Costilla County climate

Costilla County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for San Luis 1 S, 9.2 km from Costilla County

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 in over about 3 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 Costilla County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
0.41 in
Record high
61°FDec 1, 1999
Record low
-20°FDec 21, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 38 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 142°F12°F61°F 1999-4°F 20019%
Dec 242°F12°F61°F 19957°F 20049%
Dec 342°F12°F61°F 1995-3°F 20069%
Dec 441°F11°F59°F 1998-4°F 20099%
Dec 541°F11°F56°F 19951°F 20119%
Dec 641°F11°F56°F 1998-7°F 20119%
Dec 740°F10°F54°F 2014-8°F 20139%
Dec 840°F10°F54°F 2008-12°F 20059%
Dec 940°F10°F54°F 2006-8°F 20139%
Dec 1039°F10°F57°F 1990-3°F 20099%
Dec 1139°F10°F58°F 20071°F 19899%
Dec 1239°F9°F58°F 2014-2°F 19979%
Dec 1339°F9°F57°F 2015-1°F 19929%
Dec 1439°F9°F58°F 20146°F 19979%
Dec 1538°F9°F58°F 1995-6°F 20079%
Dec 1638°F9°F59°F 2016-2°F 19899%
Dec 1738°F8°F56°F 2017-8°F 19968%
Dec 1838°F8°F54°F 1998-12°F 19968%
Dec 1938°F8°F59°F 2010-11°F 19968%
Dec 2038°F8°F55°F 2003-19°F 19908%
Dec 2137°F8°F55°F 2003-20°F 19908%
Dec 2237°F8°F51°F 1994-12°F 19908%
Dec 2337°F8°F54°F 1994-11°F 19908%
Dec 2437°F8°F50°F 1994-13°F 20048%
Dec 2537°F7°F51°F 20162°F 20048%
Dec 2637°F7°F57°F 20052°F 20078%
Dec 2737°F7°F56°F 2005-3°F 20147%
Dec 2837°F7°F52°F 2013-3°F 20077%
Dec 2937°F7°F58°F 1999-6°F 19907%
Dec 3037°F7°F56°F 1999-9°F 20147%
Dec 3137°F7°F51°F 1999-10°F 20147%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Costilla County, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:16 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 USC00057430 (San Luis 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057572, 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.