Burlington, IA: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 27.5°F in Burlington, IA, the coldest December since 2016, 53rd coldest of 128.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 27.5°F; Coldest since 2016; 53rd coldest of 128
Precipitation: 1.54 in; Wettest since 2024; 64th wettest of 127

A normal December in Burlington, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 30.8°F, between 25.8°F and 34.6°F in eight years of ten and 1.70 in of precipitation, between 0.63 in and 3.88 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Burlington, IA since 1897: 27.5°F in 2025; the lowest is 13.6°F, in 2000.

Normal range, 25.8 to 34.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Burlington, IA from 1897 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	27.5	76	36.5	65	18.5	87	1.54	64	0
2024	32.3	33	39.2	46	25.5	23	1.62	62	0
2023	38.2	2	44.6	6	31.7	3	2.23	29	0
2022	27.7	73	35.9	71	19.4	77	0.78	104	0
2021	37.8	5	47.7	1	27.9	9	0.65	112	0
2020	31	48	39.4	43	22.5	51	1.82	51	0
2019	34.5	14	43.6	9	25.5	23	1.12	88	0
2018	33.1	22	40.8	32	25.4	26	2.38	26	0
2017	27.7	73	36.3	69	19.2	79	0.33	124	0
2016	27.4	77	33.8	95	20.9	68	0.98	94	0
2015	39.2	1	45.5	4	32.9	1	4.51	3	0
2014	32.6	26	38.2	53	27	13	0.66	111	0
2013	23.4	109	32.5	102	14.4	110	1.08	89	0
2012	34	17	41.7	21	26.2	18	2.53	20	0
2011	34	17	41.8	20	26.3	17	3.32	10	0
2010	24.1	105	31.1	111	17.2	95	0.98	94	0
2009	27.6	75	34.6	86	20.5	72	1.96	43	0
2008	26.1	91	36.1	70	16.2	102	3.99	8	0
2007	28.4	70	35	81	21.8	60	2.72	17	0
2006	34.5	14	43.1	12	26	21	1.97	42	0
2005	26	92	33.2	97	18.9	84	1.01	92	0
2004	30.9	49	39.5	42	22.3	52	1.07	90	0
2003	31.9	38	39	48	24.8	29	4.32	5	0
2002	32.4	29	41.5	24	23.3	43	0.79	103	0
2001	34	17	41.9	19	26.1	19	0.98	94	0
2000	13.6	128	21.8	127	5.4	128	1.75	54	0
1999	30.7	50	39.2	46	22.3	52	2.52	21	0
1998	35.2	11	44	7	26.4	16	1.65	58	0
1997	29.3	64	34.2	90	24.4	33	1.52	66	0
1996	26.4	83	34	91	18.7	86	0.40	120	0
1995	27.2	80	35.3	76	19.1	80	0.35	122	0
1994	35.2	11	42.5	16	27.8	11	1.98	39	0
1993	30.2	56	37.3	59	23.2	44	0.72	107	0
1992	28.1	71	35.2	77	21.1	66	3.87	9	0
1991	32	37	40	38	24	37	1.98	39	0
1990	26.2	86	34.5	87	17.9	90	2.46	25	0
1989	16.5	124	25.1	125	7.8	124	0.75	105	0
1988	30.6	51	40.3	36	20.8	69	1.65	58	0
1987	32.4	29	38.3	51	26.5	15	4.18	7	0
1986	31.2	42	37	63	25.1	27	2.04	36	1
1985	16.2	125	26.4	124	5.8	127	1.38	70	3
1984	32.6	26	42.2	18	23.1	46	1.94	44	0
1983	13.9	127	20.8	128	7	126	1.69	56	0
1982	34.4	16	42.4	17	27	13	6.24	1	2
1981	26.2	86	34	91	18.3	88	0.62	115	1
1980	28.8	69	36.4	66	21.2	65	2.93	13	0
1979	32.4	29	41.3	25	23.5	41	0.90	100	0
1978	25.8	94	33.6	96	17.9	90	1.85	50	0
1977	23.3	110	30.8	112	15.8	104	1.30	75	0
1976	21.9	116	33	99	10.9	121	0.08	127	0
1975	30.1	59	37	63	23.2	44	2.67	18	0
1974	29.3	64	35.7	73	23	47	1.16	85	0
1973	24	106	31.5	109	16.5	101	2.82	15	0
1972	22.7	114	30	116	15.3	107	1.35	73	0
1971	32.7	24	39.6	39	25.9	22	4.94	2	0
1970	29.9	62	37.6	55	22.2	55	1.98	39	0
1969	25.1	98	32.1	106	18.1	89	1.15	86	0
1968	25.7	95	34	91	17.4	94	1.91	47	0
1967	30.1	59	37.5	58	22.7	50	1.21	78	0
1966	29	68	36.4	66	21.5	64	2.18	31	0
1965	36.8	7	45.6	3	28.1	8	3.06	11	0
1964	26.4	83	34	91	18.9	84	1.24	76	0
1963	16.2	125	24.8	126	7.7	125	0.83	101	0
1962	24.9	99	34.7	84	15.1	108	0.50	118	0
1961	24.4	102	32.9	100	15.8	104	1.49	67	0
1960	26.2	86	35.5	75	16.8	99	0.70	109	0
1959	34.6	13	41.3	25	27.9	9	1.70	55	0
1958	23.2	111	32.6	101	13.7	112	0.38	121	0
1957	33.4	21	42.7	13	24.1	36	4.24	6	0
1956	30.2	56	38.3	51	22.1	56	1.23	77	0
1955	25.3	97	34.5	87	16.1	103	0.23	125	0
1954	30.3	54	37.6	55	22.9	49	1.01	92	0
1953	31.1	46	40.6	34	21.6	62	1.65	58	0
1952	31.2	42	38	54	24.5	31	1.88	49	0
1951	24.2	103	34.4	89	14.1	111	1.13	87	0
1950	20.2	120	28.7	120	11.7	119	0.34	123	0
1949	31.4	40	41.1	29	21.7	61	2.18	31	0
1948	29.3	64	37.6	55	21	67	1.53	65	0
1947	30.6	51	38.9	49	22.3	52	2.48	22	0
1946	32.3	33	41.7	21	23	47	2.47	24	0
1945	20	121	27.2	122	12.8	117	2.03	37	0
1944	21.1	118	29.2	118	13	116	1.21	78	0
1943	26.4	83	35.2	77	17.6	92	0.45	119	0
1942	23	112	30.3	115	15.6	106	3.00	12	0
1941	35.4	9	42.6	14	28.2	7	1.93	45	0
1940	32.4	29	39.3	45	25.5	23	1.91	47	0
1939	35.3	10	43.4	10	27.3	12	0.75	105	0
1938	30.4	53	37.1	61	23.7	40	1.18	84	0
1937	26.2	86	31.9	108	20.6	71	1.20	82	0
1936	33.6	20	41.2	28	26.1	19	2.11	35	0
1935	23.7	108	30.5	113	17	98	1.37	72	0
1934	26.2	86	32.5	102	20	73	1.20	82	0
1933	32.7	24	41	30	24.5	31	1.63	61	0
1932	27.3	79	35.2	77	19.4	77	2.14	33	0
1931	38	4	43.9	8	32.1	2	2.65	19	0
1930	30	61	35.9	71	24.2	35	0.92	97	0
1929	29.2	67	36.4	66	22	57	1.21	78	0
1928	32.1	36	39.4	43	24.7	30	1.69	56	0
1927	26	92	34.7	84	17.2	95	2.36	28	0
1926	27.4	77	35	81	19.9	76	1.21	78	0
1925	24.7	100	32.3	104	17.2	95	1.78	52	0
1924	22	115	30.4	114	13.7	112	2.78	16	0
1923	38.2	2	45.8	2	30.6	4	1.43	68	0
1922	30.2	56	39.6	39	20.8	69	0.64	114	0
1921	33	23	41.6	23	24.3	34	2.38	26	0
1920	32.2	35	40.5	35	23.9	38	1.02	91	0
1919	21.4	117	29.2	118	13.5	114	0.20	126	0
1918	37.3	6	45	5	29.6	5	1.92	46	0
1917	18.5	123	27	123	10	123	0.91	98	0
1916	23.9	107	35.1	80	12.6	118	1.99	38	0
1915	27	81	34.8	83	19.1	80	0.82	102	0
1914	20.3	119	29.4	117	11.2	120	1.57	63	0
1913	35.8	8	43.3	11	28.4	6	2.89	14	0
1912	31.1	46	40.9	31	21.6	62	0.71	108	1
1911	31.9	38	39.6	39	23.9	38			1
1910	25.4	96	35.6	74	15.1	108	1.39	69	0
1909	19.1	122	27.9	121	10.3	122	4.39	4	0
1908	31.2	42	42.6	14	20	73	0.65	112	3
1907	32.6	26	40.2	37	25	28	1.38	70	0
1906	29.5	63	37.1	61	22	57	2.19	30	0
1905	31.3	41	40.7	33	21.9	59	1.35	73	0
1904	28.1	71	37.2	60	19	83	2.48	22	0
1903	22.8	113	32.3	104	13.3	115	0.70	109	0
1902	26.5	82	33.2	97	19.1	80	2.13	34	1
1901	24.5	101	31.5	109	17.5	93	0.91	98	0
1900	31.2	42	38.9	49	23.5	41	0.54	117	0
1899	30.3	54	41.3	25	20	73	1.76	53	1
1898									5
1897	24.2	103	32	107	16.8	99	0.61	116	3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	39.2
2023	38.2
1923	38.2
1931	38
2021	37.8
1918	37.3
1965	36.8
1913	35.8
1941	35.4
1939	35.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2000	13.6
1983	13.9
1985	16.2
1963	16.2
1989	16.5
1917	18.5
1909	19.1
1945	20
1950	20.2
1914	20.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1982	6.24
1971	4.94
2015	4.51
1909	4.39
2003	4.32
1957	4.24
1987	4.18
2008	3.99
1992	3.87
2011	3.32

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1976	0.08
1919	0.20
1955	0.23
2017	0.33
1950	0.34
1995	0.35
1958	0.38
1996	0.40
1943	0.45
1962	0.50

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 55°F; 28 December 2025, 26 December 2025, 23 December 2025
Coldest night: -7°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 1.24 in; 28 December 2025

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Every answer in words

December 2025 brought 1.54 in of precipitation in Burlington, IA, the wettest December since 2024, 64th wettest of 127.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Burlington, IA: 55°F on Sunday 28 December 2025, Friday 26 December 2025 and Tuesday 23 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Burlington, IA: a low of -7°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Burlington, IA: 1.24 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.