United States · 1991–2020 normal

Detroit Lakes in
December.

Typical December weather in Detroit Lakes: -4.2°C by day, -13.8°C at night, 29 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-4.2°C
Typical low-13.8°C
Rain29 mm
Wet days6.8

Comfort score 5 this month (August leads the year at 79). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 33 from latitude 46.82°.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -13.8°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5024237
NOAA station
USC00212142 · DETROIT LAKES 1 NNE
Station distance
2.3 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 24 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.