Summit climate

Summit Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lead Hill, 27.4 km from Summit

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.24 in over about 8 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 Summit, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.24 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
84°FDec 27, 2025
Record low
-5°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
4.9 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 151°F30°F71°F 199819°F 200626%1%
Dec 251°F30°F79°F 202120°F 200625%1%
Dec 351°F29°F77°F 202118°F 200025%1%
Dec 450°F29°F78°F 199814°F 200625%1%
Dec 550°F29°F78°F 199817°F 200925%1%
Dec 650°F28°F79°F 199817°F 200225%1%
Dec 749°F28°F70°F 19987°F 201325%1%
Dec 849°F28°F66°F 20156°F 200625%1%
Dec 949°F28°F74°F 202010°F 200525%1%
Dec 1048°F27°F76°F 202112°F 200925%1%
Dec 1148°F27°F72°F 202111°F 200025%1%
Dec 1248°F27°F72°F 20158°F 200025%2%
Dec 1348°F27°F68°F 200610°F 201025%2%
Dec 1447°F27°F71°F 200611°F 202525%2%
Dec 1547°F26°F73°F 202114°F 202525%2%
Dec 1647°F26°F70°F 20069°F 200025%2%
Dec 1747°F26°F72°F 20065°F 200025%2%
Dec 1846°F26°F66°F 20029°F 201625%2%
Dec 1946°F26°F61°F 20125°F 201625%2%
Dec 2046°F25°F67°F 201311°F 200025%2%
Dec 2146°F25°F70°F 201510°F 200025%2%
Dec 2246°F25°F63°F 2012-5°F 202225%2%
Dec 2345°F25°F77°F 2025-4°F 202225%3%
Dec 2445°F25°F75°F 20256°F 200425%3%
Dec 2545°F25°F78°F 20259°F 200425%3%
Dec 2645°F25°F79°F 202517°F 200225%3%
Dec 2745°F24°F84°F 202513°F 201725%3%
Dec 2845°F24°F78°F 202510°F 201725%3%
Dec 2945°F24°F73°F 202214°F 200025%3%
Dec 3044°F24°F71°F 199914°F 200025%3%
Dec 3144°F24°F74°F 20217°F 201725%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Summit, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00034106 (Lead Hill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053918, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.