Colorado City climate

Colorado City Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rye 1SW, 10.5 km from Colorado City

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.21 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 Colorado City, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.21 in
Snowfall
21.1 in
Record high
79°FDec 11, 1939
Record low
-27°FDec 6, 1972
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
10.7 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°F25°F73°F 19951°F 199122%20%
Dec 245°F25°F75°F 2021-1°F 197822%20%
Dec 345°F25°F76°F 20211°F 200922%20%
Dec 445°F25°F73°F 1965-10°F 200922%20%
Dec 544°F24°F71°F 1965-5°F 195922%20%
Dec 644°F24°F70°F 1965-27°F 197222%20%
Dec 744°F24°F72°F 2023-19°F 197822%20%
Dec 844°F24°F70°F 1940-19°F 197822%20%
Dec 943°F23°F78°F 1939-17°F 200922%20%
Dec 1043°F23°F77°F 1939-6°F 201222%20%
Dec 1143°F23°F79°F 1939-12°F 196321%20%
Dec 1243°F23°F69°F 2025-13°F 196121%20%
Dec 1343°F23°F69°F 1996-4°F 196121%20%
Dec 1443°F22°F70°F 2025-5°F 194021%20%
Dec 1543°F22°F67°F 2010-6°F 198721%21%
Dec 1643°F22°F70°F 19803°F 198321%21%
Dec 1742°F22°F71°F 1980-10°F 199621%20%
Dec 1842°F22°F66°F 1980-17°F 199621%20%
Dec 1942°F22°F69°F 1979-8°F 199621%20%
Dec 2042°F22°F70°F 2025-5°F 197321%20%
Dec 2142°F22°F65°F 2024-17°F 199021%20%
Dec 2242°F22°F66°F 2024-20°F 199021%20%
Dec 2342°F22°F69°F 2025-18°F 199021%20%
Dec 2442°F22°F74°F 2025-15°F 200421%20%
Dec 2542°F22°F70°F 2025-12°F 198321%20%
Dec 2643°F22°F69°F 1980-10°F 196221%20%
Dec 2743°F22°F76°F 1980-5°F 201421%20%
Dec 2843°F22°F69°F 1947-8°F 196621%20%
Dec 2943°F22°F65°F 1945-8°F 198320%20%
Dec 3043°F22°F70°F 1980-4°F 196920%19%
Dec 3143°F22°F68°F 2017-17°F 201420%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colorado City, 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 6:57 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 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 USC00057317 (Rye 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058781, 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.