Dove Creek climate

Dove Creek Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Northdale, 10.7 km from Dove Creek

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.98 in over about 4 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 Dove Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.98 in
Snowfall
13.9 in
Record high
61°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-6°FDec 9, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 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 142°F14°F56°F 20176°F 201512%12%
Dec 242°F14°F61°F 202111°F 201912%12%
Dec 341°F14°F56°F 20179°F 201812%12%
Dec 441°F14°F58°F 20215°F 201813%13%
Dec 540°F13°F56°F 2021-4°F 201313%13%
Dec 640°F13°F55°F 2021-5°F 201313%13%
Dec 740°F13°F53°F 2020-5°F 201313%13%
Dec 839°F13°F52°F 20206°F 201613%14%
Dec 939°F12°F55°F 2020-6°F 201313%14%
Dec 1038°F12°F54°F 2017-5°F 201313%14%
Dec 1138°F12°F57°F 2025-5°F 201313%14%
Dec 1238°F12°F58°F 20173°F 202113%14%
Dec 1338°F12°F58°F 20254°F 202214%15%
Dec 1437°F12°F56°F 202510°F 202214%15%
Dec 1537°F11°F53°F 20258°F 201114%15%
Dec 1637°F11°F53°F 20258°F 201214%15%
Dec 1737°F11°F55°F 20251°F 202214%15%
Dec 1836°F11°F50°F 20252°F 202214%15%
Dec 1936°F11°F57°F 20251°F 201614%16%
Dec 2036°F11°F57°F 20251°F 201214%16%
Dec 2136°F11°F54°F 20250°F 201215%16%
Dec 2236°F11°F51°F 20240°F 201215%16%
Dec 2336°F11°F54°F 202511°F 201115%16%
Dec 2436°F11°F56°F 20253°F 201515%16%
Dec 2536°F11°F48°F 20256°F 201215%16%
Dec 2636°F11°F49°F 20254°F 201615%16%
Dec 2736°F11°F49°F 20222°F 201215%16%
Dec 2836°F11°F49°F 2017-1°F 201516%16%
Dec 2936°F11°F50°F 20172°F 201216%16%
Dec 3036°F11°F51°F 20242°F 201416%16%
Dec 3136°F11°F51°F 20116°F 201916%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dove Creek, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055970 (Northdale), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00425807, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.