Bent County climate

Bent County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John Martin Dam, 17.3 km from Bent County

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.36 in over about 2 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 Bent County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.36 in
Snowfall
2.9 in
Record high
81°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
-23°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 44 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
9.2 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°F21°F76°F 19987°F 20056%2%
Dec 250°F21°F76°F 20038°F 20166%2%
Dec 350°F21°F74°F 20173°F 19966%2%
Dec 449°F20°F75°F 2007-2°F 20116%2%
Dec 549°F20°F75°F 2021-9°F 20116%2%
Dec 649°F20°F70°F 2023-12°F 20116%2%
Dec 748°F19°F74°F 2023-16°F 20056%2%
Dec 848°F19°F68°F 2015-18°F 20056%3%
Dec 948°F19°F74°F 1996-14°F 20097%3%
Dec 1047°F18°F70°F 1996-12°F 20097%3%
Dec 1147°F18°F78°F 2025-3°F 20007%3%
Dec 1247°F18°F70°F 20216°F 19977%3%
Dec 1346°F18°F65°F 2008-6°F 20207%3%
Dec 1446°F17°F71°F 2021-4°F 20207%3%
Dec 1546°F17°F71°F 20060°F 20087%3%
Dec 1646°F17°F68°F 20252°F 20227%3%
Dec 1746°F17°F72°F 2025-21°F 20167%3%
Dec 1845°F17°F66°F 2013-23°F 20167%3%
Dec 1945°F17°F61°F 2025-17°F 20167%3%
Dec 2045°F16°F71°F 2004-4°F 19967%3%
Dec 2145°F16°F67°F 2009-12°F 19987%3%
Dec 2245°F16°F81°F 2025-12°F 19987%3%
Dec 2345°F16°F74°F 2025-14°F 20047%3%
Dec 2445°F16°F79°F 2025-15°F 20047%3%
Dec 2545°F16°F80°F 2025-10°F 20127%3%
Dec 2645°F16°F70°F 2005-10°F 20127%3%
Dec 2745°F16°F73°F 2025-1°F 20127%3%
Dec 2845°F16°F71°F 1999-1°F 20077%3%
Dec 2945°F16°F69°F 2004-6°F 20077%3%
Dec 3045°F16°F68°F 2016-7°F 20147%3%
Dec 3145°F16°F68°F 1996-12°F 20147%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bent County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054388 (John Martin Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003013, 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.