Alta climate

Alta Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Blue Canyon AP, 11.7 km from Alta

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 10.90 in over about 14 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 Alta, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
10.90 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
75°FDec 2, 1958
Record low
3°FDec 9, 1972
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.7 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°F35°F69°F 195922°F 197339%3%
Dec 245°F34°F75°F 195820°F 197339%3%
Dec 345°F34°F70°F 195818°F 195240%3%
Dec 445°F34°F69°F 196312°F 197240%3%
Dec 545°F34°F67°F 197912°F 197240%3%
Dec 645°F34°F66°F 196213°F 197841%3%
Dec 745°F34°F69°F 19627°F 197241%3%
Dec 844°F34°F70°F 19574°F 197241%3%
Dec 944°F33°F72°F 19573°F 197241%3%
Dec 1044°F33°F68°F 202510°F 197242%3%
Dec 1144°F33°F68°F 202513°F 197242%4%
Dec 1244°F33°F68°F 201714°F 196742%4%
Dec 1344°F33°F70°F 201710°F 196743%4%
Dec 1444°F33°F71°F 20179°F 196743%4%
Dec 1544°F33°F69°F 198017°F 194843%4%
Dec 1644°F33°F73°F 198017°F 194843%4%
Dec 1744°F33°F66°F 199818°F 196743%4%
Dec 1844°F33°F65°F 195819°F 197843%4%
Dec 1944°F33°F66°F 195413°F 194943%4%
Dec 2045°F33°F63°F 195412°F 194943%4%
Dec 2145°F33°F63°F 195411°F 199843%4%
Dec 2245°F33°F64°F 195417°F 194843%5%
Dec 2345°F34°F66°F 195013°F 194842%5%
Dec 2445°F34°F65°F 194713°F 198742%5%
Dec 2545°F34°F70°F 194717°F 201642%5%
Dec 2645°F34°F69°F 195618°F 196542%5%
Dec 2745°F34°F70°F 195619°F 195442%5%
Dec 2846°F34°F69°F 195618°F 195541%5%
Dec 2946°F34°F66°F 198018°F 195541%5%
Dec 3046°F34°F65°F 198014°F 195141%5%
Dec 3146°F34°F64°F 195812°F 196441%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023225 (Blue Canyon AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023225, 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.