Craig climate

Craig Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Craig Moffat CO AP, 3 km from Craig

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 in over about 10 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 Craig, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
0.90 in
Snowfall
23.8 in
Record high
63°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
-32°FDec 22, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
8.7 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 138°F11°F59°F 1998-12°F 200430%31%
Dec 237°F10°F59°F 2021-12°F 200430%31%
Dec 337°F10°F58°F 2021-13°F 200430%32%
Dec 436°F9°F57°F 1998-22°F 201330%32%
Dec 536°F9°F54°F 2021-31°F 201331%32%
Dec 635°F9°F50°F 2023-20°F 201331%33%
Dec 735°F8°F54°F 2008-18°F 200531%33%
Dec 834°F8°F49°F 2020-23°F 200931%33%
Dec 934°F7°F54°F 2020-25°F 200931%34%
Dec 1034°F7°F53°F 2025-25°F 200932%34%
Dec 1133°F6°F50°F 2025-21°F 200932%34%
Dec 1233°F6°F55°F 2025-13°F 199732%34%
Dec 1332°F6°F54°F 2025-18°F 200132%35%
Dec 1432°F5°F55°F 2025-15°F 200733%35%
Dec 1532°F5°F52°F 2025-15°F 200533%35%
Dec 1631°F5°F52°F 2025-18°F 202233%35%
Dec 1731°F4°F55°F 2025-22°F 199633%35%
Dec 1831°F4°F44°F 2023-26°F 199633%36%
Dec 1931°F4°F59°F 2025-21°F 202233%36%
Dec 2030°F4°F51°F 2023-20°F 201233%36%
Dec 2130°F3°F56°F 2025-29°F 199833%36%
Dec 2230°F3°F63°F 2025-32°F 199833%36%
Dec 2330°F3°F63°F 2025-32°F 199833%36%
Dec 2430°F3°F63°F 2025-20°F 199833%36%
Dec 2530°F3°F56°F 2025-15°F 200133%36%
Dec 2630°F2°F52°F 2025-22°F 201533%36%
Dec 2730°F2°F46°F 2025-27°F 201533%36%
Dec 2829°F2°F41°F 1996-27°F 201533%37%
Dec 2929°F2°F49°F 2017-19°F 201233%37%
Dec 3029°F2°F53°F 2011-22°F 202033%37%
Dec 3129°F2°F48°F 1996-29°F 201433%37%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Craig, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024046 (Craig Moffat CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024046, 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.