Springfield, IL: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 30.1°F in Springfield, IL, the coldest December since 2013, 54th coldest of 147.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 30.1°F; Coldest since 2013; 54th coldest of 147
Precipitation: 1.38 in; Driest since 2020; 42nd driest of 147

A normal December in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 33.2°F, between 27.2°F and 37.3°F in eight years of ten and 1.73 in of precipitation, between 0.89 in and 3.97 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Springfield, IL since 1879: 30.1°F in 2025; the lowest is 16.1°F, in 1983.

Normal range, 27.2 to 37.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Springfield, IL from 1879 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
2025	30.1	94	39.1	75	21	108	1.38	105
2024	34.7	37	42.8	38	26.5	50	2.02	64
2023	40.5	6	47.1	5	33.9	5	2.98	33
2022	31.4	79	39.6	67	23.2	89	2.40	53
2021	41.9	3	51.8	2	32	10	1.94	70
2020	33.6	56	43.2	32	23.9	79	1.05	120
2019	35.7	29	45	15	26.4	53	1.91	72
2018	34.7	37	43.4	29	26.1	56	4.91	8
2017	30.6	86	40.4	60	20.8	110	0.37	141
2016	30.9	84	37.9	87	23.9	79	0.91	123
2015	42.4	2	49.5	3	35.4	2	6.56	3
2014	34.5	44	40.4	60	28.6	24	1.95	69
2013	27.2	120	36.4	103	18.1	130	1.60	91
2012	38.4	11	45.9	11	30.8	13	3.28	24
2011	37.6	16	44.9	16	30.3	16	2.62	45
2010	26.9	123	33.4	129	20.4	114	1.67	89
2009	30.2	92	37.2	96	23.2	89	4.45	12
2008	28.5	107	37.5	91	19.5	125	3.92	14
2007	31.2	82	37.5	91	24.9	70	3.65	17
2006	35.5	30	44.5	23	26.5	50	3.22	25
2005	26.6	126	32.8	132	20.3	116	1.47	97
2004	33.2	60	41.2	54	25.1	68	1.23	114
2003	34.7	37	41.9	45	27.5	34	1.42	101
2002	33.1	62	41.8	47	24.5	72	1.70	88
2001	35.5	30	43.5	28	27.5	34	2.09	63
2000	17.3	146	25.8	146	8.9	147	0.91	123
1999	33.9	52	42.2	42	25.6	64	2.20	61
1998	34	50	43.1	35	24.9	70	0.64	134
1997	32.4	70	37.4	95	27.4	39	1.75	84
1996	31.5	78	39.5	71	23.5	85	0.72	132
1995	28	113	36.3	106	19.7	123	1.34	108
1994	37.3	17	44.8	19	29.8	19	1.99	66
1993	33.1	62	39.6	67	26.6	48	1.07	118
1992	32.8	65	40	64	25.5	65	2.36	54
1991	34.7	37	42.2	42	27.1	43	1.38	105
1990	29.9	95	38.5	81	21.4	103	4.97	7
1989	18.7	145	28.2	144	9.2	145	0.58	136
1988	31.6	76	41.4	51	21.8	100	3.22	25
1987	34.6	42	40.5	59	28.7	23	5.00	6
1986	32.6	68	38.9	79	26.3	55	1.40	102
1985	21.5	143	30.9	139	12.1	143	2.43	52
1984	35.9	26	44.8	19	27	44	3.91	15
1983	16.1	147	23	147	9.2	145	3.50	18
1982	38.8	9	45.7	12	31.9	11	8.94	1
1981	26.8	125	34.9	118	18.7	129	2.35	56
1980	31.6	76	39.4	74	23.9	79	1.99	66
1979	35.8	27	44.6	22	27	44	2.36	54
1978	31.4	79	39.1	75	23.7	82	3.39	21
1977	26.9	123	34.1	125	19.8	121	2.24	58
1976	24.1	139	34.8	119	13.4	142	0.66	133
1975	33.4	58	40	64	26.7	46	1.91	72
1974	32.7	66	38.6	80	26.7	46	1.44	100
1973	28	113	35.5	112	20.5	113	3.86	16
1972	26.6	126	32.6	134	20.7	112	3.36	22
1971	38.4	11	45.3	13	31.6	12	4.38	13
1970	34	50	42.9	36	25.1	68	1.33	109
1969	28.2	112	34.2	124	22.2	95	1.39	104
1968	29.1	101	36.5	100	21.6	102	2.64	43
1967	31.4	79	37.5	91	25.3	66	6.00	4
1966	30.5	88	36.7	99	24.2	75	2.62	45
1965	38.2	13	46.4	8	30	18	2.49	50
1964	29.4	99	36.5	100	22.2	95	1.01	122
1963	18.9	144	27.9	145	9.9	144	0.59	135
1962	26.6	126	36.1	107	17	137	0.53	138
1961	27.7	118	35.3	113	20.2	117	1.28	113
1960	25.7	132	34	126	17.5	134	1.40	102
1959	36.9	18	43.2	32	30.7	14	1.33	109
1958	26.4	129	35.3	113	17.5	134	0.43	139
1957	36.6	20	45.3	13	27.9	32	3.42	19
1956	34.5	44	41.4	51	27.5	34	2.63	44
1955	28.6	103	37.5	91	19.7	123	0.15	147
1954	33.4	58	39.6	67	27.3	41	1.87	76
1953	33.2	60	42.3	40	24.1	76	1.37	107
1952	34.3	48	41.1	55	27.5	34	1.80	82
1951	28.9	102	38.3	84	19.5	125	1.55	94
1950	23.1	140	30.9	139	15.2	139	0.78	129
1949	35.3	32	44	26	26.6	48	4.74	10
1948	33.8	54	42.3	40	25.3	66	1.90	74
1947	34.9	35	41.4	51	28.4	28	2.52	48
1946	36.9	18	44.9	16	28.9	21	1.55	94
1945	25.1	135	31.1	138	19.2	128	2.22	60
1944	25.6	133	31.8	136	19.4	127	1.71	87
1943	28.6	103	35.3	113	21.9	99	1.82	81
1942	28	113	34.6	121	21.3	104	2.61	47
1941	38.7	10	44.7	21	32.6	8	1.47	97
1940	36.5	21	42.4	39	30.5	15	1.73	85
1939	36.3	23	43.9	27	28.6	24	1.09	117
1938	32.7	66	39	78	26.4	53	1.85	79
1937	29.2	100	34.7	120	23.6	84	2.31	57
1936	35.8	27	43.2	32	28.5	27	2.71	39
1935	26.3	130	32.7	133	19.8	121	1.06	119
1934	29.6	98	35.9	109	23.3	87	1.88	75
1933	36	25	44.1	25	28	30	0.91	123
1932	30.6	86	38.1	86	23.1	91	2.79	37
1931	41	4	46.9	7	35.2	3	2.80	36
1930	32.2	72	38.3	84	26.1	56	0.32	142
1929	30.5	88	37.6	90	23.3	87	1.31	112
1928	34.5	44	41.9	45	27.2	42	1.94	70
1927	28.4	109	36.8	98	20	119	2.68	42
1926	29.7	96	36.5	100	22.8	92	0.90	126
1925	28	113	35	117	21.1	106	1.32	111
1924	25.6	133	33.4	129	17.7	132	4.72	11
1923	40.6	5	47.3	4	34	4	3.40	20
1922	32	74	40.3	63	23.7	82	1.59	92
1921	34.7	37	41.7	48	27.7	33	2.71	39
1920	32.6	68	39.5	71	25.7	61	2.99	32
1919	24.2	137	31.3	137	17.1	136	0.30	145
1918	39.1	8	46.2	10	32.1	9	2.45	51
1917	22.5	141	29.9	142	15.2	139	0.75	131
1916	28.6	103	36.4	103	20.8	110	1.22	115
1915	30.4	90	36.4	103	24.5	72	2.91	34
1914	24.2	137	30.7	141	17.7	132	2.20	61
1913	37.9	15	42.9	36	32.8	7	0.77	130
1912	34.6	42	43.3	30	25.9	60	0.31	143
1911	34.9	35	41.1	55	28.6	24	1.86	78
1910	28.4	109	35.6	111	21.1	106	0.86	127
1909	22	142	29.2	143	14.9	141	1.47	97
1908	33.7	55	41.7	48	25.7	61	1.62	90
1907	34.5	44	40.7	58	28.2	29	2.79	37
1906	33.1	62	39.6	67	26.5	50	3.14	29
1905	31.7	75	39.1	75	24.3	74	1.72	86
1904	30.2	92	39.5	71	21	108	0.57	137
1903	24.6	136	33.3	131	15.8	138	1.50	96
1902	28.6	103	34.5	122	22.7	93	2.23	59
1901	26	131	31.9	135	20	119	2.70	41
1900	32.3	71	38.5	81	26.1	56	0.41	140
1899	30.7	85	37.9	87	23.5	85	1.87	76
1898	27.6	119	33.9	128	21.3	104	1.83	80
1897	28.3	111	34.5	122	22	98	3.07	31
1896	36.3	23	43.3	30	29.3	20	0.31	143
1895	33.6	56	39.8	66	27.4	39	8.08	2
1894	35.2	33	41.5	50	28.8	22	3.10	30
1893	30.3	91	38.5	81	22.1	97	1.03	121
1892	28.5	107	35.2	116	21.7	101	1.78	83
1891	38.2	13	46.3	9	30.1	17	1.59	92
1890	33.9	52	42.2	42	25.7	61	0.26	146
1889	44.2	1	52.3	1	36.2	1	2.00	65
1888	34.2	49	40.9	57	27.5	34	1.99	66
1887	28	113	35.7	110	20.4	114	3.35	23
1886	27	121	36.1	107	18	131	0.80	128
1885	36.5	21	44.9	16	28	30	2.52	48
1884	29.7	96	36.9	97	22.4	94	5.19	5
1883	35.2	33	44.4	24	26.1	56	3.17	27
1882	31	83	37.8	89	24.1	76	3.15	28
1881	40.4	7	47	6	33.9	5	4.81	9
1880	27	121	34	126	20.1	118	1.10	116
1879	32.2	72	40.4	60	24.1	76	2.88	35

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	44.2
2015	42.4
2021	41.9
1931	41
1923	40.6
2023	40.5
1881	40.4
1918	39.1
1982	38.8
1941	38.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	16.1
2000	17.3
1989	18.7
1963	18.9
1985	21.5
1909	22
1917	22.5
1950	23.1
1976	24.1
1919	24.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1982	8.94
1895	8.08
2015	6.56
1967	6.00
1884	5.19
1987	5.00
1990	4.97
2018	4.91
1881	4.81
1949	4.74

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1955	0.15
1890	0.26
1919	0.30
1912	0.31
1896	0.31
1930	0.32
2017	0.37
1900	0.41
1958	0.43
1962	0.53

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 71°F; 28 December 2025
Coldest night: -8°F; 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.41 in; 13 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 1.38 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL, the driest December since 2020, tied 42nd driest of 147 (with 1991).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Springfield, IL: 71°F on Sunday 28 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Springfield, IL: a low of -8°F on Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Springfield, IL: 0.41 in on Saturday 13 December 2025.