Lake Montezuma Weather in December
Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 4 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 59°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 1.50 in
- Record high
- 77°FDec 9, 1950
- Record low
- 0°FDec 22, 1968
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 00 min to 9 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 7.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 62°F | 27°F | 74°F 1995 | 20°F 1948 | 12% |
| Dec 2 | 62°F | 27°F | 72°F 1995 | 19°F 1991 | 12% |
| Dec 3 | 61°F | 26°F | 71°F 2003 | 19°F 1991 | 12% |
| Dec 4 | 61°F | 26°F | 72°F 1946 | 20°F 1973 | 12% |
| Dec 5 | 61°F | 26°F | 74°F 1965 | 15°F 1953 | 13% |
| Dec 6 | 60°F | 26°F | 71°F 1965 | 20°F 1948 | 13% |
| Dec 7 | 60°F | 26°F | 71°F 1962 | 4°F 1978 | 13% |
| Dec 8 | 60°F | 25°F | 72°F 1962 | 6°F 1978 | 13% |
| Dec 9 | 59°F | 25°F | 77°F 1950 | 9°F 1978 | 13% |
| Dec 10 | 59°F | 25°F | 77°F 1950 | 17°F 1967 | 13% |
| Dec 11 | 59°F | 25°F | 73°F 1950 | 19°F 1974 | 13% |
| Dec 12 | 59°F | 25°F | 74°F 1950 | 11°F 1989 | 13% |
| Dec 13 | 58°F | 25°F | 72°F 2025 | 12°F 1989 | 14% |
| Dec 14 | 58°F | 25°F | 69°F 1946 | 10°F 1971 | 14% |
| Dec 15 | 58°F | 25°F | 70°F 1969 | 14°F 1967 | 14% |
| Dec 16 | 58°F | 25°F | 72°F 1980 | 16°F 1971 | 14% |
| Dec 17 | 58°F | 25°F | 70°F 1998 | 5°F 1967 | 14% |
| Dec 18 | 58°F | 25°F | 73°F 2024 | 4°F 1967 | 14% |
| Dec 19 | 58°F | 25°F | 73°F 2024 | 16°F 1968 | 14% |
| Dec 20 | 58°F | 25°F | 71°F 2024 | 19°F 2006 | 14% |
| Dec 21 | 57°F | 25°F | 71°F 2005 | 2°F 1967 | 14% |
| Dec 22 | 57°F | 25°F | 71°F 2025 | 0°F 1968 | 14% |
| Dec 23 | 57°F | 25°F | 70°F 2025 | 11°F 1968 | 14% |
| Dec 24 | 57°F | 25°F | 72°F 2005 | 7°F 1974 | 14% |
| Dec 25 | 58°F | 25°F | 69°F 2005 | 19°F 1967 | 14% |
| Dec 26 | 58°F | 25°F | 74°F 1980 | 11°F 1967 | 14% |
| Dec 27 | 58°F | 25°F | 74°F 1980 | 10°F 1988 | 14% |
| Dec 28 | 58°F | 25°F | 74°F 1980 | 15°F 2003 | 14% |
| Dec 29 | 58°F | 25°F | 72°F 1998 | 15°F 1967 | 14% |
| Dec 30 | 58°F | 25°F | 72°F 1998 | 17°F 1988 | 15% |
| Dec 31 | 58°F | 25°F | 68°F 1980 | 15°F 1969 | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00025635 (Montezuma Castle Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00027708, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.