Weather on December 16
Sterling Heights, MI
55 Years of Data
About This Date
December 16th in Sterling Heights, MI typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 39°F and lows near 26°F. Over 53 years of records, the warmest December 16th was in 1984 (52°F average), while the coldest was 2016 (13°F) — a 39°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 26% of recorded December 16th dates, with snow falling 13% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 9.8"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for December 16th in Sterling Heights, MI? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33° | -3° | 15° | — | — |
| 2024 | 56° | 43° | 49° | 0.43" | — |
| 2023 | 53° | 41° | 47° | — | — |
| 2022 | 39° | 33° | 36° | — | — |
| 2021 | 62° | 40° | 51° | — | — |
| 2020 | 30° | 26° | 28° | 0.15" | — |
| 2019 | 35° | 27° | 31° | — | — |
| 2018 | 46° | 31° | 39° | — | — |
| 2017 | 32° | 21° | 27° | 0.03" | — |
| 2016coldest | 20° | 5° | 13° | 0.08" | — |
| 2015 | 53° | 40° | 46° | 0.03" | — |
| 2012 | 52° | 43° | 47° | 0.81" | — |
| 2011 | 57° | 32° | 45° | 0.25" | — |
| 2010 | 27° | 13° | 20° | — | — |
| 2009 | 35° | 15° | 25° | 0.13" | 0.5" |
| 2008 | 44° | 14° | 29° | — | — |
| 2007 | 27° | 18° | 22° | 1.19" | 5" |
| 2006 | 45° | 26° | 35° | — | — |
| 2005 | 33° | 23° | 28° | 0.97" | 9.8" |
| 2004 | 35° | 18° | 26° | — | — |
| 2003 | 36° | 27° | 31° | — | 0.3" |
| 2002 | 41° | 20° | 30° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 2001 | 43° | 36° | 39° | 0.28" | — |
| 2000 | 38° | 31° | 34° | 4.19" | — |
| 1999 | 37° | 28° | 33° | — | — |
| 1998 | 44° | 33° | 39° | — | — |
| 1997 | 46° | 34° | 40° | — | — |
| 1996 | 42° | 33° | 38° | — | — |
| 1995 | 34° | 22° | 28° | — | — |
| 1994 | 44° | 33° | 39° | — | — |
| 1993 | 39° | 34° | 36° | — | — |
| 1992 | 53° | 39° | 46° | — | — |
| 1991 | 24° | 17° | 21° | — | — |
| 1990 | 41° | 32° | 37° | — | — |
| 1989 | 21° | 7° | 14° | — | — |
| 1988 | 22° | 13° | 17° | — | — |
| 1987 | 36° | 31° | 33° | — | — |
| 1986 | 42° | 27° | 34° | — | — |
| 1985 | 27° | 12° | 19° | — | — |
| 1984warmest | 62° | 41° | 52° | — | — |
| 1983 | 31° | 25° | 28° | — | — |
| 1982 | 41° | 27° | 34° | — | — |
| 1981 | 33° | 28° | 31° | — | — |
| 1980 | 30° | 15° | 23° | — | — |
| 1979 | 37° | 13° | 25° | — | 1" |
| 1978 | 42° | 31° | 36° | — | — |
| 1977 | 46° | 34° | 40° | — | — |
| 1976 | 37° | 23° | 30° | — | — |
| 1975 | 35° | 30° | 33° | — | — |
| 1974 | 38° | 36° | 37° | — | — |
| 1973 | 22° | 12° | 17° | — | — |
| 1972 | 25° | 18° | 21° | 0.08" | 0.6" |
| 1971 | 46° | 36° | 41° | — | — |
Sterling Heights, MI Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Sterling Heights, MI Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Sterling Heights, MI Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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