Mescal climate

Mescal Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benson 6SE, 22 km from Mescal

Average highs run from 67°F on December 1 to 63°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.88 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 Mescal, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
0.88 in
Record high
79°FDec 19, 2025
Record low
17°FDec 27, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 13 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 167°F29°F74°F 201228°F 201512%0%
Dec 267°F29°F73°F 200831°F 201112%0%
Dec 367°F28°F74°F 201029°F 202012%0%
Dec 466°F28°F73°F 201526°F 201112%0%
Dec 566°F28°F75°F 201022°F 201112%0%
Dec 666°F28°F76°F 201020°F 201112%0%
Dec 766°F28°F73°F 202324°F 201112%0%
Dec 865°F27°F74°F 201523°F 201712%0%
Dec 965°F27°F77°F 201531°F 201712%0%
Dec 1065°F27°F78°F 201527°F 200812%0%
Dec 1165°F27°F75°F 202528°F 201212%0%
Dec 1265°F27°F75°F 202533°F 200912%0%
Dec 1364°F27°F75°F 202527°F 202012%0%
Dec 1464°F27°F75°F 201622°F 202212%0%
Dec 1564°F27°F78°F 201622°F 201513%0%
Dec 1664°F27°F72°F 202519°F 201513%0%
Dec 1764°F26°F74°F 202421°F 201513%0%
Dec 1864°F26°F73°F 202525°F 201913%0%
Dec 1964°F26°F79°F 202527°F 201213%0%
Dec 2064°F26°F74°F 202524°F 201213%0%
Dec 2163°F26°F77°F 202526°F 201713%0%
Dec 2263°F26°F79°F 202524°F 201713%0%
Dec 2363°F26°F78°F 202522°F 201113%0%
Dec 2463°F26°F73°F 202422°F 201113%0%
Dec 2563°F26°F73°F 201726°F 200913%0%
Dec 2663°F26°F72°F 202524°F 200813%0%
Dec 2763°F26°F72°F 202217°F 201413%0%
Dec 2863°F26°F72°F 201720°F 200813%0%
Dec 2963°F26°F75°F 202422°F 201913%0%
Dec 3063°F26°F75°F 201723°F 201813%0%
Dec 3163°F26°F72°F 201723°F 201013%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mescal, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00020683 (Benson 6SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053146, 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.