Iron River December Weather

Averages and records for weather in Iron River, Michigan in the month of December.
Typical Iron River December Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 26.3 °F
Average daily low 8.5 °F
Average monthly precipitation 1.4 inches
Average monthly snow 13.5 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 34.4%
Daily chance of snow 26.6%
Iron River December Weather Records
1896–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F December 4, 1998
Lowest temperature -41 °F December 20, 1983
Highest daily low 44 °F December 3, 1962
Lowest daily high -9 °F December 15, 1926
Hottest average high temperature 36.0 °F 1913
Coldest average high temperature 14.6 °F 1989
Most daily precipitation 1.2 inches December 14, 1975
Most monthly precipitation 4.1 inches 1911
Most daily snow 14.0 inches December 19, 1939
Most monthly snow 44.6 inches 1996
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
December 1 31.0 14.0 55 -17
December 2 30.7 13.6 55 -29
December 3 30.3 13.1 59 -23
December 4 29.8 12.7 59 -22
December 5 29.4 12.2 56 -15
December 6 29.2 11.7 55 -19
December 7 28.8 11.4 50 -29
December 8 28.6 11.1 50 -28
December 9 28.3 10.9 55 -22
December 10 28.0 10.4 49 -22
December 11 27.6 10.0 50 -30
December 12 27.3 9.7 51 -19
December 13 27.1 9.3 54 -27
December 14 26.8 9.0 49 -21
December 15 26.5 8.6 48 -25
December 16 26.3 8.3 54 -26
December 17 26.0 8.2 47 -34
December 18 25.7 7.9 45 -26
December 19 25.3 7.4 54 -41
December 20 25.1 7.0 50 -41
December 21 25.0 6.9 52 -35
December 22 24.9 6.6 46 -25
December 23 24.8 6.4 45 -26
December 24 24.5 6.2 44 -28
December 25 24.3 6.0 48 -30
December 26 24.2 5.8 49 -26
December 27 24.1 5.5 50 -29
December 28 24.0 5.3 45 -29
December 29 23.9 5.0 45 -29
December 30 23.7 4.8 45 -34
December 31 23.4 4.4 50 -32
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1922–2024 Stambaugh 2SSE location
1896–1922 Iron River location