As of 10:16 CDT

Des Moines, IA weather in December

83°

Des Moines, Sunday, 9 August, 10:16

Clear. Feels like 91°. High 98°, low 71°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind16.6 mph SW

Humidity76%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point74°

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In December, Des Moines, IA averages a high of 34.5° and a low of 20.1°. About 1.6 inches of precipitation fall over the month (6 wet days). The record high is 71.6° (2021) and the record low -28.5° (1989). Normals are computed over the last 60 years.

Day	High	Low	Chance of precip.	Record high	Record low
1	39.2°	25.9°	23%	61.9° (1998)	4.6° (1985)
2	39.9°	25.5°	22%	62.4° (1973)	-6.5° (1985)
3	38.5°	23.4°	18%	67.1° (2012)	-10.8° (1985)
4	37.9°	23.7°	17%	69.4° (2017)	-7.6° (2025)
5	38.5°	23.9°	20%	65.1° (1975)	2.7° (2005)
6	35.2°	22.1°	23%	55.8° (1998)	-4.7° (1972)
7	34.5°	20.7°	25%	58.6° (2023)	-13° (1972)
8	34.7°	21.2°	22%	55.2° (2023)	-2.6° (1976)
9	35.4°	20.7°	20%	54.3° (2015)	-7.2° (1978)
10	34.3°	19.2°	17%	57.4° (1979)	-11.2° (1978)
11	34.3°	19.8°	23%	60.8° (1965)	-10.1° (1972)
12	35.1°	20.7°	15%	58.6° (1968)	-15.2° (2000)
13	35.6°	20.8°	27%	60.3° (2015)	-14.1° (2000)
14	35.6°	21°	28%	58.3° (1975)	-13.5° (1985)
15	35.4°	22.1°	30%	71.6° (2021)	-8.1° (1963)
16	34.7°	19.9°	17%	57.2° (2006)	-8.3° (1963)
17	32.5°	18.1°	13%	52.2° (1980)	-11.6° (1972)
18	33.3°	19.2°	18%	56.7° (1976)	-19.7° (1983)
19	33.4°	18.5°	15%	53.1° (2018)	-24.7° (1983)
20	32.9°	18.5°	23%	57° (1967)	-18.2° (1983)
21	32.7°	18.3°	18%	56.8° (1967)	-19.5° (1963)
22	33.1°	18.5°	20%	52.7° (2023)	-20° (1983)
23	32°	18°	18%	57.6° (1965)	-28.5° (1989)
24	31.1°	16.7°	28%	57.7° (1982)	-25.1° (1983)
25	31.8°	16.7°	12%	58.3° (2019)	-20.6° (1983)
26	32.7°	18.3°	15%	57.9° (2016)	-12.6° (1983)
27	34.3°	19.6°	23%	59° (2008)	-7.6° (2022)
28	35.2°	21.2°	30%	66° (1984)	-6.3° (1961)
29	32.4°	18.3°	15%	63.5° (1984)	-8.7° (1983)
30	32.7°	16.9°	25%	61.9° (2004)	-9.2° (1983)
31	29.7°	15.3°	18%	61.7° (1965)	-15.7° (1968)