Dolores County climate

Dolores County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yellow Jacket 2W, 33.1 km from Dolores County

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.30 in over about 5 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 Dolores County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.30 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
65°FDec 1, 2003
Record low
-12°FDec 31, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 44 min to 9 h 36 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
7.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 146°F20°F65°F 20032°F 200615%17%
Dec 245°F20°F62°F 20174°F 199615%17%
Dec 345°F20°F61°F 2017-1°F 200615%18%
Dec 444°F19°F58°F 2010-4°F 201815%18%
Dec 544°F19°F58°F 2012-2°F 201315%18%
Dec 644°F19°F56°F 2003-2°F 201115%18%
Dec 743°F19°F55°F 20231°F 200515%18%
Dec 843°F18°F56°F 2017-6°F 200515%18%
Dec 943°F18°F53°F 1996-8°F 200915%19%
Dec 1042°F18°F57°F 2015-9°F 200915%19%
Dec 1142°F18°F56°F 2025-7°F 200915%19%
Dec 1242°F18°F62°F 20142°F 199715%19%
Dec 1341°F17°F57°F 2010-1°F 202015%19%
Dec 1441°F17°F59°F 20102°F 200815%19%
Dec 1541°F17°F54°F 1998-1°F 199915%19%
Dec 1641°F17°F53°F 2006-3°F 201515%20%
Dec 1740°F17°F57°F 20250°F 200516%20%
Dec 1840°F17°F54°F 20252°F 199616%20%
Dec 1940°F17°F59°F 20252°F 201616%20%
Dec 2040°F16°F58°F 2025-3°F 201216%20%
Dec 2140°F16°F60°F 2025-1°F 199816%20%
Dec 2240°F16°F63°F 2025-1°F 199816%20%
Dec 2340°F16°F65°F 20251°F 199817%20%
Dec 2440°F16°F59°F 2025-2°F 199817%21%
Dec 2540°F16°F57°F 2025-1°F 200917%21%
Dec 2640°F16°F59°F 2005-9°F 199717%21%
Dec 2739°F16°F53°F 2017-10°F 201518%21%
Dec 2839°F16°F56°F 2004-8°F 200318%21%
Dec 2939°F16°F59°F 2024-4°F 201218%21%
Dec 3039°F16°F60°F 20170°F 201818%21%
Dec 3140°F16°F56°F 2017-12°F 201019%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dolores County, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00059275 (Yellow Jacket 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.