Aspen climate

Aspen Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen 1SW, 1.9 km from Aspen

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.00 in over about 12 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 Aspen, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
2.00 in
Snowfall
27.5 in
Record high
59°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-21°FDec 8, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
7°F
Wind
5.6 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 135°F14°F59°F 1998-6°F 200436%33%
Dec 235°F13°F57°F 2021-7°F 200437%33%
Dec 334°F13°F55°F 2017-10°F 200637%33%
Dec 434°F13°F54°F 1998-9°F 200937%34%
Dec 534°F12°F52°F 2012-19°F 201337%34%
Dec 633°F12°F53°F 2003-12°F 201338%34%
Dec 733°F12°F48°F 2020-15°F 200538%34%
Dec 833°F11°F48°F 2015-21°F 200538%35%
Dec 933°F11°F49°F 2014-13°F 200938%35%
Dec 1032°F11°F54°F 2015-14°F 201338%35%
Dec 1132°F11°F52°F 2017-8°F 200939%35%
Dec 1232°F10°F52°F 2017-2°F 201339%36%
Dec 1332°F10°F50°F 2014-7°F 200139%36%
Dec 1432°F10°F51°F 2021-10°F 200839%36%
Dec 1531°F10°F49°F 2016-16°F 200840%36%
Dec 1631°F10°F46°F 2024-9°F 202240%37%
Dec 1731°F10°F50°F 2025-12°F 202240%37%
Dec 1831°F10°F46°F 1998-9°F 201640%37%
Dec 1931°F9°F57°F 2025-9°F 201640%37%
Dec 2031°F9°F51°F 2017-14°F 201241%37%
Dec 2131°F9°F56°F 2025-16°F 199841%37%
Dec 2231°F9°F59°F 2025-16°F 199841%37%
Dec 2331°F9°F53°F 2025-10°F 200441%38%
Dec 2431°F9°F57°F 2025-10°F 200441%38%
Dec 2531°F9°F51°F 2025-5°F 202341%38%
Dec 2631°F9°F50°F 2025-8°F 200741%38%
Dec 2731°F9°F47°F 2022-10°F 200841%38%
Dec 2831°F9°F44°F 2017-13°F 200741%38%
Dec 2931°F9°F50°F 2017-12°F 201241%38%
Dec 3031°F9°F49°F 2011-9°F 201941%38%
Dec 3131°F9°F55°F 2005-11°F 201041%38%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Aspen, 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 (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:54 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050372 (Aspen 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.