Minnesota December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in Minnesota 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 Minnesota History?

2023 was the warmest December in Minnesota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 36.9 °F, and the average low was 23.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in Minnesota History?

1983 was the coolest December in Minnesota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 8.2 °F, and the average low was -9.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	1	36.9	23.0
2022	70	19.7	5.4
2021	33	27.2	9.0
2020	15	29.7	12.2
2019	41	25.1	8.2
2018	22	27.8	12.6
2017	65	21.6	5.2
2016	52	22.7	7.8
2015	2	30.7	19.0
2014	19	26.6	14.2
2013	120	14.3	-4.3
2012	38	25.0	8.6
2011	8	31.0	14.3
2010	83	18.9	4.1
2009	78	19.1	4.9
2008	112	17.2	-3.4
2007	82	20.0	3.3
2006	5	31.9	15.8
2005	41	23.0	10.2
2004	38	25.8	7.8
2003	17	28.4	12.7
2002	14	29.7	12.7
2001	11	29.8	14.9
2000	125	11.4	-6.4
1999	12	31.1	11.8
1998	27	28.7	10.1
1997	4	30.2	17.5
1996	101	16.2	1.5
1995	75	20.7	3.8
1994	19	28.7	12.2
1993	49	23.3	8.3
1992	64	21.7	5.3
1991	40	25.7	7.7
1990	86	21.4	1.1
1989	121	14.4	-4.8
1988	59	24.2	4.8
1987	18	27.0	14.0
1986	27	28.3	10.5
1985	124	12.9	-7.0
1984	77	21.5	2.7
1983	129	8.2	-9.9
1982	21	27.8	12.7
1981	70	20.4	4.8
1980	67	22.0	3.7
1979	16	29.5	12.2
1978	108	17.6	-2.3
1977	99	16.6	1.7
1976	119	16.8	-5.8
1975	65	21.8	5.0
1974	25	27.6	12.1
1973	80	19.5	4.1
1972	114	14.9	-2.2
1971	72	21.3	3.8
1970	92	20.0	1.1
1969	48	23.5	8.5
1968	89	18.8	3.5
1967	51	24.2	7.2
1966	75	21.1	3.6
1965	13	28.6	14.1
1964	111	15.9	-1.8
1963	115	15.0	-2.4
1962	54	24.6	5.6
1961	91	18.9	2.6
1960	85	21.2	1.6
1959	7	31.0	15.3
1958	109	17.3	-2.4
1957	29	27.7	10.1
1956	47	25.9	6.6
1955	118	15.4	-3.8
1954	31	25.7	11.6
1953	56	24.1	5.3
1952	30	25.7	11.8
1951	100	17.2	0.9
1950	113	16.0	-2.7
1949	72	21.8	3.1
1948	72	22.0	2.9
1947	83	20.6	2.4
1946	67	21.8	4.0
1945	107	15.5	-0.1
1944	62	22.5	5.6
1943	35	27.5	6.9
1942	102	17.5	-0.2
1941	23	28.6	11.6
1940	46	24.6	8.0
1939	3	33.5	14.6
1938	56	23.0	6.3
1937	94	19.6	0.1
1936	54	24.4	5.7
1935	79	19.6	4.2
1934	98	18.4	0.3
1933	104	18.7	-2.2
1932	95	19.6	0.1
1931	10	29.7	15.4
1930	36	25.4	8.8
1929	90	19.0	2.8
1928	24	28.2	11.5
1927	128	10.8	-7.9
1926	103	17.8	-1.2
1925	86	19.6	3.1
1924	126	11.7	-7.3
1923	8	32.4	13.0
1922	96	18.7	0.4
1921	58	23.2	5.9
1920	44	23.0	10.1
1919	123	13.0	-3.8
1918	26	26.8	12.5
1917	126	11.9	-7.5
1916	121	15.2	-5.6
1915	49	23.4	8.1
1914	116	15.5	-3.0
1913	6	32.8	14.4
1912	34	27.6	7.2
1911	37	24.3	9.6
1910	88	20.8	1.6
1909	110	14.3	0.2
1908	63	23.2	4.7
1907	32	27.8	8.6
1906	81	20.9	2.5
1905	41	25.6	7.5
1904	69	21.9	3.7
1903	117	17.0	-4.9
1902	96	18.9	0.3
1901	93	18.9	1.2
1900	52	23.4	7.1
1899	61	23.0	5.2
1898	104	19.2	-2.7
1897	104	17.6	-1.2
1896	45	25.2	7.7
1895	60	24.1	4.5