Lake Montezuma climate

Lake Montezuma Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montezuma Castle Nm, 6 km from Lake Montezuma

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 daily high and low temperature at Lake Montezuma, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 162°F27°F74°F 199520°F 194812%
Dec 262°F27°F72°F 199519°F 199112%
Dec 361°F26°F71°F 200319°F 199112%
Dec 461°F26°F72°F 194620°F 197312%
Dec 561°F26°F74°F 196515°F 195313%
Dec 660°F26°F71°F 196520°F 194813%
Dec 760°F26°F71°F 19624°F 197813%
Dec 860°F25°F72°F 19626°F 197813%
Dec 959°F25°F77°F 19509°F 197813%
Dec 1059°F25°F77°F 195017°F 196713%
Dec 1159°F25°F73°F 195019°F 197413%
Dec 1259°F25°F74°F 195011°F 198913%
Dec 1358°F25°F72°F 202512°F 198914%
Dec 1458°F25°F69°F 194610°F 197114%
Dec 1558°F25°F70°F 196914°F 196714%
Dec 1658°F25°F72°F 198016°F 197114%
Dec 1758°F25°F70°F 19985°F 196714%
Dec 1858°F25°F73°F 20244°F 196714%
Dec 1958°F25°F73°F 202416°F 196814%
Dec 2058°F25°F71°F 202419°F 200614%
Dec 2157°F25°F71°F 20052°F 196714%
Dec 2257°F25°F71°F 20250°F 196814%
Dec 2357°F25°F70°F 202511°F 196814%
Dec 2457°F25°F72°F 20057°F 197414%
Dec 2558°F25°F69°F 200519°F 196714%
Dec 2658°F25°F74°F 198011°F 196714%
Dec 2758°F25°F74°F 198010°F 198814%
Dec 2858°F25°F74°F 198015°F 200314%
Dec 2958°F25°F72°F 199815°F 196714%
Dec 3058°F25°F72°F 199817°F 198815%
Dec 3158°F25°F68°F 198015°F 196915%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Montezuma, in percent.0510151102030
  • 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

Every day of December: sun and moon

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.