Sault Ste Marie, MI: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 19.9°F in Sault Ste Marie, MI, the coldest December since 2017, tied 59th coldest of 138 (with 1956 and 1946).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 19.9°F; Coldest since 2017; 59th coldest of 138
Precipitation: 5.19 in; Wettest since 2015; 3rd wettest of 138

A normal December in Sault Ste Marie, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 24.3°F, between 16.7°F and 28.1°F in eight years of ten and 2.62 in of precipitation, between 1.37 in and 4.28 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Sault Ste Marie, MI since 1888: 19.9°F in 2025; the lowest is 7.3°F, in 1989.

Normal range, 16.7 to 28.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Sault Ste Marie, MI from 1888 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	19.9	78	26.6	79	13.2	82	5.19	3	0
2024	25.7	26	31.8	22	19.7	27	3.90	15	2
2023	32.2	2	37.2	2	27.3	2	1.89	98	0
2022	26.3	19	31.5	28	21	16	4.41	10	0
2021	27.9	9	33.7	9	22.1	11	4.51	7	0
2020	27.6	10	33.1	12	22.1	11	1.97	95	0
2019	24.9	33	30.9	34	18.9	32	3.22	36	0
2018	26.1	20	32.5	15	19.7	27	2.09	90	0
2017	16.8	116	24.2	112	9.5	118	3.72	16	0
2016	24.2	40	30.5	38	17.9	39	4.25	12	0
2015	33.7	1	38.6	1	28.8	1	5.41	2	0
2014	25.1	31	30.5	38	19.7	27	3.34	29	0
2013	12.4	133	20.1	135	4.7	132	2.80	52	0
2012	26.7	16	32.4	17	21	16	3.19	37	0
2011	26	22	32.5	15	19.5	31	2.03	94	0
2010	20.7	74	26.8	77	14.7	66	1.73	106	0
2009	21.2	67	27.8	67	14.6	68	2.85	49	0
2008	17.1	113	24.3	111	9.8	116	4.53	6	0
2007	23	52	28.2	63	17.7	40	2.55	65	0
2006	28	8	33.3	11	22.6	8	3.33	30	0
2005	20.9	71	26.6	79	15.3	61	1.71	109	0
2004	18.6	100	26.5	81	10.7	108	2.45	71	0
2003	26.1	20	32.2	19	20	24	2.40	77	0
2002	26.4	18	33	13	19.8	26	1.30	124	0
2001	30.9	3	36.6	3	25.3	3	2.45	71	0
2000	13.4	130	20.8	130	5.9	131	0.61	136	0
1999	24.4	36	31.1	30	17.7	40	2.68	59	0
1998	25.7	26	33.5	10	18	37	2.75	54	0
1997	25.9	24	31.6	27	20.3	21	1.38	119	0
1996	23.5	49	28.5	59	18.4	36	4.07	14	0
1995	16.1	122	23.2	119	9.1	121	6.24	1	0
1994	29.3	6	34.9	5	23.7	6	0.58	137	0
1993	21.3	65	28.8	55	13.8	79	2.56	64	0
1992	23.6	47	30.2	43	17.1	47	3.45	21	0
1991	21.5	63	28.5	59	14.5	70	2.51	67	0
1990	22.1	57	29.9	48	14.4	71	2.48	70	0
1989	7.3	138	16.2	138	-1.6	138	1.73	106	0
1988	19.2	88	27.4	71	11	105	3.63	17	0
1987	26	22	31.7	23	20.2	23	3.07	42	0
1986	25.8	25	31.3	29	20.3	21	2.21	83	0
1985	13.9	128	21.6	126	6.2	129	3.45	21	0
1984	20.6	75	27.9	66	13.3	80	5.10	4	0
1983	11.1	135	19.5	136	2.8	135	3.04	45	0
1982	24.3	38	31.7	23	16.8	51	4.40	11	0
1981	21.6	62	27.7	68	15.6	57	2.42	74	0
1980	12.8	132	21.4	127	4.2	134	4.14	13	0
1979	24	44	30.6	36	17.3	46	2.10	89	0
1978	17.9	109	25.1	105	10.6	109	3.25	34	0
1977	19.8	81	25.3	97	14.3	72	3.42	25	0
1976	9.9	137	20.2	134	-0.5	137	1.93	96	0
1975	19.8	81	27.5	69	12.1	95	1.63	113	0
1974	24.1	42	30.6	36	17.6	42	1.85	101	0
1973	19.2	88	26.2	86	12.3	93	2.50	69	0
1972	18.6	100	25.3	97	12	99	3.63	17	0
1971	22	59	28.9	53	15.1	65	4.43	9	0
1970	17.3	111	23.7	117	10.9	106	2.16	85	0
1969	19.6	86	26.2	86	12.9	85	1.40	117	0
1968	18.3	105	25.3	97	11.2	103	3.01	46	0
1967	22.3	55	29.2	51	15.4	60	3.29	33	0
1966	18.9	95	25.2	101	12.6	89	2.65	61	0
1965	26.8	15	32.4	17	21.1	15	2.61	62	0
1964	17.5	110	24.9	107	10	113	3.18	38	0
1963	16.3	120	23.3	118	9.3	120	2.34	78	0
1962	18.6	100	25.5	96	11.7	102	2.09	90	0
1961	20.8	73	27.3	72	14.3	72	3.31	31	0
1960	16.7	117	24.9	107	8.6	123	1.30	124	0
1959	24.9	33	30.2	43	19.7	27	2.07	92	0
1958	11.3	134	20.5	132	2.1	136	3.13	39	0
1957	23.7	46	30	46	17.4	44	3.54	19	0
1956	19.9	78	27.1	75	12.7	86	1.71	109	0
1955	17.1	113	24.2	112	10.1	112	2.57	63	0
1954	21.2	67	28	64	14.3	72	0.73	135	0
1953	24.3	38	31.7	23	16.9	50	2.84	50	0
1952	27.4	12	32	20	22.7	7	1.85	101	0
1951	18.1	108	25.2	101	10.9	106	2.51	67	0
1950	18.5	103	24.6	109	12.4	91	2.06	93	0
1949	22.2	56	28.8	55	15.6	57	2.69	57	0
1948	23.1	51	30.5	38	15.6	57	1.71	109	0
1947	20.3	76	26.4	83	14.2	76	1.60	115	0
1946	19.9	78	26.5	81	13.2	82	2.90	48	0
1945	16.9	115	23.9	116	9.9	114	1.20	127	0
1944	19.2	88	26	90	12.3	93	2.82	51	0
1943	18.7	99	27.5	69	9.9	114	1.60	115	0
1942	16.2	121	23	122	9.4	119	3.11	40	0
1941	23.8	45	30.5	38	17	49	2.93	47	0
1940	22	59	28.9	53	15.2	64	2.15	87	0
1939	25.3	28	32	20	18.6	34	1.18	128	0
1938	24.1	42	29.7	49	18.6	34	3.36	28	0
1937	18.9	95	25.2	101	12.7	86	2.41	76	0
1936	24.4	36	31.1	30	17.6	42	3.40	27	0
1935	18.2	107	25.3	97	11.2	103	0.99	130	0
1934	18.4	104	25	106	11.8	100	2.42	74	0
1933	15.1	125	22.9	124	7.4	127	3.25	34	0
1932	22.7	53	28.7	57	16.7	52	2.78	53	0
1931	28.1	7	34.2	7	22	13	1.86	99	0
1930	22.1	57	28.3	62	15.8	55	1.32	123	0
1929	16.7	117	23	122	10.5	110	1.34	121	0
1928	27	14	31.7	23	22.2	9	1.39	118	0
1927	19.5	87	25.8	91	13.3	80	3.50	20	0
1926	16.1	122	23.2	119	9	122	2.15	87	0
1925	20.3	76	25.8	91	14.7	66	2.21	83	0
1924	13.9	128	20.8	130	6.9	128	2.75	54	0
1923	30	4	34.7	6	25.3	3	2.23	82	0
1922	19.2	88	26.3	85	12.1	95	2.30	79	0
1921	20.9	71	27.2	73	14.6	68	3.43	24	0
1920	25.3	28	30.1	45	20.5	20	4.44	8	0
1919	13.2	131	20.4	133	6.1	130	1.86	99	0
1918	25.3	28	30	46	20.6	19	2.45	71	0
1917	11.1	135	17.9	137	4.4	133	1.72	108	0
1916	18.3	105	24.6	109	12.1	95	3.31	31	0
1915	21.5	63	27.1	75	16	54	0.89	134	0
1914	18.9	95	25.2	101	12.5	90	2.16	85	0
1913	27.4	12	33.8	8	21	16	0.45	138	0
1912	24.2	40	31.1	30	17.4	44	1.80	103	0
1911	26.5	17	31.1	30	21.8	14	2.30	79	0
1910	15.5	124	22.9	124	8	124	1.33	122	0
1909	21	70	26.1	89	15.8	55	1.91	97	0
1908	21.3	65	27.2	73	15.3	61	2.66	60	0
1907	21.8	61	28.4	61	15.3	61	1.37	120	0
1906	17.2	112	24.2	112	10.3	111	1.79	104	0
1905	24.9	33	30.9	34	18.9	32	1.16	129	0
1904	14.7	126	21.3	128	8	124	0.98	131	0
1903	16.4	119	23.1	121	9.6	117	1.74	105	0
1902	19.7	85	26.2	86	13.1	84	1.71	109	0
1901	19.8	81	25.6	94	14	77	0.92	133	0
1900	22.6	54	28.6	58	16.6	53	1.61	114	0
1899	19.8	81	26.8	77	12.7	86	3.08	41	0
1898	19.1	92	26.4	83	11.8	100	1.26	126	0
1897	18.9	95	25.7	93	12.1	95	2.73	56	0
1896	21.1	69	28	64	14.3	72	0.95	132	0
1895	23.6	47	29.2	51	18	37	2.69	57	0
1894	25.1	31	30.3	42	19.9	25	3.07	42	0
1893	14.3	127	21.1	129	7.5	126	4.84	5	0
1892	19	93	24.1	115	13.9	78	3.41	26	0
1891	29.8	5	35.1	4	24.5	5	3.05	44	0
1890	19	93	25.6	94	12.4	91	2.55	65	0
1889	27.6	10	33	13	22.2	9	3.44	23	0
1888	23.2	50	29.3	50	17.1	47	2.27	81	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	33.7
2023	32.2
2001	30.9
1923	30
1891	29.8
1994	29.3
1931	28.1
2006	28
2021	27.9
2020	27.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1989	7.3
1976	9.9
1983	11.1
1917	11.1
1958	11.3
2013	12.4
1980	12.8
1919	13.2
2000	13.4
1985	13.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1995	6.24
2015	5.41
2025	5.19
1984	5.10
1893	4.84
2008	4.53
2021	4.51
1920	4.44
1971	4.43
2022	4.41

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1913	0.45
1994	0.58
2000	0.61
1954	0.73
1915	0.89
1901	0.92
1896	0.95
1904	0.98
1935	0.99
1905	1.16

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 41°F; 18 December 2025
Coldest night: -5°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.65 in; 29 December 2025

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Every answer in words

December 2025 brought 5.19 in of precipitation in Sault Ste Marie, MI, the wettest December since 2015, 3rd wettest of 138.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Sault Ste Marie, MI: 41°F on Thursday 18 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Sault Ste Marie, MI: a low of -5°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Sault Ste Marie, MI: 0.65 in on Monday 29 December 2025.