Crested Butte Weather in December
Average highs run from 31°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 1°F to -7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.31 in over about 11 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 27°F
- Average low
- -4°F
- Precipitation
- 2.31 in
- Snowfall
- 35.1 in
- Record high
- 62°FDec 10, 1939
- Record low
- -47°FDec 25, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 38 min to 9 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 7°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 31°F | 1°F | 56°F 1903 | -23°F 2024 | 33% | 33% |
| Dec 2 | 31°F | 1°F | 58°F 1897 | -28°F 2004 | 33% | 33% |
| Dec 3 | 30°F | 0°F | 58°F 1901 | -29°F 2004 | 33% | 33% |
| Dec 4 | 30°F | 0°F | 57°F 1939 | -30°F 1895 | 34% | 34% |
| Dec 5 | 30°F | -1°F | 60°F 1939 | -28°F 1955 | 34% | 34% |
| Dec 6 | 29°F | -1°F | 58°F 1939 | -26°F 1898 | 34% | 34% |
| Dec 7 | 29°F | -2°F | 61°F 1939 | -27°F 1898 | 34% | 34% |
| Dec 8 | 28°F | -2°F | 58°F 1939 | -37°F 2005 | 35% | 34% |
| Dec 9 | 28°F | -2°F | 57°F 1939 | -35°F 2005 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 10 | 28°F | -3°F | 62°F 1939 | -35°F 1951 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 11 | 27°F | -3°F | 54°F 1939 | -28°F 1913 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 12 | 27°F | -4°F | 58°F 1939 | -33°F 1961 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 13 | 27°F | -4°F | 51°F 1929 | -30°F 1961 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 14 | 27°F | -4°F | 53°F 1893 | -32°F 1899 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 15 | 26°F | -5°F | 55°F 1893 | -30°F 2005 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 16 | 26°F | -5°F | 56°F 1939 | -32°F 2005 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 17 | 26°F | -5°F | 56°F 1939 | -30°F 2005 | 37% | 36% |
| Dec 18 | 26°F | -5°F | 50°F 1959 | -37°F 1996 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 19 | 26°F | -6°F | 49°F 1952 | -38°F 1909 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 20 | 25°F | -6°F | 51°F 1939 | -35°F 1899 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 21 | 25°F | -6°F | 50°F 1969 | -34°F 1899 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 22 | 25°F | -6°F | 53°F 1982 | -31°F 1899 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 23 | 25°F | -6°F | 53°F 1901 | -46°F 1905 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 24 | 25°F | -7°F | 52°F 1955 | -32°F 1898 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 25 | 25°F | -7°F | 55°F 1908 | -47°F 1924 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 26 | 25°F | -7°F | 57°F 1980 | -46°F 1924 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 27 | 25°F | -7°F | 50°F 1980 | -45°F 1924 | 37% | 38% |
| Dec 28 | 25°F | -7°F | 45°F 1980 | -35°F 1895 | 38% | 38% |
| Dec 29 | 25°F | -7°F | 47°F 1980 | -35°F 1954 | 38% | 38% |
| Dec 30 | 25°F | -7°F | 50°F 2017 | -35°F 1902 | 38% | 38% |
| Dec 31 | 25°F | -7°F | 54°F 2017 | -34°F 1898 | 38% | 38% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051959 (Crested Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053662, 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.