Parks climate

Parks Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bellemont WFO, 12 km from Parks

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.76 in over about 7 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 Parks, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.76 in
Snowfall
14.5 in
Record high
74°FDec 27, 1980
Record low
-17°FDec 13, 1931
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
8.5 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 146°F14°F70°F 1903-1°F 193118%14%
Dec 246°F14°F69°F 19113°F 191318%15%
Dec 346°F14°F68°F 1903-2°F 193119%15%
Dec 446°F13°F69°F 20070°F 193119%15%
Dec 545°F13°F67°F 19395°F 193119%16%
Dec 645°F13°F63°F 2021-1°F 201320%16%
Dec 745°F13°F64°F 1923-5°F 197820%16%
Dec 844°F12°F65°F 1940-7°F 197820%17%
Dec 944°F12°F66°F 1950-4°F 194720%17%
Dec 1044°F12°F69°F 1921-5°F 194721%18%
Dec 1144°F12°F69°F 19211°F 189821%18%
Dec 1244°F12°F67°F 1921-3°F 194921%18%
Dec 1344°F11°F67°F 1921-17°F 193122%19%
Dec 1443°F11°F64°F 1946-10°F 194522%19%
Dec 1543°F11°F70°F 1912-12°F 194022%19%
Dec 1643°F11°F68°F 1939-9°F 192822%19%
Dec 1743°F11°F67°F 1980-3°F 192722%20%
Dec 1843°F11°F65°F 1912-7°F 192723%20%
Dec 1943°F11°F66°F 2024-8°F 192423%20%
Dec 2043°F10°F68°F 1917-7°F 192423%20%
Dec 2143°F10°F70°F 1980-12°F 189723%20%
Dec 2243°F10°F65°F 1917-10°F 199023%20%
Dec 2343°F10°F64°F 1917-14°F 192623%21%
Dec 2443°F10°F65°F 1933-15°F 192623%21%
Dec 2543°F10°F65°F 1912-10°F 192623%21%
Dec 2643°F10°F69°F 1929-10°F 192623%21%
Dec 2743°F10°F74°F 1980-10°F 192623%21%
Dec 2843°F10°F68°F 1925-8°F 192623%21%
Dec 2943°F10°F68°F 1929-9°F 193223%21%
Dec 3043°F10°F71°F 1929-12°F 191123%21%
Dec 3143°F10°F69°F 1929-11°F 191123%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Parks, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00020678 (Bellemont WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00029359, 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.