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Brainerd December Weather

Averages and records for weather in Brainerd, Minnesota in the month of December.

Typical Brainerd December Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	25.0 °F
Average daily low	7.7 °F
Average monthly precipitation	1.0 inches
Average monthly snow	10.5 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	27.4%
Daily chance of snow	21.6%

Brainerd December Weather Records 1898–2024
Highest temperature	61 °F	December 6, 1939
Lowest temperature	-43 °F	December 19, 1983
Highest daily low	44 °F	December 1, 1962
Lowest daily high	-19 °F	December 24, 1983
Hottest average high temperature	36.3 °F	1913
Coldest average high temperature	10.7 °F	1983
Most daily precipitation	1.8 inches	December 16, 2021
Most monthly precipitation	4.1 inches	2023
Most daily snow	12.5 inches	December 27, 2021
Most monthly snow	35.0 inches	2021

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
December 1	30.2	13.5	49	-23
December 2	29.8	13.0	60	-26
December 3	29.4	12.5	57	-27
December 4	28.9	12.0	56	-23
December 5	28.4	11.5	49	-22
December 6	28.1	11.0	61	-22
December 7	27.8	10.7	53	-25
December 8	27.4	10.3	53	-26
December 9	27.1	9.9	55	-31
December 10	26.7	9.4	49	-33
December 11	26.3	9.0	55	-32
December 12	26.1	8.7	54	-20
December 13	25.9	8.4	52	-33
December 14	25.5	8.2	49	-35
December 15	25.3	7.9	53	-34
December 16	25.0	7.5	54	-27
December 17	24.6	7.1	52	-32
December 18	24.3	6.7	50	-35
December 19	24.0	6.3	50	-43
December 20	23.7	5.9	44	-41
December 21	23.5	5.6	47	-35
December 22	23.3	5.3	45	-31
December 23	23.1	4.9	44	-34
December 24	22.9	4.5	46	-34
December 25	22.7	4.3	47	-32
December 26	22.6	3.9	44	-37
December 27	22.4	3.7	46	-30
December 28	22.2	3.4	42	-31
December 29	22.1	3.1	43	-36
December 30	21.8	2.8	48	-31
December 31	21.5	2.4	43	-39

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1955–2024	Brainerd	location
1898–1955	Brainerd	location