Duluth, MN: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 11.9°F in Duluth, MN, the coldest December since 2017, tied 39th coldest of 152 (with 1968).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 11.9°F; Coldest since 2017; 39th coldest of 152
Precipitation: 0.71 in; Driest since 2011; 48th driest of 155

A normal December in Duluth, MN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 17.5°F, between 10.1°F and 22.2°F in eight years of ten and 1.27 in of precipitation, between 0.52 in and 2.71 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Duluth, MN since 1874: 11.9°F in 2025; the lowest is 1.8°F, in 1983.

Normal range, 10.1 to 22.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Duluth, MN from 1871 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	11.9	113	20.8	101	2.9	123	0.71	106	0
2024	20	34	26.1	47	14	29	1.34	55	0
2023	30.1	2	35.6	2	24.5	2	3.17	7	0
2022	14	87	20.8	101	7.1	82	3.27	6	0
2021	18.9	47	27.5	29	10.3	56	2.72	11	0
2020	19.7	37	27	34	12.4	45	0.99	83	0
2019	17.4	59	24.9	60	9.9	57	2.69	12	0
2018	21.6	23	28.5	24	14.6	24	1.77	41	0
2017	10.5	124	17.2	133	3.8	114	0.83	99	0
2016	15.9	66	22.3	82	9.5	59	2.07	23	0
2015	26.4	7	31	13	21.8	3	3.70	3	0
2014	21.5	24	26.5	42	16.5	15	1.26	60	0
2013	4.6	145	13	146	-3.9	146	2.88	10	0
2012	18.4	53	26	48	10.7	52	1.44	51	0
2011	21.7	22	29.2	19	14.3	25	0.55	121	0
2010	12.8	100	20	106	5.6	94	2.08	22	0
2009	12.4	105	19.1	114	5.7	92	2.89	9	0
2008	7	140	16.2	139	-2.1	139	1.94	32	0
2007	13.4	97	20.3	105	6.4	87	2.45	17	0
2006	23.8	13	30.1	16	17.5	13	1.22	64	0
2005	17.7	57	22.8	77	12.6	43	2.54	15	0
2004	14	87	23	75	5	102	2.13	21	0
2003	20.5	29	28.2	25	12.8	39	0.54	123	0
2002	20.1	33	27.1	33	13.2	37	0.81	101	0
2001	22.2	20	28.7	22	15.6	19	0.55	121	0
2000	4.4	147	11.4	151	-2.7	143	0.93	85	0
1999	19.7	37	27.5	29	11.9	47	0.23	143	0
1998	18.7	51	26.7	39	10.6	54	1.57	46	0
1997	22.6	17	29.2	19	16.1	16	0.13	153	0
1996	11.2	121	17.6	130	4.8	106	0.86	95	0
1995	12.1	110	19.7	110	4.5	107	1.54	48	0
1994	21.3	26	28.8	21	13.8	30	0.33	137	0
1993	17	62	23.5	69	10.4	55	1.28	59	0
1992	15.9	66	23.7	68	8.1	73	1.23	63	0
1991	15.9	66	24.5	62	7.3	78	0.61	119	0
1990	12.6	103	21.4	92	3.8	114	0.49	127	0
1989	4.1	149	13	146	-4.8	147	0.63	117	0
1988	13.5	94	22.6	79	4.4	110	1.12	74	0
1987	20.4	30	26.9	36	13.8	30	0.67	112	0
1986	18.8	50	26	48	11.6	49	0.45	131	0
1985	3	151	11.5	150	-5.6	151	0.78	104	0
1984	13.2	98	20.9	99	5.4	97	1.91	34	0
1983	1.8	152	10.2	152	-6.7	152	1.97	28	0
1982	19.6	41	26.4	43	12.8	39	1.19	68	0
1981	14.8	80	21.5	90	8	74	0.97	84	0
1980	11.6	118	19.7	110	3.5	119	0.63	117	0
1979	22.2	20	30.2	15	14.2	27	0.16	150	0
1978	10	127	18.7	122	1.4	131	1.19	68	0
1977	11.3	120	18	129	4.5	107	1.31	57	0
1976	4.5	146	14.2	142	-5.2	150	0.39	133	0
1975	11.8	115	19.3	113	4.3	111	0.64	116	0
1974	19.5	43	25.5	56	13.4	35	1.15	72	0
1973	11.6	118	19.1	114	4.2	112	0.69	109	0
1972	7.1	139	14	143	0.3	133	2.02	27	0
1971	14.6	83	21.9	84	7.4	77	1.22	64	0
1970	12.6	103	21.8	86	3.5	119	1.97	28	0
1969	17.4	59	24.2	64	10.7	52	2.67	13	0
1968	11.9	113	20	106	3.7	117	3.70	3	0
1967	16.3	64	24.1	65	8.5	69	0.91	88	0
1966	13.5	94	21.5	90	5.4	97	1.56	47	0
1965	21.1	28	28.1	27	14.1	28	1.67	45	0
1964	8.3	136	19	116	-2.3	140	1.79	40	0
1963	9.6	129	16.5	137	2.7	125	1.08	80	0
1962	14.6	83	23.2	71	6	91	0.90	89	0
1961	12.9	99	20.8	101	5	102	1.26	60	0
1960	12.4	105	20.9	99	3.8	114	0.74	105	0
1959	23.5	15	31	13	16.1	16	2.48	16	0
1958	6.1	142	15.7	140	-3.5	145	0.86	95	0
1957	17.5	58	25.7	52	9.4	60	0.37	135	0
1956	15.4	75	25.2	58	5.6	94	1.43	52	0
1955	8.4	135	17.5	131	-0.7	135	1.89	37	0
1954	19.3	44	25.9	50	12.7	42	0.26	141	0
1953	15.6	73	25.1	59	6.2	89	1.90	36	0
1952	21.2	27	27.3	32	15	21	0.16	150	0
1951	10.9	123	18.7	122	3.2	121	1.71	43	0
1950	7.8	138	16.4	138	-0.8	136	3.69	5	0
1949	12.4	105	21.7	87	3.1	122	1.50	49	0
1948	14	87	22.6	79	5.4	97	1.69	44	0
1947	15.7	71	22.4	81	9.1	63	0.49	127	0
1946	13.9	90	21.4	92	6.5	86	1.14	73	0
1945	11.8	115	18.7	122	4.9	105	0.81	101	0
1944	15.1	78	23.1	73	7.2	79	0.35	136	0
1943	18.1	55	26.9	36	9.2	61	0.13	153	0
1942	12.3	108	18.9	117	5.7	92	1.37	54	0
1941	22.4	19	29.8	17	14.9	22	0.41	132	0
1940	18.9	47	26.3	44	11.5	51	0.51	126	0
1939	26.5	6	33.6	5	19.4	8	0.22	144	0
1938	15.7	71	22.9	76	8.6	68	1.10	77	0
1937	13.7	92	21.2	95	6.2	89	0.89	92	0
1936	17.1	61	25.3	57	8.9	65	2.29	18	0
1935	15.4	75	21.9	84	8.9	65	1.11	75	0
1934	10.5	124	18.9	117	2.2	127	1.94	32	0
1933	8.5	134	18.5	125	-1.4	137	1.34	55	0
1932	12	111	21.3	94	2.8	124	0.71	106	0
1931	26.7	4	32.6	7	20.7	4	0.32	138	0
1930	18.9	47	26.3	44	11.6	49	0.20	145	0
1929	13.6	93	20.5	104	6.7	85	0.92	87	0
1928	19.9	35	26.6	40	13.1	38	1.16	71	1
1927	5.5	144	13.5	145	-2.5	141	1.97	28	0
1926	10.1	126	18.3	127	2	128	1.25	62	0
1925	12.7	102	19.8	109	5.6	94	0.66	113	0
1924	3.7	150	12.3	149	-4.9	148	0.79	103	0
1923	23.9	12	31.3	12	16.6	14	0.82	100	0
1922	11.8	115	19.5	112	4	113	0.90	89	0
1921	15	79	22.7	78	7.2	79	0.69	109	0
1920	19.3	44	24.8	61	13.8	30	1.07	81	0
1919	5.6	143	13	146	-1.8	138	0.30	139	0
1918	23.6	14	28.6	23	18.5	10	2.03	25	0
1917	4.4	147	13.7	144	-5	149	1.07	81	0
1916	8.7	133	16.7	136	0.8	132	0.38	134	0
1915	18.6	52	24.5	62	12.8	39	0.87	93	0
1914	9.4	131	17	134	1.7	130	0.30	139	0
1913	26.7	4	34.1	3	19.3	9	0.17	149	0
1912	17.9	56	26.6	40	9.2	61	2.19	19	0
1911	20.2	32	26.2	46	14.3	25	2.17	20	0
1910	12.8	100	21	98	4.5	107	0.56	120	0
1909	12.3	108	18.4	126	6.3	88	1.83	39	0
1908	15.9	66	23.4	70	8.5	69	0.48	129	0
1907	19.7	37	27.7	28	11.8	48	0.54	123	0
1906	14.7	81	22	83	7.5	76	1.21	67	0
1905	20.3	31	26.9	36	13.6	34	0.07	155	0
1904	14.4	85	21.6	88	7.1	82	0.90	89	0
1903	9.6	129	17.5	131	1.8	129	1.30	58	0
1902	16.4	63	23.9	66	8.9	65	2.03	25	0
1901	14.7	81	21.2	95	8.3	72	0.68	111	0
1900	19.6	41	25.9	50	13.3	36	0.65	115	0
1899	19.1	46	25.7	52	12.5	44	1.18	70	0
1898	13.5	94	21.6	88	5.4	97	0.19	147	0
1897	14.2	86	21.1	97	7.2	79	0.85	97	0
1896	21.5	24	28.2	25	14.7	23	0.84	98	0
1895	19.8	36	25.7	52	13.8	30	0.71	106	0
1894	26.2	8	32.3	8	20.1	6	1.87	38	0
1893	11.2	121	18.9	117	3.6	118	1.91	34	0
1892	13.9	90	20	106	7.8	75	0.15	152	0
1891	26.9	3	33.5	6	20.3	5	3.76	2	0
1890	22.5	18	29.5	18	15.6	19	0.19	147	0
1889	25.6	10	31.4	10	19.8	7	1.77	41	0
1888	24.7	11	31.5	9	17.9	11	0.25	142	0
1887	18.4	53	27	34	9.7	58	2.55	14	0
1886	9.1	132	18.3	127	0	134	0.93	85	0
1885	19.7	37	27.5	29	12	46	0.54	123	0
1884	9.8	128	16.9	135	2.7	125	1.22	64	0
1883	15.4	75	23.8	67	7.1	82	3.02	8	0
1882	15.8	70	23.2	71	8.4	71	1.11	75	0
1881	25.9	9	34.1	3	17.7	12	0.20	145	0
1880	12	111	18.9	117	5	102	1.49	50	0
1879	6.3	141	15.5	141	-3	144	3.89	1	0
1878	16.1	65	23.1	73	9	64	1.09	79	0
1877	32.7	1	38.5	1	26.9	1	1.95	31	0
1876	8.1	137	18.9	117	-2.6	142	0.87	93	0
1875	23.5	15	31.4	10	15.7	18	1.10	77	0
1874	15.5	74	25.7	52	5.2	101	1.40	53	0
1873							0.66	113	31
1872							0.48	129	31
1871							2.05	24	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1877	32.7
2023	30.1
1891	26.9
1931	26.7
1913	26.7
1939	26.5
2015	26.4
1894	26.2
1881	25.9
1889	25.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	1.8
1985	3
1924	3.7
1989	4.1
2000	4.4
1917	4.4
1976	4.5
2013	4.6
1927	5.5
1919	5.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1879	3.89
1891	3.76
2015	3.70
1968	3.70
1950	3.69
2022	3.27
2023	3.17
1883	3.02
2009	2.89
2013	2.88

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1905	0.07
1997	0.13
1943	0.13
1892	0.15
1979	0.16
1952	0.16
1913	0.17
1898	0.19
1890	0.19
1930	0.20
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 43°F; 16 December 2025
Coldest night: -16°F; 14 December 2025, 13 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.20 in; 8 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.71 in of precipitation in Duluth, MN, the driest December since 2011, tied 48th driest of 155 (with 1932 and 1895).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Duluth, MN: 43°F on Tuesday 16 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Duluth, MN: a low of -16°F on Sunday 14 December 2025 and Saturday 13 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Duluth, MN: 0.20 in on Monday 8 December 2025.