Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloomington (Minnesota), United States weather
in December.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 11th 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 Bloomington (Minnesota), United States: daytime highs average -2.2°C and nights cool to about -9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of precipitation on roughly 6 days, which makes December a month with light precipitation (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 52 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Minneapolis (16 km away). In December its highs average -2.5°C, about as warm as Bloomington (Minnesota), United States, with 35 mm of precipitation.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bloomington (Minnesota), United States ranks joint 490th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 72nd of 498 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Bloomington (Minnesota), United States is 12.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.8°C to -5.1°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 36 mm to 26 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
Bloomington (Minnesota), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -5.1°C-13.3°C | -13.3°C | 26 | 6.0 | 9.29 h |
| February | -2.1°C-11.0°C | -11.0°C | 27 | 5.3 | 10.410 h |
| March | 5.0°C-4.4°C | -4.4°C | 54 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 12.7°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 81 | 10.9 | 13.513 h |
| May | 19.6°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 113 | 12.1 | 14.815 h |
| June | 25.0°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 112 | 12.2 | 15.516 h |
| July | 27.4°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 91 | 10.2 | 15.215 h |
| August | 26.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 99 | 9.8 | 14.114 h |
| September | 21.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 82 | 9.4 | 12.613 h |
| October | 13.8°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 64 | 8.5 | 11.011 h |
| November | 4.9°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 49 | 6.8 | 9.610 h |
| December, selected | -2.2°C-9.4°C | -9.4°C | 36 | 6.4 | 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
- Minneapolis in DecemberUnited States · 16 kmHigh -2.5°C · Low -9.7°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Saint Paul in DecemberUnited States · 20 kmHigh -2.2°C · Low -9.6°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Plymouth, United States in DecemberUnited States · 23 kmHigh -2.5°C · Low -9.6°C · 34 mm precipitation
- Brooklyn Park in DecemberUnited States · 29 kmHigh -2.5°C · Low -9.8°C · 35 mm precipitation
- Rochester (Minnesota), United States in DecemberUnited States · 112 kmHigh -1.9°C · Low -9.2°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Duluth in DecemberUnited States · 235 kmHigh -3.2°C · Low -8.8°C · 45 mm precipitation
- Sioux Falls in DecemberUnited States · 309 kmHigh -1.3°C · Low -9.5°C · 27 mm precipitation
- Cedar Rapids in DecemberUnited States · 342 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -7.1°C · 46 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 Bloomington) is explained once on the Bloomington (Minnesota), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.