Eldorado Springs climate

Eldorado Springs Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gross Rsvr, 6.3 km from Eldorado Springs

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.78 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 Eldorado Springs, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.78 in
Snowfall
11.1 in
Record high
76°FDec 17, 1980
Record low
-24°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
10.3 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°F20°F72°F 2021-5°F 198515%13%
Dec 242°F20°F72°F 2021-9°F 191916%13%
Dec 341°F19°F70°F 1926-2°F 191916%13%
Dec 441°F19°F75°F 1965-1°F 190916%13%
Dec 541°F19°F71°F 2012-12°F 197216%13%
Dec 641°F19°F69°F 1981-16°F 197216%13%
Dec 740°F18°F68°F 1984-15°F 192716%13%
Dec 840°F18°F71°F 1940-9°F 193216%13%
Dec 940°F18°F74°F 1957-20°F 191916%13%
Dec 1040°F18°F70°F 1915-12°F 193216%13%
Dec 1140°F18°F71°F 1934-18°F 193216%13%
Dec 1239°F18°F68°F 2017-19°F 193216%13%
Dec 1339°F17°F74°F 1921-10°F 192616%13%
Dec 1439°F17°F69°F 1924-11°F 190116%13%
Dec 1539°F17°F70°F 2006-15°F 200816%13%
Dec 1639°F17°F69°F 1941-7°F 200816%13%
Dec 1739°F17°F76°F 1980-9°F 196416%13%
Dec 1839°F17°F69°F 1979-14°F 190916%13%
Dec 1939°F17°F70°F 2025-17°F 192416%13%
Dec 2039°F17°F70°F 1954-16°F 192416%13%
Dec 2139°F17°F66°F 1982-20°F 199016%13%
Dec 2239°F17°F72°F 2025-24°F 199016%13%
Dec 2339°F17°F71°F 1955-14°F 202216%13%
Dec 2439°F17°F71°F 2025-18°F 192416%13%
Dec 2539°F17°F70°F 2025-10°F 198316%13%
Dec 2639°F17°F70°F 1947-6°F 191616%13%
Dec 2739°F17°F74°F 1980-10°F 191616%13%
Dec 2839°F17°F67°F 1980-8°F 192416%13%
Dec 2939°F17°F69°F 1965-13°F 199016%13%
Dec 3039°F17°F71°F 1980-11°F 199016%13%
Dec 3139°F17°F66°F 1904-18°F 192316%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Eldorado Springs, 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 7:04 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053629 (Gross Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00050848, 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.