Average temperature in December is 1.6 °C
Average daytime temperature is 6.1 °C
Average night temperature is -1.6 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 12.3 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -6.7 °C
Number of sunny days: 23
Number of rainy days: 7
Number of snow days: 1
Precipitation sum: 49 mm
* Weather data for Fort Dodge United States is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| December (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 8 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | -0.4 |
| Apparent max temperature | -1.8 | -1.2 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -1.8 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -3.6 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -2.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -6.5 |
| Mean temperature | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0 | -1.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 3.2 | -2.1 | -2.4 | -1.2 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | -2.2 | -2.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 10 | 7.4 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -8.5 | -8.2 | -7.6 | -8.7 | -8.1 | -8.1 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -6.3 | -10.2 | -10.6 | -11.2 | -9.7 | -6 | -3.7 | -0.3 | -5.5 | -12.8 | -11 | -7.8 | -3.6 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | -1.6 | -6.1 | -7.8 | -8.9 | -7.4 | -6.5 | -9.1 |
| Minimum temperature | -3.2 | -4.1 | -3.9 | -5.1 | -2.7 | -4 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | -5.7 | -6.1 | -6.1 | -4.9 | -1.9 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -1.7 | -5.5 | -6.7 | -3.8 | 1 | 5 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 | -3.3 | -3.8 | -2.7 | -2.2 | -2.8 |
| Apparent min temperature | -5.9 | -4.8 | -3.5 | -5.2 | -5.5 | -4.7 | 1.2 | 3.6 | -2.7 | -7.6 | -6.7 | -6.3 | -5.9 | -2.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -1.7 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0.8 | 5 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 3.9 | -4.8 | -5.5 | -5.3 | -4.6 | -4.4 | -8.1 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 6.8 | 2.6 | 8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 8 | 8 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 8 | 7.2 | 2.3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 33.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 19.2 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 17.3 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 15.3 | 20.5 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 10.7 | 18.6 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 21.9 | 32.4 | 25.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 18.2 | 30.2 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 25.2 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 26.2 |
In December 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Fort Dodge was 12.3°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -6.7°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during December in Fort Dodge are -1.6°C and 6.1°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in December is about 49 mm.