Michigan December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in Michigan for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest December in Michigan History?

2015 was the warmest December in Michigan history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 41.5 °F, and the average low was 29.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in Michigan History?

1989 was the coolest December in Michigan history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 21.4 °F, and the average low was 5.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	41.0	29.6
2022	32	32.4	21.4
2021	10	37.4	22.8
2020	20	34.3	22.8
2019	22	34.9	21.8
2018	18	34.6	22.8
2017	94	28.0	13.8
2016	53	31.0	19.1
2015	1	41.5	29.7
2014	24	34.2	22.1
2013	113	26.4	12.2
2012	7	36.6	24.3
2011	11	36.3	23.5
2010	78	28.7	17.0
2009	66	30.1	17.0
2008	96	28.4	13.1
2007	59	30.6	17.6
2006	4	37.6	25.3
2005	73	28.3	17.8
2004	67	31.2	15.8
2003	20	35.4	21.8
2002	43	33.0	18.9
2001	3	38.2	25.6
2000	123	23.7	8.2
1999	32	34.3	19.4
1998	12	38.5	21.2
1997	16	34.5	23.5
1996	48	31.1	20.2
1995	102	27.4	13.0
1994	8	37.3	23.2
1993	51	31.7	18.6
1992	37	32.7	20.6
1991	44	33.6	18.2
1990	44	33.5	18.2
1989	129	21.4	5.4
1988	64	31.6	15.8
1987	17	34.3	23.5
1986	35	32.4	21.3
1985	119	24.3	11.2
1984	31	34.6	19.6
1983	124	22.6	8.8
1982	5	37.8	24.6
1981	54	30.9	18.5
1980	102	28.1	12.4
1979	27	35.3	20.3
1978	84	29.1	14.9
1977	87	28.4	15.3
1976	128	23.9	5.8
1975	62	31.3	16.3
1974	32	33.0	20.8
1973	73	29.8	16.5
1972	83	28.1	16.2
1971	30	34.4	20.0
1970	68	30.8	16.0
1969	75	29.6	16.5
1968	79	29.2	15.7
1967	48	32.5	18.8
1966	70	30.1	16.4
1965	15	35.6	23.3
1964	87	29.0	14.6
1963	119	25.3	10.2
1962	92	28.9	13.2
1961	75	29.7	16.4
1960	111	27.4	11.6
1959	22	34.5	22.4
1958	125	24.2	7.0
1957	37	34.1	19.0
1956	40	33.1	19.9
1955	101	27.0	13.9
1954	64	30.2	17.2
1953	29	34.0	20.7
1952	24	33.6	22.8
1951	84	29.4	14.6
1950	110	26.2	12.9
1949	48	32.8	18.5
1948	51	32.5	17.7
1947	70	29.5	16.9
1946	56	32.4	16.9
1945	112	26.6	12.2
1944	107	26.7	13.3
1943	82	30.6	14.2
1942	102	26.0	14.4
1941	14	35.6	23.5
1940	46	32.0	19.6
1939	18	35.1	22.3
1938	54	30.9	18.4
1937	99	27.2	13.8
1936	41	34.3	18.2
1935	102	26.3	14.2
1934	98	27.5	13.8
1933	96	28.2	13.3
1932	70	31.1	15.3
1931	8	36.8	23.9
1930	69	29.9	16.8
1929	94	26.9	14.9
1928	37	33.0	20.3
1927	89	28.9	14.4
1926	114	26.5	11.7
1925	92	27.2	15.0
1924	121	24.4	9.6
1923	5	37.7	24.7
1922	91	28.7	13.8
1921	60	30.5	17.5
1920	35	32.5	21.2
1919	126	22.8	7.8
1918	24	34.2	22.2
1917	126	22.7	7.9
1916	117	26.8	10.9
1915	84	28.7	15.3
1914	117	25.7	11.8
1913	13	37.2	22.3
1912	41	34.0	18.6
1911	27	34.2	21.5
1910	115	26.4	11.4
1909	106	26.5	13.7
1908	79	30.1	14.9
1907	56	31.7	17.5
1906	79	30.1	14.8
1905	47	32.6	18.8
1904	115	27.0	10.9
1903	122	24.0	8.9
1902	89	28.4	14.9
1901	109	27.0	12.6
1900	62	30.3	17.2
1899	75	29.9	16.1
1898	108	26.9	12.8
1897	99	27.6	13.5
1896	58	30.9	17.4
1895	60	32.2	15.9