Grand Rapids, MI: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 26°F in Grand Rapids, MI, the coldest December since 2017, tied 36th coldest of 130 (with 1964).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 26°F; Coldest since 2017; 36th coldest of 130
Precipitation: 2.91 in; Wettest since 2024; 40th wettest of 131

A normal December in Grand Rapids, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 29.9°F, between 25.7°F and 35°F in eight years of ten and 2.44 in of precipitation, between 1.23 in and 3.37 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Grand Rapids, MI since 1894: 26°F in 2025; the lowest is 17.1°F, in 1989.

Normal range, 25.7 to 35°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Grand Rapids, MI from 1893 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	26	94	32.8	83	19.3	101	2.91	40	0
2024	31.3	38	36.5	41	26.2	31	3.08	32	0
2023	38.3	2	43.5	2	33.2	1	1.89	80	0
2022	30.1	48	35.2	57	25.1	41	2.75	45	0
2021	34.5	10	41.2	6	27.8	14	2.23	68	0
2020	32.4	25	38	30	26.9	22	2.81	42	0
2019	33.2	18	39.8	12	26.7	26	4.04	12	0
2018	32.5	24	37.8	32	27.1	20	1.99	77	0
2017	24.4	109	30.9	106	17.8	114	1.96	79	0
2016	27.5	77	32.1	93	23	60	2.96	38	0
2015	39.1	1	45.2	1	33.1	2	3.33	24	0
2014	31.9	31	37.3	36	26.5	29	1.57	96	0
2013	26.1	92	31.4	101	20.8	89	2.70	47	0
2012	35.1	6	41.7	5	28.5	11	2.85	41	0
2011	35	9	40.6	11	29.3	9	2.59	53	0
2010	27.4	78	31.9	94	22.8	62	1.78	90	0
2009	27.9	72	32.8	83	23	60	2.99	35	0
2008	26.2	89	32.7	85	19.7	97	6.27	4	0
2007	29.2	58	34.6	59	23.8	51	3.03	34	0
2006	35.1	6	40.9	8	29.4	8	3.76	17	0
2005	25.8	97	29.5	117	22.1	74	2.43	59	0
2004	27.8	74	34.1	66	21.6	80	2.38	61	0
2003	31.6	35	37.5	33	25.7	35	1.23	113	0
2002	28.1	69	34.4	60	21.9	76	1.97	78	0
2001	33.9	13	39.6	16	28.2	13	2.37	65	0
2000	19	128	25.5	129	12.4	130	2.07	71	0
1999	30.3	46	37.4	35	23.3	56	2.52	55	0
1998	33.3	16	40.8	9	25.7	35	1.20	115	0
1997	31	41	35.4	56	26.7	26	0.98	124	0
1996	28.7	61	33.5	76	23.9	50	2.45	57	0
1995	24.2	114	30.2	113	18.1	111	1.52	100	0
1994	33.2	18	39.7	14	26.6	28	1.11	119	0
1993	27.7	75	34.2	65	21.3	84	1.47	103	0
1992	30.5	42	35.9	49	25.1	41	3.27	28	0
1991	29.4	56	36.4	43	22.4	68	2.63	51	0
1990	30	49	36.9	37	23.1	59	2.97	36	0
1989	17.1	130	24.5	131	9.8	132	0.97	125	0
1988	27.3	80	34.1	66	20.4	91	1.88	83	0
1987	31.5	36	36.1	45	26.9	22	3.29	26	0
1986	29.8	52	34.3	62	25.3	39	1.04	123	0
1985	22.3	122	28.2	124	16.4	121	2.00	75	0
1984	32.1	27	39.2	20	25.1	41	4.37	8	0
1983	19.2	127	25.2	130	13.2	128	2.79	43	0
1982	36.2	4	42.8	3	29.6	6	6.49	3	0
1981	28.7	61	34	68	23.3	56	1.10	120	0
1980	25.1	102	32.5	89	17.6	116	3.60	20	0
1979	32.9	20	39.8	12	26.1	32	2.97	36	0
1978	26.6	85	32.7	85	20.5	90	3.32	25	0
1977	25.9	96	32.4	92	19.4	100	3.35	23	0
1976	19	128	28	125	10.1	131	1.05	122	0
1975	27.3	80	34.4	60	20.2	92	4.02	13	0
1974	28.4	65	32.6	87	24.2	49	1.83	88	0
1973	26.2	89	32.5	89	19.9	95	3.28	27	0
1972	26.5	87	30.9	106	22.2	72	4.96	6	0
1971	32	30	38.3	29	25.7	35	6.63	2	0
1970	25.7	98	33	82	18.4	107	1.89	80	0
1969	24.9	106	31.8	95	18.1	111	0.66	129	0
1968	24.3	112	30.6	109	17.9	113	3.16	29	0
1967	29.9	50	36.3	44	23.5	53	3.60	20	0
1966	29.1	59	35.9	49	22.4	68	4.01	15	0
1965	33.5	15	39.5	17	27.5	16	4.23	9	0
1964	26	94	33.1	80	18.9	102	2.01	74	0
1963	21.3	124	28.6	122	14	127	1.54	98	0
1962	24.4	109	32.6	87	16.3	122	1.84	87	0
1961	27.4	78	33.4	78	21.3	84	1.54	98	0
1960	23.8	116	31	104	16.5	120	0.81	128	0
1959	32.9	20	38.7	25	27.1	20	2.52	55	0
1958	20.5	126	28.3	123	12.7	129	1.33	109	0
1957	31.3	38	39.3	19	23.2	58	2.38	61	0
1956	31.9	31	37.5	33	26.3	30	1.29	111	0
1955	25.4	100	30.8	108	20.1	93	1.18	117	0
1954	28.3	66	33.9	69	22.7	64	2.15	70	0
1953	32.1	27	38.6	26	25.6	38	1.57	96	0
1952	31.3	38	36.6	39	25.9	34	1.46	104	0
1951	26.2	89	33.5	76	18.8	104	3.65	19	0
1950	23.5	117	29.4	119	17.7	115	2.95	39	0
1949	31.5	36	38.4	28	24.6	47	4.53	7	0
1948	29.1	59	35.7	52	22.6	65	2.41	60	0
1947	28.2	67	33.9	69	22.5	67	2.31	66	0
1946	29.9	50	38.5	27	21.4	83	2.38	61	0
1945	22.6	121	30.2	113	14.9	126	1.87	85	0
1944	22.8	119	30.1	115	15.5	124	1.24	112	0
1943	25.2	101	33.2	79	17.1	119	0.36	130	0
1942	24.3	112	29.7	116	18.9	102	2.45	57	0
1941	34.3	12	39.7	14	29	10	1.61	95	0
1940	31.9	31	36.5	41	27.3	18	2.05	72	0
1939	33.9	13	39.4	18	28.5	11	1.09	121	0
1938	30.4	44	35.5	54	25.2	40	1.80	89	0
1937	26.6	85	31.5	99	21.7	78	2.00	75	0
1936	32.4	25	38.8	23	26	33	3.72	18	0
1935	26.1	92	30.4	111	21.8	77	1.65	94	0
1934	26.4	88	31.8	95	21	88	1.51	102	0
1933	28	71	33.8	71	22.2	72	1.74	91	0
1932	29.4	56	36	47	22.8	62	2.68	49	0
1931	35.8	5	41.1	7	30.5	4	2.64	50	0
1930	28.7	61	33.8	71	23.5	53	1.34	108	0
1929	26.9	83	31.5	99	22.3	71	2.71	46	0
1928	31.7	34	36.6	39	26.8	24	2.79	43	0
1927	28.1	69	33.7	74	22.4	68	3.16	29	0
1926	25	105	31.4	101	18.6	105	1.86	86	0
1925	26.7	84	31.7	98	21.7	78	1.52	100	0
1924	23.2	118	29.1	121	17.3	118	1.66	93	0
1923	36.6	3	42.4	4	30.8	3	2.18	69	0
1922	27.7	75	33.7	74	21.6	80	1.40	105	0
1921	30.2	47	35.5	54	25	44	4.14	11	0
1920	32.1	27	36.9	37	27.2	19	4.19	10	0
1919	21.4	123	26.8	128	16.1	123	1.19	116	0
1918	34.5	10	39.1	21	29.9	5	4.02	13	0
1917	21.1	125	26.9	127	15.3	125	0.82	127	0
1916	25.5	99	31.3	103	19.6	99	3.81	16	0
1915	27	82	32.5	89	21.6	80	1.22	114	0
1914	24.6	107	29.4	119	19.9	95	1.89	80	0
1913	35.1	6	40.7	10	29.5	7	0.31	131	0
1912	32.8	22	38.8	23	26.8	24	1.32	110	0
1911	32.8	22	38	30	27.5	16	2.56	54	0
1910	25.1	102	30.3	112	20	94	1.37	107	0
1909	24	115	29.5	117	18.5	106	3.10	31	0
1908	28.5	64	34.3	62	22.6	65	1.88	83	0
1907	29.7	53	35	58	24.4	48	2.60	52	0
1906	28.2	67	34.3	62	22.1	74	2.05	72	0
1905	30.4	44	35.8	51	25	44	1.13	118	0
1904	24.6	107	31	104	18.3	109	1.72	92	0
1903	22.7	120	27.9	126	17.5	117	2.29	67	0
1902			33.1	80	19.7	97	2.69	48	5
1901	24.4	109	30.6	109	18.2	110	2.38	61	0
1900	29.7	53	36	47	23.4	55	0.88	126	0
1899	29.7	53	35.6	53	23.7	52	3.04	33	0
1898	25.1	102	31.8	95	18.4	107	3.51	22	0
1897	27.9	72	33.8	71	21.3	84			3
1896	30.5	42	36.1	45	25	44	1.40	105	0
1895							5.19	5	11
1894	33.3	16	38.9	22	27.6	15			2
1893					21.1	87	6.95	1	5

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	39.1
2023	38.3
1923	36.6
1982	36.2
1931	35.8
2012	35.1
2006	35.1
1913	35.1
2011	35
2021	34.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1989	17.1
2000	19
1976	19
1983	19.2
1958	20.5
1917	21.1
1963	21.3
1919	21.4
1985	22.3
1945	22.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1893	6.95
1971	6.63
1982	6.49
2008	6.27
1895	5.19
1972	4.96
1949	4.53
1984	4.37
1965	4.23
1920	4.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1913	0.31
1943	0.36
1969	0.66
1960	0.81
1917	0.82
1900	0.88
1989	0.97
1997	0.98
1986	1.04
1976	1.05

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 54°F; 28 December 2025
Coldest night: 1°F; 8 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.86 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 2.91 in of precipitation in Grand Rapids, MI, the wettest December since 2024, 40th wettest of 131.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Grand Rapids, MI: 54°F on Sunday 28 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Grand Rapids, MI: a low of 1°F on Monday 8 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Grand Rapids, MI: 0.86 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.