Average Temperatures for Minnesota in December

Average temperatures for December at cities, towns, parks and lakes throughout Minnesota are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southern, Northeastern and Northwestern Minnesota.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Southern Minnesota

Average December temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
28 13 Albert Lea -2 -10
29 13 Faribault -2 -11
29 13 Mankato -2 -11
29 15 Minneapolis -2 -9
28 11 Pipestone -2 -12
28 12 Redwood Falls -2 -11
28 14 Rochester -2 -10
26 13 St. Paul -3 -11
31 16 Winona -1 -9
28 12 Worthington -2 -11

Northeastern Minnesota

Average daily temperatures in December
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
24 7 Big Sandy Lake Dam -5 -14
25 10 Duluth -4 -12
26 13 Grand Marais -3 -11
26 9 Grand Portage -3 -13
23 7 Grand Rapids -5 -14
21 4 Gunflint Lake -6 -16
21 3 Hibbing -6 -16
21 3 International Falls -6 -16
29 14 Two Harbors -2 -10
27 8 Wild River State Park -3 -13

Northwestern Minnesota

December temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
21 5 Agassiz Wildlife Refuge -6 -15
24 10 Alexandria -4 -12
25 7 Brainerd -4 -14
22 6 Detroit Lakes -5 -15
24 8 Fergus Falls -4 -13
24 9 Mille Lacs Lake -5 -13
23 8 Moorhead -5 -14
26 10 St. Cloud -3 -12
19 1 Warroad -7 -17
22 3 Waskish -6 -16
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Minnesota Temperatures
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