Green Bay in DecemberUnited States · 42 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -7.2°C · 45 mm precipitation
- Waukesha in DecemberUnited States · 140 kmHigh 0.8°C · Low -5.7°C · 50 mm precipitation
- Milwaukee in DecemberUnited States · 142 kmHigh 1.1°C · Low -3.5°C · 55 mm precipitation
- Madison in DecemberUnited States · 154 kmHigh -0.1°C · Low -7.4°C · 48 mm precipitation
- Racine in DecemberUnited States · 178 kmHigh 1.6°C · Low -2.6°C · 68 mm precipitation
- Kenosha in DecemberUnited States · 193 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -2.4°C · 71 mm precipitation
- Waukegan in DecemberUnited States · 216 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -2.4°C · 78 mm precipitation
- Rockford in DecemberUnited States · 228 kmHigh 1.1°C · Low -6.0°C · 53 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Appleton) is explained once on the Appleton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.