Dubuque, IA: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 22.1°F in Dubuque, IA, the coldest December since 2016, tied 57th coldest of 152 (with 1893).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 22.1°F; Coldest since 2016; 57th coldest of 152
Precipitation: 0.96 in; Driest since 2014; 35th driest of 152

A normal December in Dubuque, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 26.3°F, between 16.1°F and 30°F in eight years of ten and 1.62 in of precipitation, between 0.83 in and 3.21 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Dubuque, IA since 1874: 22.1°F in 2025; the lowest is 8.6°F, in 1985.

Normal range, 16.1 to 30°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Dubuque, IA from 1873 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	22.1	95	30.8	85	13.5	111	0.96	116	0
2024	27.7	43	34.9	44	20.5	46	1.47	82	0
2023	34.4	4	40.5	8	28.2	5	2.07	44	0
2022	23.1	89	30.8	85	15.4	91	2.39	29	0
2021	31.7	15	39.7	12	23.7	18	1.69	66	0
2020	26.3	59	34.1	52	18.5	67	2.66	23	0
2019	29.9	25	38.3	21	21.5	34	1.39	87	0
2018	29.4	30	36.5	31	22.4	26	2.07	44	0
2017	22.3	93	30.1	92	14.6	100			0
2016	21.1	105	27	123	15.1	95	1.54	78	0
2015	34.2	6	40	10	28.4	4	4.19	2	0
2014	28	38	33.6	60	22.3	29	0.93	120	0
2013	15.5	144	24.2	138	6.9	143	1.24	96	0
2012	28.3	37	36	34	20.7	43	2.37	30	0
2011	30.4	22	37.7	25	23.2	21	2.68	22	0
2010	15.8	141	23.8	143	7.9	141	3.08	11	0
2009	21.2	104	28.3	106	14.1	104	3.75	6	0
2008	16.1	140	26.1	130	6.1	145	3.01	13	0
2007	20.6	110	26.9	125	14.3	102	4.61	1	0
2006	30.8	19	38.7	19	22.9	24	1.62	70	0
2005	17.6	134	23.9	142	11.4	126	1.65	69	0
2004	25.9	66	33.6	60	18.1	73	1.10	104	0
2003	27.5	46	34.3	50	20.7	43	1.81	62	0
2002	27.4	47	35.6	40	19.2	59	0.73	128	0
2001	29.7	27	37.3	27	22.2	30	1.31	91	0
2000	10.4	150	18.2	151	2.5	150	2.15	36	0
1999	25.8	68	34.3	50	17.3	78	0.86	122	0
1998	29.7	27	38.1	22	21.3	38	0.20	152	0
1997	26.5	57	31.5	78	21.4	36	1.07	108	0
1996	20.7	108	27.2	121	14.2	103	1.03	109	0
1995	21.9	98	28.6	104	15.2	93	0.24	150	0
1994	28.9	36	35.4	42	22.5	25	1.73	64	0
1993	26.2	61	32.2	72	20.2	50	0.98	114	0
1992	23.5	84	30.1	92	16.9	80	2.12	37	0
1991	26.3	59	33.4	65	19.2	59	1.59	73	0
1990	20	117	28.1	108	11.9	121	2.86	15	0
1989	13.2	148	21.6	147	4.9	146	0.39	144	0
1988	25.2	77	34.6	47	15.9	86	1.48	81	0
1987	27.8	41	33.6	60	22	31	3.16	9	0
1986	25.7	70	31.1	83	20.3	49	0.68	131	0
1985	8.6	152	18.7	150	-1.4	152	2.20	35	0
1984	27.4	47	36.3	33	18.5	67	2.77	17	0
1983	9.6	151	16.7	152	2.4	151	2.44	26	0
1982	30.5	21	37.8	23	23.1	22	4.14	3	0
1981	22.8	91	31.2	81	14.5	101	1.20	99	0
1980	23.9	81	31.5	78	16.3	83	1.61	72	0
1979	29.6	29	38.8	18	20.4	48	1.34	89	0
1978	19.2	125	26.8	127	11.6	122	2.36	32	0
1977	17.5	135	24.3	137	10.6	132	2.49	25	0
1976	14.7	145	24.7	136	4.7	147	0.45	141	0
1975	26.1	62	33	67	19.3	58	0.30	149	0
1974	25.5	72	31.1	83	19.9	54	1.46	83	0
1973	20.4	113	27.1	122	13.7	106	2.42	28	0
1972	17.2	136	24.2	138	10.3	134	1.93	55	0
1971	27.7	43	33.9	54	21.4	36	4.04	5	0
1970	23.8	82	32.1	76	15.5	90	1.56	75	0
1969	20.3	114	27.4	114	13.3	113	1.89	57	0
1968	20.7	108	27.9	110	13.5	111	2.70	20	0
1967	26	63	33	67	18.9	63	2.28	33	0
1966	24.5	80	30.8	85	18.3	70	2.65	24	0
1965	31	17	39.1	15	23	23	3.33	8	0
1964	20	117	27.4	114	12.5	117	1.16	102	0
1963	11.9	149	20.1	149	3.6	149	0.73	128	0
1962	21.1	105	29.8	94	12.5	117	0.82	125	0
1961	19	128	27	123	11.1	128	2.03	48	0
1960	20.3	114	29	101	11.6	122	1.26	94	0
1959	31.1	16	36.9	29	25.4	13	3.37	7	0
1958	16.8	137	25.1	134	8.5	140	0.66	133	0
1957	29	35	37.2	28	20.8	42	2.79	16	0
1956	25.9	66	33.7	57	18	74	1.10	104	0
1955	18.9	129	26.9	125	10.8	131	0.76	127	0
1954	25.1	78	31.6	77	18.6	66	1.55	76	0
1953	25.7	70	33.9	54	17.5	77	2.96	14	0
1952	26.5	57	32.2	72	20.9	41	2.12	37	0
1951	19.4	122	28.4	105	10.3	134	2.03	48	0
1950	18.3	132	26.2	129	10.4	133	1.52	79	0
1949	28	38	36	34	20.1	51	1.41	86	0
1948	27.1	53	34.9	44	19.2	59	1.86	59	0
1947	27.8	41	35.2	43	20.5	46	1.99	52	0
1946	30.3	24	38.9	16	21.8	32	1.22	98	0
1945	19.3	123	25.6	132	12.9	115	0.83	124	0
1944	20.6	110	27.5	113	13.6	109	1.42	85	0
1943	27.1	53	35.8	37	18.3	70	1.09	106	0
1942	20.6	110	27.4	114	13.7	106	1.69	66	0
1941	32.4	13	38.7	19	26.1	11	2.08	39	0
1940	29.3	31	34.9	44	23.6	19	2.01	51	0
1939	33.3	9	41	4	25.5	12	0.24	150	0
1938	26	63	32.9	69	19.2	59	0.97	115	0
1937	22.9	90	29.3	97	16.4	82	1.18	100	0
1936	29.3	31	37.8	23	20.7	43	2.03	48	0
1935	21.7	102	28.3	106	15.2	93	0.96	116	0
1934	21.9	98	28.9	103	14.1	104	0.99	112	1
1933	26	63	33.8	56	18.2	72	1.62	70	0
1932	23.5	84	31.2	81	15.8	87	1.70	65	0
1931	35.2	3	40.5	8	29.9	3	1.51	80	0
1930	25.5	72	32.2	72	18.7	65	1.24	96	0
1929	25.5	72	32.3	70	18.8	64	0.54	138	0
1928	29.1	33	35.8	37	22.4	26	1.09	106	0
1927	20.3	114	29	101	11.6	122	1.58	74	0
1926	22	97	29.1	98	14.8	96	0.99	112	0
1925	19.9	120	27.3	119	12.6	116	1.66	68	0
1924	16.5	139	23.7	144	9.2	137	1.31	91	0
1923	34.4	4	41.2	3	27.6	6	0.92	121	0
1922	23.8	82	32.2	72	15.4	91	0.41	143	0
1921	27.2	52	34.6	47	19.7	55	2.43	27	0
1920	27.3	50	33.5	64	21.1	40	0.96	116	0
1919	14.3	146	21.3	148	7.4	142	0.63	135	0
1918	33	10	38.9	16	27	9	1.90	56	0
1917	15.8	141	22.6	146	9	139	0.52	139	0
1916	19.3	123	27.6	111	11	129	0.95	119	0
1915	25.5	72	31.3	80	19.7	55	0.36	145	0
1914	18.4	130	25.4	133	11.3	127	1.83	61	0
1913	34.1	8	40.9	6	27.4	7	0.34	147	0
1912	30.6	20	39.4	14	21.5	34	1.00	111	1
1911	31	17	37.6	26	24.3	16	1.95	54	0
1910	23.2	88	30.6	90	15.7	88	0.57	137	0
1909	16.6	138	24	141	9.3	136	2.08	39	0
1908	25.8	68	33.7	57	17.8	75	0.63	135	0
1907	29.1	33	35.9	36	22.4	26	0.67	132	0
1906	26.9	56	33.7	57	20.1	51	2.04	47	0
1905	27.7	43	35.7	39	19.6	57	1.17	101	0
1904	23.4	87	30.8	85	16	85	2.37	30	0
1903	18.4	130	27.6	111	9.2	137	0.85	123	0
1902	21.9	98	28.1	108	15.7	88	2.24	34	0
1901	21.8	101	27.3	119	16.2	84	1.44	84	0
1900	27.4	47	33.6	60	21.2	39	0.42	142	0
1899	23.5	84	30.3	91	16.7	81	1.85	60	0
1898	19.2	125	27.4	114	11	129	0.33	148	0
1897	19.8	121	27.4	114	12.2	120	2.08	39	0
1896	30.4	22	36.7	30	24	17	0.71	130	0
1895	27.9	40	34.1	52	21.8	32	2.75	18	0
1894	32.3	14	40	10	24.6	14	0.35	146	0
1893	22.1	95	29.6	95	14.7	99	1.33	90	0
1892	17.9	133	24.2	138	11.6	122	2.08	39	0
1891	33	10	39.7	12	26.2	10	2.08	39	0
1890	27.3	50	34.4	49	20.1	51	0.82	125	0
1889	37.4	2	44.6	2	30.3	2	1.38	88	0
1888	29.9	25	36.4	32	23.4	20	1.96	53	0
1887	22.8	91	30.7	89	14.8	96	3.07	12	0
1886	15.8	141	24.8	135	6.9	143	1.03	109	0
1885	24.8	79	32.3	70	17.2	79	3.14	10	0
1884	21.4	103	29.1	98	13.7	106	4.08	4	0
1883	27	55	35.6	40	18.5	67	1.88	58	0
1882	22.2	94	29.6	95	14.8	96	1.79	63	0
1881	34.2	6	41	4	27.4	7	1.55	76	0
1880	19.2	125	26	131	12.4	119	1.25	95	0
1879	21	107	29.1	98	13	114	1.28	93	0
1878	20	117	26.5	128	13.6	109	1.12	103	0
1877	40.4	1	46.4	1	34.5	1	2.70	20	0
1876	13.4	147	22.8	145	4.1	148	0.52	139	0
1875	32.7	12	40.9	6	24.5	15	2.71	19	0
1874	25.5	72	33.2	66	17.7	76	0.65	134	0
1873							2.07	44	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1877	40.4
1889	37.4
1931	35.2
2023	34.4
1923	34.4
2015	34.2
1881	34.2
1913	34.1
1939	33.3
1918	33
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1985	8.6
1983	9.6
2000	10.4
1963	11.9
1989	13.2
1876	13.4
1919	14.3
1976	14.7
2013	15.5
2010	15.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	4.61
2015	4.19
1982	4.14
1884	4.08
1971	4.04
2009	3.75
1959	3.37
1965	3.33
1987	3.16
1885	3.14

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	0.20
1995	0.24
1939	0.24
1975	0.30
1898	0.33
1913	0.34
1894	0.35
1915	0.36
1989	0.39
1922	0.41

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 48°F; 23 December 2025
Coldest night: -7°F; 14 December 2025, 4 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.27 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.96 in of precipitation in Dubuque, IA, the driest December since 2014 (2017 excluded: 4 of 31 days missing), tied 35th driest of 152 (with 1935 and 1920).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Dubuque, IA: 48°F on Tuesday 23 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Dubuque, IA: a low of -7°F on Sunday 14 December 2025 and Thursday 4 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Dubuque, IA: 0.27 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.