Durango Weather in December
Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.65 in over about 7 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
- 40°F
- Average low
- 13°F
- Precipitation
- 1.65 in
- Snowfall
- 13.0 in
- Record high
- 65°FDec 22, 1996
- Record low
- -20°FDec 9, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 47 min to 9 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 44°F | 17°F | 59°F 2003 | 2°F 2001 | 22% | 17% |
| Dec 2 | 43°F | 17°F | 58°F 2017 | 1°F 2018 | 22% | 17% |
| Dec 3 | 43°F | 16°F | 57°F 2006 | -2°F 2018 | 22% | 17% |
| Dec 4 | 43°F | 16°F | 57°F 2021 | -5°F 2018 | 22% | 17% |
| Dec 5 | 42°F | 16°F | 58°F 2021 | 1°F 2009 | 22% | 18% |
| Dec 6 | 42°F | 15°F | 64°F 2006 | -1°F 2011 | 22% | 18% |
| Dec 7 | 42°F | 15°F | 57°F 2020 | 2°F 2005 | 23% | 18% |
| Dec 8 | 41°F | 15°F | 54°F 2020 | -13°F 2013 | 23% | 18% |
| Dec 9 | 41°F | 15°F | 54°F 2014 | -20°F 2013 | 23% | 19% |
| Dec 10 | 41°F | 14°F | 52°F 2015 | -19°F 2009 | 23% | 19% |
| Dec 11 | 41°F | 14°F | 53°F 2014 | -15°F 2009 | 23% | 19% |
| Dec 12 | 40°F | 14°F | 53°F 2017 | -5°F 1997 | 23% | 19% |
| Dec 13 | 40°F | 14°F | 53°F 2025 | -8°F 2020 | 23% | 19% |
| Dec 14 | 40°F | 13°F | 55°F 2010 | -2°F 2022 | 23% | 19% |
| Dec 15 | 40°F | 13°F | 55°F 2025 | -7°F 2009 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 16 | 39°F | 13°F | 52°F 2018 | -8°F 2015 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 17 | 39°F | 13°F | 54°F 2025 | -5°F 2022 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 18 | 39°F | 13°F | 54°F 2025 | -2°F 1996 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 19 | 39°F | 12°F | 57°F 2025 | -7°F 2002 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 20 | 39°F | 12°F | 57°F 2025 | -14°F 2012 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 21 | 39°F | 12°F | 56°F 2025 | -8°F 2012 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 39°F | 12°F | 65°F 1996 | -4°F 2002 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 23 | 38°F | 12°F | 58°F 2025 | -2°F 2001 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 24 | 38°F | 12°F | 58°F 2025 | -10°F 2015 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 25 | 38°F | 12°F | 55°F 1996 | -12°F 2009 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 26 | 38°F | 12°F | 64°F 1996 | -11°F 2009 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 27 | 38°F | 12°F | 59°F 1996 | -18°F 2008 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 28 | 38°F | 12°F | 51°F 2004 | -13°F 2008 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 29 | 38°F | 12°F | 53°F 2017 | -10°F 2012 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 30 | 38°F | 12°F | 56°F 2017 | -7°F 2020 | 23% | 20% |
| Dec 31 | 38°F | 12°F | 51°F 2017 | -14°F 2010 | 23% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052441 (Durango), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093005, 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.