La Crosse, WI: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 20.1°F in La Crosse, WI, the coldest December since 2013, tied 52nd coldest of 153 (with 2009).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 20.1°F; Coldest since 2013; 52nd coldest of 153
Precipitation: 0.92 in; Driest since 2020; 61st driest of 154

A normal December in La Crosse, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 25.6°F, between 16.6°F and 29.3°F in eight years of ten and 1.42 in of precipitation, between 0.51 in and 2.42 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in La Crosse, WI since 1872: 20.1°F in 2025; the lowest is 6.4°F, in 1983.

Normal range, 16.6 to 29.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in La Crosse, WI from 1872 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	20.1	101	28.4	93	11.8	107	0.92	94	0
2024	26.6	38	33.4	47	19.9	33	1.36	65	0
2023	35.3	2	41.7	2	28.9	3	0.96	92	0
2022	21.5	85	28.8	90	14.1	83	2.38	14	0
2021	28.7	23	37.3	15	20.1	29	1.72	44	0
2020	27.6	29	36	24	19.1	41	0.36	143	0
2019	27.2	35	34.9	31	19.6	37	1.43	58	0
2018	29	20	34.6	33	23.5	12	2.01	32	0
2017	21.9	82	28.9	89	14.9	80	0.53	127	0
2016	23.5	73	29.3	85	17.8	59	2.19	21	0
2015	34.2	3	39.4	6	29.1	2	4.93	1	0
2014	28	26	33.5	46	22.4	20	1.10	81	0
2013	15.6	134	23.9	133	7.3	135	1.52	55	0
2012	26	47	33.4	47	18.5	50	1.97	33	0
2011	28.1	25	35.2	27	21	24	1.41	61	0
2010	16.7	128	24.6	123	8.9	128	2.39	13	0
2009	20.1	101	26.8	108	13.4	93	3.36	3	0
2008	14.1	142	24.7	122	3.5	147	2.32	16	0
2007	19.4	109	26.6	111	12.2	104	2.64	9	0
2006	30.8	12	38	13	23.5	12	2.12	24	0
2005	19.7	105	25.8	118	13.7	89	0.56	126	0
2004	23.6	69	32.2	55	15.1	78	1.29	69	0
2003	27.4	32	35.2	27	19.7	36	0.72	109	0
2002	27.7	28	35.5	26	19.9	33	0.36	143	0
2001	29.8	18	37.1	17	22.4	20	0.83	99	0
2000	8.6	151	17	152	0.3	151	1.90	37	0
1999	27.4	32	35.6	25	19.2	39	0.67	116	0
1998	29.2	19	38.1	12	20.2	28	0.30	146	0
1997	28.9	22	34.5	34	23.3	16	0.64	120	0
1996	19.9	103	27.1	107	12.6	102	1.42	59	0
1995	21	92	28.1	95	13.8	88	0.82	100	0
1994	29	20	36.1	23	21.9	22	0.71	110	0
1993	25.2	54	31.5	57	18.9	44	0.75	107	0
1992	23.6	69	30.5	70	16.7	66	1.58	48	0
1991	23.7	67	31.5	57	16	72	1.67	46	0
1990	19	112	28.1	95	9.9	121	2.91	6	0
1989	12.1	148	20.5	145	3.7	146	0.49	131	0
1988	21.8	83	30.5	70	13.1	98	0.78	105	0
1987	27.6	29	33.6	44	21.6	23	1.82	40	0
1986	25.1	55	31.4	61	18.8	45	0.38	141	0
1985							1.18	74	31
1984	21.5	85	29.8	79	13.1	98	2.42	12	0
1983	6.4	153	14	153	-1.2	152	0.68	115	0
1982	27.2	35	34.4	36	20	31	2.03	27	0
1981	19.5	108	27.4	101	11.7	110	0.86	97	0
1980	20.8	93	28.1	95	13.4	93	0.61	122	0
1979	28.2	24	36.4	21	20.1	29	0.67	116	0
1978	19.9	103	28	98	11.8	107	0.93	93	0
1977	17	123	24	131	10	120	1.40	62	0
1976	12.8	144	22.9	141	2.6	149	0.67	116	0
1975	23.7	67	30.4	76	17	64	0.70	113	0
1974	26.5	39	32.5	52	20.6	27	1.39	63	0
1973	18.9	113	26.6	111	11.1	113	1.37	64	0
1972	15.6	134	23	140	8.3	132	2.46	11	0
1971	24.5	60	30.7	69	18.3	52	2.55	10	0
1970	19.4	109	28.2	94	10.6	115	0.97	91	0
1969	22.3	80	29.4	84	15.2	77	1.69	45	0
1968	19.7	105	27.2	106	12.1	105	2.24	18	0
1967	25.3	52	33	51	17.6	62	0.51	129	0
1966	22	81	30.5	70	13.5	91	1.20	71	0
1965	30.5	14	37.5	14	23.5	12	2.02	31	0
1964	17.4	122	26.4	115	8.5	131	0.86	97	0
1963	12.5	146	19.7	148	5.2	142	0.49	131	0
1962	21.4	88	29.2	86	13.7	89	0.30	146	0
1961	18.3	117	26.3	116	10.3	118	0.98	90	0
1960	21.5	85	29.6	83	13.3	96	0.41	140	0
1959	30.6	13	36.7	19	24.5	9	1.45	57	0
1958	15.7	133	24.6	123	6.8	138	0.30	146	0
1957	26.5	39	34.5	34	18.5	50	0.61	122	0
1956	24.5	60	32.3	54	16.8	65	0.53	127	0
1955	15.4	137	24.6	123	6.2	140	0.78	105	0
1954	24.4	64	30.5	70	18.2	53	0.47	134	0
1953	26	47	34.1	39	17.9	57	1.42	59	0
1952	24.9	56	31.1	64	18.7	48	1.36	65	0
1951	18.9	113	27.4	101	10.4	116	0.80	103	0
1950	15.5	136	23.6	136	7.3	135	1.57	49	0
1949	24.6	58	32.5	52	16.7	66	1.20	71	0
1948	23.6	69	31	65	16.1	71	1.79	42	0
1947	22.4	79	29.7	81	15	79	1.54	52	0
1946	25.7	49	33.6	44	17.7	60	1.23	70	0
1945	16.9	126	23.5	137	10.4	116	1.94	36	0
1944	20.3	97	27.3	104	13.2	97	0.89	95	0
1943	25.4	50	34.4	36	16.4	70	0.01	154	0
1942	18.2	118	24.6	123	11.7	110	1.86	38	0
1941	29.9	17	37	18	22.8	18	2.08	25	0
1940	25.4	50	31.7	56	19.1	41	1.55	51	0
1939	30.5	14	38.5	9	22.5	19	0.48	133	0
1938	23.6	69	30.5	70	16.6	69	1.10	81	0
1937	20.7	94	27.3	104	14.1	83	0.64	120	0
1936	26.2	45	34.7	32	17.7	60	1.47	56	0
1935	20.3	97	26.5	114	14.1	83	0.82	100	0
1934	18.5	115	26.6	111	9.6	122	1.12	78	1
1933	21.8	83	30	78	13.5	91	0.59	125	0
1932	20.6	95	29.1	87	12.1	105	2.15	22	0
1931	32.7	6	38.3	11	27	4	2.20	20	0
1930	24.5	60	31	65	18	56	0.26	150	0
1929	22.6	77	29.7	81	15.5	75	0.42	137	0
1928	26.9	37	33.8	41	20	31	1.10	81	0
1927	12.9	143	22.7	142	3.1	148	2.78	7	0
1926	17.6	120	26	117	9.3	123	1.64	47	0
1925	16.3	130	24	131	8.6	129	2.23	19	0
1924	12.6	145	20.3	146	4.8	144	1.57	49	0
1923	32.1	7	40.7	4	23.6	11	1.53	53	0
1922	20.5	96	29.1	87	11.8	107	0.42	137	0
1921	23.5	73	31.5	57	15.5	75	1.08	85	0
1920	25.3	52	31.2	63	19.4	38	1.86	38	0
1919	11.6	149	19.2	150	4	145	0.70	113	0
1918	31	11	36.5	20	25.4	7	1.10	81	0
1917	12.5	146	19.7	148	5.2	142	0.42	137	0
1916	14.9	140	23.5	137	6.3	139	1.20	71	0
1915	23.5	73	29.8	79	17.2	63	0.75	107	0
1914	15.2	138	22.3	144	8	133	0.99	89	0
1913	31.3	10	39.2	7	23.5	12	0.13	153	0
1912	27.4	32	36.2	22	18.7	48	2.13	23	0
1911	27.5	31	34.2	38	20.7	26	3.02	5	0
1910	20.2	99	27.9	99	12.5	103	0.67	116	0
1909	15.2	138	22.6	143	7.7	134	1.80	41	0
1908	22.6	77	30.9	67	14.2	82	1.11	79	0
1907	26.4	43	33.7	42	19.2	39	0.89	95	0
1906	24.2	65	30.2	77	18.1	54	1.79	42	0
1905	26.2	45	33.7	42	18.8	45	1.17	75	0
1904	21.2	90	28.5	92	13.9	87	1.32	67	0
1903	14.9	140	23.7	135	6	141	0.82	100	0
1902	19.7	105	26.7	109	12.8	101	2.03	27	0
1901	18.1	119	24.5	129	11.6	112	0.46	135	0
1900	24.6	58	30.5	70	18.8	45	0.33	145	0
1899	20.2	99	27.4	101	12.9	100	2.08	25	0
1898	15.8	132	24.6	123	7	137	0.29	149	0
1897	16.7	128	24.3	130	9.2	124	0.80	103	0
1896	26.3	44	33.9	40	19	43	0.60	124	2
1895	24.7	57	31.4	61	17.9	57	2.36	15	0
1894	30.3	16	37.2	16	23.3	16	1.03	88	0
1893	18.4	116	26.7	109	10.2	119	2.03	27	0
1892	16.9	126	24.6	123	9.2	124	1.04	87	0
1891	31.5	9	39.1	8	23.9	10	3.27	4	0
1890	26.5	39	35	30	18.1	54	0.38	141	0
1889	33.8	4	41	3	26.6	6	1.95	35	0
1888	28	26	35.1	29	20.8	25	2.03	27	0
1887	21.4	88	28.8	90	14.1	83	1.32	67	0
1886	17	123	25	120	9	126	0.50	130	0
1885	26.5	39	33.3	49	19.8	35	1.97	33	0
1884	17.5	121	23.8	134	11.1	113	2.25	17	0
1883	24.1	66	31.5	57	16.7	66	1.06	86	0
1882	19.4	109	25.4	119	13.4	93	1.13	77	0
1881	33.7	5	40.3	5	27	4	0.26	150	0
1880	15.9	131	23.2	139	8.6	129	0.71	110	0
1879	17	123	24.9	121	9	126	2.67	8	0
1878	21.2	90	27.5	100	14.8	81	0.71	110	0
1877	38.9	1	44	1	33.9	1	1.53	53	0
1876	10.2	150	19.8	147	0.7	150	1.11	79	0
1875	31.6	8	38.5	9	24.7	8	3.43	2	0
1874	24.5	60	33.2	50	15.9	73	0.46	135	0
1873	23.2	76	30.8	68	15.6	74	1.15	76	0
1872	7.8	152	19	151	-3.3	153	0.19	152	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1877	38.9
2023	35.3
2015	34.2
1889	33.8
1881	33.7
1931	32.7
1923	32.1
1875	31.6
1891	31.5
1913	31.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	6.4
1872	7.8
2000	8.6
1876	10.2
1919	11.6
1989	12.1
1963	12.5
1917	12.5
1924	12.6
1976	12.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	4.93
1875	3.43
2009	3.36
1891	3.27
1911	3.02
1990	2.91
1927	2.78
1879	2.67
2007	2.64
1971	2.55

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	0.01
1913	0.13
1872	0.19
1930	0.26
1881	0.26
1898	0.29
1998	0.30
1962	0.30
1958	0.30
1900	0.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 41°F; 23 December 2025, 18 December 2025
Coldest night: -11°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.25 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.92 in of precipitation in La Crosse, WI, the driest December since 2020, 61st driest of 154.
The hottest day of December 2025 in La Crosse, WI: 41°F on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and Thursday 18 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in La Crosse, WI: a low of -11°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in La Crosse, WI: 0.25 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.