Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 18.9°F in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN, the coldest December since 2022, tied 68th coldest of 154 (with 2017 and 1962).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 18.9°F; Coldest since 2022; 68th coldest of 154
Precipitation: 1.66 in; Wettest since 2023; 29th wettest of 155

A normal December in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 22.9°F, between 13.7°F and 27.6°F in eight years of ten and 1.05 in of precipitation, between 0.43 in and 2.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN since 1872: 18.9°F in 2025; the lowest is 3.7°F, in 1983.

Normal range, 13.7 to 27.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Minneapolis-St Paul, 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	18.9	85	27.3	80	10.5	94	1.66	29	0
2024	24.7	32	30.7	45	18.7	24	1.27	50	0
2023	34.3	1	40.4	1	28.3	1	2.28	11	0
2022	18	93	24.3	105	11.6	80	1.82	24	0
2021	24.5	36	32.5	31	16.4	45	1.95	19	0
2020	25.3	26	32.9	26	17.6	36	0.76	87	0
2019	23.2	51	30.4	48	16	48	1.83	22	0
2018	25.8	22	31.6	37	20	17	1.53	35	0
2017	18.9	85	25.2	97	12.5	74	0.79	83	0
2016	20.9	68	27	83	14.8	56	2.14	14	0
2015	30.2	4	35.1	13	25.2	3	2.32	9	0
2014	24.3	41	29.6	52	18.9	19	0.86	79	0
2013	12.4	136	19.9	139	4.9	133	1.46	42	0
2012	23.4	47	30.6	46	16.2	47	1.64	30	0
2011	27.8	15	34.4	16	21.2	13	0.99	71	0
2010	16.4	112	22.4	128	10.4	95	2.79	3	0
2009	17.3	101	23.2	116	11.4	84	1.83	22	0
2008	13.5	130	23	118	4	138	1.15	59	0
2007	16.6	111	23.4	112	9.7	103	1.48	38	0
2006	29.1	9	35.8	9	22.4	8	2.13	15	0
2005	19.4	80	24.7	104	14.1	62	0.97	75	0
2004	22.5	55	30.2	50	14.9	54	0.44	121	0
2003	25	29	31	40	18.9	19	0.62	103	0
2002	26.2	19	33.6	21	18.8	21	0.22	143	0
2001	27.6	17	34.5	14	20.7	14	0.74	90	0
2000	7.6	151	14.4	152	0.8	148	1.23	53	0
1999	25.6	24	33.5	23	17.7	32	0.33	132	0
1998	24.6	35	34.5	14	14.6	58	0.46	116	0
1997	26.9	18	33.6	21	20.2	16	0.31	135	0
1996	13.7	129	21.3	131	6.1	128	1.75	27	0
1995	19.1	82	26.2	86	12	77	1.15	59	0
1994	24.5	36	31.8	36	17.1	41	0.53	112	0
1993	22.1	57	28.8	64	15.5	51	0.55	110	0
1992	21.2	63	28.5	66	13.8	64	1.05	64	0
1991	21.1	64	29.4	54	12.9	71	1.05	64	0
1990	16.9	104	25.9	93	7.9	115	1.01	70	0
1989	10.6	144	18.5	142	2.6	143	0.42	124	0
1988	20.5	70	29.6	52	11.4	84	0.67	97	0
1987	24.9	31	31.1	39	18.8	21	1.25	52	0
1986	24.7	32	31.3	38	18.1	29	0.31	135	0
1985	7.7	150	17.2	148	-1.9	150	1.20	57	0
1984	17.9	95	26.2	86	9.6	104	2.24	12	0
1983	3.7	154	11.1	154	-3.8	154	1.53	35	0
1982	25.6	24	33.2	24	18.1	29	4.27	1	0
1981	17.5	98	25.1	100	9.9	100	0.92	77	0
1980	19.8	77	27.4	78	12.2	76	0.24	141	0
1979	26	21	34.2	18	17.7	32	0.33	132	0
1978	15.1	120	23.5	110	6.8	124	0.88	78	0
1977	14.4	126	20.9	132	7.9	115	1.15	59	0
1976	13.5	130	23.6	109	3.5	141	0.51	115	0
1975	21.3	62	28.1	71	14.5	59	0.79	83	0
1974	24.4	38	30.9	44	17.8	31	0.35	131	0
1973	16.7	109	23.1	117	10.2	98	1.10	62	0
1972	11.2	142	18.5	142	4	138	1.57	33	0
1971	18.4	88	25.6	95	11.1	87	0.70	94	0
1970	18.2	89	26.5	85	9.9	100	0.43	122	0
1969	20.3	73	27.5	77	13	67	2.06	16	0
1968	16.9	104	24.2	106	9.6	104	2.21	13	0
1967	21.7	60	29.9	51	13.6	65	0.45	119	0
1966	18.1	91	25.2	97	11	89	1.02	68	0
1965	28	14	34.4	16	21.6	12	1.23	53	0
1964	14.8	124	22.8	120	6.8	124	1.08	63	0
1963	10	145	17.8	145	2.1	145	0.60	106	0
1962	18.9	85	27.6	76	10.3	97	0.26	138	0
1961	15.3	118	24.8	102	5.8	130	1.60	31	0
1960	16.8	106	26	90	7.6	119	0.55	110	0
1959	30.1	5	36.8	7	23.4	6	1.28	49	0
1958	15.9	114	24.2	106	7.5	120	0.21	144	0
1957	25.3	26	32.3	32	18.2	27	0.24	141	0
1956	23.8	45	32.3	32	15.4	52	0.20	145	0
1955	12.1	139	20.8	133	3.5	141	1.26	51	0
1954	23.4	47	29.3	56	17.5	37	0.33	132	0
1953	22	58	31	40	12.9	71	1.76	26	0
1952	23.3	50	29.4	54	17.3	39	0.45	119	0
1951	16.4	112	23.3	113	9.4	107	1.21	56	0
1950	12.4	136	20.3	137	4.5	135	1.99	17	0
1949	20.4	72	28.9	61	11.8	78	0.99	71	0
1948	19.9	75	28.4	67	11.5	83	0.67	97	0
1947	18.1	91	26	90	10.2	98	0.60	106	0
1946	20.6	69	28.3	69	12.8	73	0.68	95	0
1945	13.4	132	20.1	138	6.6	126	1.41	44	0
1944	19.3	81	27	83	11.6	80	0.09	150	0
1943	23.4	47	31.9	35	14.9	54	trace	155	0
1942	15.4	117	22.7	121	8.2	112	0.85	80	0
1941	26.2	19	33.7	20	18.8	21	0.85	80	0
1940	22	58	29.1	58	14.8	56	1.02	68	0
1939	27.7	16	36.6	8	18.7	24	0.97	75	0
1938	20.3	73	27.7	75	13	67	0.77	86	0
1937	17.9	95	25	101	10.8	92	0.53	112	0
1936	22.6	54	30.6	46	14.5	59	1.78	25	0
1935	17.5	98	23.5	110	11.6	80	1.04	66	0
1934	15	121	22.5	125	7.4	122	1.23	53	0
1933	17	103	26.2	86	7.7	117	0.71	92	0
1932	16.8	106	25.2	97	8.4	110	1.52	37	0
1931	30	7	35.5	10	24.5	4	0.71	92	0
1930	23	52	29.1	58	17	43	0.06	152	0
1929	18	93	24.8	102	11.3	86	0.36	130	0
1928	25.7	23	32.9	26	18.4	26	0.43	122	0
1927	8.8	148	16.9	150	0.7	149	2.31	10	0
1926	14.9	123	22.2	129	7.7	117	1.48	38	0
1925	16.7	109	22.7	121	10.6	93	0.78	85	0
1924	9.2	147	17.2	148	1.3	147	0.83	82	0
1923	29.9	8	37.8	4	22	11	0.41	125	0
1922	18.2	89	25.9	93	10.4	95	0.15	146	0
1921	20.5	70	27.9	73	13	67	0.26	138	0
1920	23.5	46	28.9	61	18.2	27	0.62	103	0
1919	10.9	143	17.5	147	4.3	137	0.68	95	0
1918	28.5	12	33.9	19	23.1	7	1.71	28	0
1917	9.9	146	17.8	145	2	146	0.41	125	0
1916	12.4	136	20.4	135	4.4	136	0.98	73	0
1915	22.7	53	28.9	61	16.4	45	0.46	116	0
1914	12.1	139	18.8	140	5.5	132	0.37	128	0
1913	30.5	3	37.2	6	23.7	5	0.05	154	0
1912	24	42	32.7	30	15.3	53	1.93	21	0
1911	24	42	30.4	48	17.7	32	1.95	19	0
1910	19.1	82	27.1	82	11.1	87	0.31	135	0
1909	12.5	135	18.5	142	6.5	127	2.38	8	0
1908	21	65	29.1	58	13	67	1.33	47	0
1907	25	29	32.9	26	17.1	41	0.58	108	0
1906	19.7	78	27.2	81	12.3	75	0.76	87	0
1905	23.9	44	31	40	16.8	44	0.06	152	0
1904	19.9	75	28	72	11.8	78	0.61	105	0
1903	12.6	134	21.4	130	3.8	140	0.64	99	0
1902	15.5	116	23	118	8.1	113	2.61	5	0
1901	15.9	114	23.3	113	8.5	109	0.46	116	0
1900	21	65	27.9	73	14.1	62	0.37	128	0
1899	21.4	61	28.2	70	14.5	59	1.37	46	0
1898	14.1	127	22.5	125	5.6	131	0.07	151	0
1897	15.3	118	22.6	123	8	114	0.13	148	0
1896	24.4	38	31	40	17.7	32	0.57	109	0
1895	22.5	55	29.2	57	15.9	50	0.15	146	0
1894	28.1	13	35.5	10	20.7	14	1.40	45	0
1893	14	128	23.3	113	4.7	134	2.41	7	0
1892	16.8	106	24	108	9.6	104	0.75	89	0
1891	30.1	5	37.8	4	22.4	8	3.16	2	0
1890	24.4	38	32.8	29	16	48	0.10	149	0
1889	28.8	11	35.4	12	22.3	10	1.32	48	0
1888	25.2	28	33.1	25	17.2	40	0.63	101	0
1887	17.4	100	26.1	89	8.7	108	1.47	41	0
1886	7.3	152	16.5	151	-2	151	1.48	38	0
1885	21	65	28.8	64	13.1	66	0.64	99	0
1884	14.8	124	22.6	123	7.1	123	1.98	18	0
1883	19.7	78	28.4	67	10.9	90	1.59	32	0
1882	15	121	22.5	125	7.5	120	0.98	73	0
1881	29	10	37.9	3	20	17	0.53	112	0
1880	13.2	133	20.4	135	6.1	128	2.69	4	0
1879	11.5	141	20.5	134	2.5	144	2.47	6	0
1878	19.1	82	27.4	78	10.9	90	1.04	66	0
1877	33.8	2	40.2	2	27.3	2	1.42	43	0
1876	8.3	149	18.7	141	-2	151	0.25	140	0
1875	24.7	32	32.1	34	17.4	38	1.56	34	0
1874	17.2	102	26	90	8.4	110	0.72	91	0
1873	17.6	97	25.4	96	9.9	100	0.38	127	0
1872	6	153	14.1	153	-2.2	153	0.63	101	0
1871							1.20	57	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	34.3
1877	33.8
1913	30.5
2015	30.2
1959	30.1
1891	30.1
1931	30
1923	29.9
2006	29.1
1881	29

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	3.7
1872	6
1886	7.3
2000	7.6
1985	7.7
1876	8.3
1927	8.8
1924	9.2
1917	9.9
1963	10

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1982	4.27
1891	3.16
2010	2.79
1880	2.69
1902	2.61
1879	2.47
1893	2.41
1909	2.38
2015	2.32
1927	2.31

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	trace
1913	0.05
1930	0.06
1905	0.06
1898	0.07
1944	0.09
1890	0.10
1897	0.13
1922	0.15
1895	0.15

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 43°F; 16 December 2025
Coldest night: -11°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.62 in; 28 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 1.66 in of precipitation in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN, the wettest December since 2023, 29th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: 43°F on Tuesday 16 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: a low of -11°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: 0.62 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.