Battlement Mesa climate

Battlement Mesa Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Collbran 1WSW, 23 km from Battlement Mesa

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.96 in over about 9 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 Battlement Mesa, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.96 in
Snowfall
12.9 in
Record high
62°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
6.3 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 141°F17°F61°F 1999-6°F 200425%19%
Dec 241°F16°F59°F 2012-6°F 200425%19%
Dec 340°F16°F60°F 2017-4°F 200425%20%
Dec 440°F16°F56°F 1998-9°F 201326%20%
Dec 539°F15°F54°F 2023-19°F 201326%20%
Dec 639°F15°F53°F 2003-7°F 201326%21%
Dec 738°F14°F53°F 2014-4°F 200526%21%
Dec 838°F14°F51°F 2020-9°F 200527%22%
Dec 937°F14°F49°F 2014-17°F 200927%22%
Dec 1037°F13°F49°F 2014-17°F 200927%22%
Dec 1137°F13°F51°F 2014-15°F 200927%23%
Dec 1236°F13°F53°F 2017-4°F 201327%23%
Dec 1336°F12°F52°F 2004-2°F 202028%23%
Dec 1436°F12°F51°F 20252°F 199928%24%
Dec 1536°F12°F52°F 2002-5°F 199928%24%
Dec 1635°F12°F52°F 2016-1°F 202228%24%
Dec 1735°F11°F50°F 1998-4°F 202228%25%
Dec 1835°F11°F49°F 1998-1°F 202229%25%
Dec 1935°F11°F53°F 2025-4°F 201229%25%
Dec 2035°F11°F59°F 2025-11°F 201229%25%
Dec 2135°F11°F59°F 2025-14°F 199829%25%
Dec 2235°F11°F62°F 2025-21°F 199829%26%
Dec 2335°F10°F52°F 2025-16°F 199829%26%
Dec 2435°F10°F62°F 2025-13°F 199829%26%
Dec 2534°F10°F57°F 2025-6°F 199829%26%
Dec 2634°F10°F53°F 2025-4°F 200729%26%
Dec 2735°F10°F50°F 2025-10°F 201529%26%
Dec 2835°F10°F47°F 2004-10°F 201528%26%
Dec 2935°F10°F50°F 2011-5°F 201228%26%
Dec 3035°F10°F54°F 2011-5°F 202028%26%
Dec 3135°F10°F49°F 2004-7°F 201028%26%

Chance of rain

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

December 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:58 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051743 (Collbran 1WSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003016, 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.