Dotsero climate

Dotsero Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shoshone, 16.8 km from Dotsero

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.48 in over about 8 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 Dotsero, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
1.48 in
Snowfall
10.8 in
Record high
61°FDec 11, 1939
Record low
-8°FDec 28, 1912
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 9 h 25 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
5.4 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 140°F20°F56°F 1973-1°F 200627%12%
Dec 240°F20°F54°F 2017-1°F 200427%12%
Dec 339°F20°F58°F 2017-1°F 200427%12%
Dec 439°F19°F57°F 20170°F 200428%12%
Dec 539°F19°F57°F 20215°F 193128%12%
Dec 638°F18°F56°F 1937-2°F 191228%13%
Dec 738°F18°F51°F 1939-3°F 191228%13%
Dec 837°F18°F58°F 1937-3°F 200528%13%
Dec 937°F17°F56°F 1939-5°F 200528%13%
Dec 1037°F17°F56°F 19392°F 194528%13%
Dec 1136°F17°F61°F 19396°F 193029%13%
Dec 1236°F16°F51°F 19394°F 193229%14%
Dec 1336°F16°F51°F 19214°F 192829%14%
Dec 1436°F16°F50°F 19393°F 191129%14%
Dec 1535°F15°F57°F 1915-5°F 192029%14%
Dec 1635°F15°F53°F 19370°F 192029%15%
Dec 1735°F15°F52°F 19392°F 192830%15%
Dec 1835°F15°F46°F 1936-2°F 192730%15%
Dec 1935°F14°F45°F 2024-4°F 192730%15%
Dec 2034°F14°F52°F 2025-2°F 194530%15%
Dec 2134°F14°F53°F 2025-5°F 192930%16%
Dec 2234°F14°F55°F 2025-6°F 191230%16%
Dec 2334°F14°F60°F 2025-3°F 191230%16%
Dec 2434°F14°F47°F 1940-6°F 191230%16%
Dec 2534°F14°F57°F 20250°F 192831%16%
Dec 2634°F14°F57°F 2025-5°F 193031%17%
Dec 2734°F13°F50°F 2025-7°F 191131%17%
Dec 2834°F13°F46°F 1934-8°F 191231%17%
Dec 2934°F13°F48°F 20051°F 191832%17%
Dec 3034°F13°F50°F 19170°F 193032%17%
Dec 3134°F13°F51°F 20170°F 191832%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dotsero, 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 7:10 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 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 USC00057618 (Shoshone), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057618, 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.