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
| 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
| 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
| 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.