Fargo, ND: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 12.7°F in Fargo, ND, the coldest December since 2022, tied 69th coldest of 144 (with 1980).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 12.7°F; Coldest since 2022; 69th coldest of 144
Precipitation: 0.80 in; Wettest since 2023; 51st wettest of 145

A normal December in Fargo, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 17.3°F, between 5.9°F and 23.1°F in eight years of ten and 0.80 in of precipitation, between 0.25 in and 1.72 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Fargo, ND since 1881: 12.7°F in 2025; the lowest is -0.5°F, in 1886.

Normal range, 5.9 to 23.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Fargo, ND from 1881 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	12.7	75	23.1	66	2.2	89	0.80	51	0
2024	19.5	35	26	44	12.9	15	0.63	72	0
2023	31.5	1	37.8	1	25.3	1	3.00	1	0
2022	9	107	16.2	116	1.7	97	1.94	4	0
2021	14.5	68	23.9	60	5	70	1.85	5	0
2020	22	12	31.7	9	12.3	23	0.67	65	0
2019	13.8	70	22.6	71	5.1	69	1.72	11	0
2018	19.8	30	27.5	33	12	29	1.13	29	0
2017	13.8	70	22.9	70	4.7	73	0.77	54	0
2016	16	53	23.5	62	8.5	48	1.27	23	0
2015	23.1	7	29.3	19	16.9	3	0.64	71	0
2014	21.1	15	28.1	32	14.1	9	0.25	123	0
2013	4	134	12.1	139	-4.1	130	1.21	25	0
2012	14.7	62	22.5	73	6.9	56	0.37	105	0
2011	25.3	4	34.6	3	15.9	6	0.36	109	0
2010	10	99	17.5	109	2.5	87	1.75	8	0
2009	9.7	101	16.7	114	2.7	86	1.85	5	0
2008	5.9	126	16.1	119	-4.4	132	1.80	7	0
2007	10.3	95	18.7	101	1.9	96	1.59	14	0
2006	25.6	3	34.9	2	16.2	5	1.06	33	0
2005	17.2	46	23.3	64	11	32	1.32	20	0
2004	18	40	26.3	42	9.7	41	1.01	36	0
2003	19.9	28	26.9	38	12.8	17	1.18	26	0
2002	19.9	28	28.5	26	11.2	31	0.83	47	0
2001	20.1	26	27.5	33	12.7	19	0.22	127	0
2000	-0.2	142	9	143	-9.5	144	0.69	63	0
1999	22.9	8	33	5	12.8	17	0.45	98	0
1998	17.3	44	25.9	45	8.6	46	0.31	115	0
1997	23.4	6	30	14	16.9	3	0.07	141	0
1996	5.9	126	12.7	135	-1	116	1.27	23	0
1995	11.5	85	18.5	103	4.4	78	0.73	60	0
1994	20.7	20	28.5	26	12.9	15	0.20	130	0
1993	16	53	23.7	61	8.2	50	1.00	39	0
1992	10.5	91	17.9	106	3.1	84	0.56	80	0
1991	18.8	38	27.1	36	10.5	36	0.37	105	0
1990	12.2	78	22.2	74	2.2	89	0.77	54	0
1989	4.2	133	13.4	131	-4.9	136	0.24	125	0
1988	15.2	57	24	59	6.3	60	1.11	30	0
1987	20.6	23	26.7	39	14.5	8	0.69	63	0
1986	20.8	18	29.5	16	12.1	27	0.29	120	0
1985	3.9	135	12.6	136	-4.8	134	0.59	76	0
1984	9.6	103	18.7	101	0.5	106	0.90	44	0
1983	-0.3	143	7.1	145	-7.7	142	0.96	40	0
1982	20.9	17	28.3	30	13.5	12	0.17	134	0
1981	8.7	111	16.2	116	1.2	100	0.85	46	0
1980	12.7	75	21.1	80	4.2	79	0.30	117	0
1979	20.7	20	29.3	19	12.1	27	0.14	136	0
1978	7.3	115	16	120	-1.5	119	0.47	92	0
1977	6.5	125	13.1	132	-0.2	111	0.75	58	0
1976	6.9	121	16.2	116	-2.4	126	0.24	125	0
1975	14.8	61	23	69	6.6	58	0.18	133	0
1974	20.8	18	28.2	31	13.5	12	0.32	112	0
1973	10.1	97	16.8	113	3.4	81	1.02	34	0
1972	3.8	136	12.8	134	-5.3	137	1.51	15	0
1971	12.2	78	21.1	80	3.3	83	0.59	76	0
1970	9.3	105	18.4	105	0.1	108	0.47	92	0
1969	15.6	55	24.1	55	7.1	55	0.81	50	0
1968	8.9	109	16.5	115	1.2	100	1.11	30	0
1967	15.1	58	24.1	55	6.1	61	1.36	18	0
1966	11.8	82	21.5	77	2.2	89	0.50	89	0
1965	19.2	36	28.5	26	9.9	40	1.01	36	0
1964	3.8	136	12.2	138	-4.6	133	0.91	43	0
1963	8.5	112	17.9	106	-0.8	113	0.39	103	0
1962	16.6	47	26.4	40	6.8	57	0.30	117	0
1961	10.6	90	18.8	98	2.5	87	0.57	79	0
1960	9.9	100	19.8	91	0.1	108	1.01	36	0
1959	25.9	2	32.9	6	18.9	2	0.53	83	0
1958	10.5	91	18.8	98	2.1	93	0.04	144	0
1957	21.4	13	30.5	11	12.4	21	0.05	142	0
1956	16.6	47	25.5	47	7.8	54	0.31	115	0
1955	5.4	130	13.8	129	-3	127	0.47	92	0
1954	19.7	33	27.1	36	12.3	23	0.25	123	0
1953	14.7	62	23.4	63	6	64	0.70	62	0
1952	18.6	39	26.4	40	10.9	33	0.47	92	0
1951	7.1	120	14.3	128	-0.1	110	2.19	3	0
1950	6.7	123	15.5	122	-2.1	124	0.60	73	0
1949	10.4	94	19.9	89	0.8	103	1.31	21	0
1948	11.7	84	21.4	78	2.1	93	0.37	105	0
1947	10.3	95	19.9	89	0.7	105	0.46	97	0
1946	12.3	77	20.4	86	4.1	80	0.66	66	0
1945	6.9	121	15.7	121	-2	122	0.66	66	0
1944	14.7	62	24.6	51	4.7	73	0.19	132	0
1943	19.8	30	30.7	10	8.9	44	0.10	138	0
1942	7.9	113	17.8	108	-1.9	120	0.65	68	0
1941	21	16	29.5	16	12.4	21	0.22	127	0
1940	18	40	25.9	45	10	39	0.53	83	0
1939	25.2	5	34.5	4	15.8	7	0.39	103	0
1938	16.1	51	24.1	55	8.1	52	0.52	86	0
1937	10.7	89	20.4	86	1	102	0.94	42	0
1936	14.3	69	23.1	66	5.4	67	0.77	54	0
1935	12.1	81	19.5	92	4.7	73	0.60	73	0
1934	11.1	88	19.3	95	2.8	85	0.40	101	0
1933	7.2	118	17.5	109	-3.1	128	1.70	12	0
1932	11.5	85	21	82	2	95	0.14	136	0
1931	21.3	14	28.5	26	14	10	0.21	129	0
1930	19.7	33	27.3	35	12.2	25	0.10	138	0
1929	12.2	78	20	88	4.5	77	0.82	49	0
1928	22.1	11	30.4	13	13.9	11	0.44	99	0
1927	0.5	141	9	143	-7.9	143	2.28	2	0
1926	9	107	19.1	96	-1	116	0.79	52	0
1925	13.5	73	20.8	83	6.1	61	0.40	101	0
1924	2	140	11.1	141	-7	140	0.37	105	0
1923	22.5	9	32.1	8	13	14	0.52	86	0
1922	9.4	104	17.3	111	1.5	99	0.60	73	0
1921	16.5	49	25.1	49	7.9	53	0.35	110	0
1920	17.3	44	24.2	54	10.5	36	0.65	68	0
1919	7.3	115	15.4	123	-0.9	114	0.78	53	0
1918	17.9	42	26.2	43	9.7	41	1.30	22	0
1917	2.7	138	11.3	140	-6	139	0.55	81	0
1916	4.5	132	14.4	127	-5.5	138	1.17	27	0
1915	16.4	50	24.3	52	8.5	48	0.58	78	0
1914	7.7	114	17.3	111	-1.9	120	0.34	111	0
1913	22.4	10	32.4	7	12.5	20	0.02	145	0
1912	17.6	43	28.6	25	6.5	59	0.95	41	0
1911	15.6	55	22.6	71	8.7	45	0.65	68	0
1910	11.8	82	21.4	78	2.2	89	0.42	100	0
1909	6.7	123	12.9	133	0.4	107	1.74	9	0
1908	13.4	74	21.9	75	4.9	71	0.48	91	0
1907	19.8	30	28.8	24	10.7	34	0.51	88	0
1906	8.9	109	18.8	98	-0.9	114	1.16	28	0
1905	14.6	66	23.2	65	6	64	0.30	117	0
1904	14.7	62	24.7	50	4.7	73	0.74	59	0
1903	9.3	105	20.6	84	-2	122	0.90	44	0
1902	9.7	101	18.5	103	0.8	103	1.02	34	0
1901	11.3	87	19.1	96	3.4	81	1.36	18	0
1900	16.1	51	24.1	55	8.2	50	0.54	82	0
1899	13.6	72	21.7	76	5.4	67	0.50	89	0
1898	10.1	97	20.5	85	-0.2	111	0.32	112	0
1897	10.5	91	19.4	94	1.7	97	0.28	121	0
1896	14.6	66	23.1	66	6.1	61	0.73	60	0
1895	15.1	58	24.3	52	6	64	0.15	135	0
1894	20.7	20	29.3	19	12.2	25	0.28	121	0
1893	2.5	139	12.6	136	-7.6	141	1.62	13	0
1892	7.2	118	15	124	-1.4	118	0.47	92	2
1891			28.9	23	9.4	43	1.07	32	4
1890	19.2	36	29.7	15	8.6	46	0.05	142	0
1889	20.4	25	29.2	22	11.5	30	0.83	47	0
1888	20.5	24	30.5	11	10.5	36	0.09	140	0
1887	5.8	128	15	124	-3.4	129	1.74	9	0
1886	-0.5	144	9.2	142	-10.2	145	0.53	83	0
1885	15.1	58	25.4	48	4.8	72	0.32	112	0
1884	5.7	129	13.5	130	-2.1	124	0.76	57	0
1883	7.3	115	19.5	92	-4.8	134	1.47	16	0
1882	5.3	131	14.9	126	-4.3	131	1.37	17	0
1881	20.1	26	29.5	16	10.6	35	0.20	130	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	31.5
1959	25.9
2006	25.6
2011	25.3
1939	25.2
1997	23.4
2015	23.1
1999	22.9
1923	22.5
1913	22.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1886	-0.5
1983	-0.3
2000	-0.2
1927	0.5
1924	2
1893	2.5
1917	2.7
1972	3.8
1964	3.8
1985	3.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2023	3.00
1927	2.28
1951	2.19
2022	1.94
2021	1.85
2009	1.85
2008	1.80
2010	1.75
1909	1.74
1887	1.74

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1913	0.02
1958	0.04
1957	0.05
1890	0.05
1997	0.07
1888	0.09
1943	0.10
1930	0.10
1979	0.14
1932	0.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 46°F; 16 December 2025
Coldest night: -18°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.41 in; 9 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.80 in of precipitation in Fargo, ND, the wettest December since 2023, 51st wettest of 145.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Fargo, ND: 46°F on Tuesday 16 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Fargo, ND: a low of -18°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Fargo, ND: 0.41 in on Tuesday 9 December 2025.