Bayfield climate

Bayfield Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ignacio 6ESE, 16.6 km from Bayfield

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 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 Bayfield, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Snowfall
9.1 in
Record high
65°FDec 22, 1996
Record low
-20°FDec 9, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 39 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
5.1 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 144°F16°F59°F 20032°F 200119%12%
Dec 243°F16°F58°F 20171°F 201820%12%
Dec 343°F16°F57°F 2006-2°F 201820%13%
Dec 443°F15°F57°F 2021-5°F 201820%13%
Dec 542°F15°F58°F 20211°F 200920%13%
Dec 642°F15°F64°F 2006-1°F 201120%14%
Dec 741°F14°F57°F 20202°F 200521%14%
Dec 841°F14°F54°F 2020-13°F 201321%15%
Dec 941°F14°F54°F 2014-20°F 201321%15%
Dec 1040°F13°F52°F 2015-19°F 200921%16%
Dec 1140°F13°F53°F 2014-15°F 200921%16%
Dec 1240°F13°F53°F 2017-5°F 199722%17%
Dec 1340°F13°F53°F 2025-8°F 202022%17%
Dec 1439°F12°F55°F 2010-2°F 202222%18%
Dec 1539°F12°F55°F 2025-7°F 200922%18%
Dec 1639°F12°F52°F 2018-8°F 201522%18%
Dec 1739°F12°F54°F 2025-5°F 202223%19%
Dec 1838°F11°F54°F 2025-2°F 199623%19%
Dec 1938°F11°F57°F 2025-7°F 200223%19%
Dec 2038°F11°F57°F 2025-14°F 201223%19%
Dec 2138°F11°F56°F 2025-8°F 201223%20%
Dec 2238°F11°F65°F 1996-4°F 200223%20%
Dec 2338°F10°F58°F 2025-2°F 200123%20%
Dec 2438°F10°F58°F 2025-10°F 201523%20%
Dec 2537°F10°F55°F 1996-12°F 200923%21%
Dec 2637°F10°F64°F 1996-11°F 200923%21%
Dec 2737°F10°F59°F 1996-18°F 200823%21%
Dec 2837°F10°F51°F 2004-13°F 200823%21%
Dec 2937°F10°F53°F 2017-10°F 201223%21%
Dec 3037°F10°F56°F 2017-7°F 202023%21%
Dec 3137°F10°F51°F 2017-14°F 201023%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bayfield, 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 7:06 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054254 (Ignacio 6ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093005, 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.