Ellicott climate

Ellicott Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ellicott 7S, 10.9 km from Ellicott

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.21 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ellicott, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.21 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
72°FDec 11, 2015
Record low
-20°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 9 h 30 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
9.4 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 151°F20°F66°F 20173°F 201610%
Dec 250°F19°F68°F 20177°F 202310%
Dec 350°F19°F70°F 20219°F 202010%
Dec 450°F19°F70°F 20176°F 201610%
Dec 549°F19°F68°F 2021-13°F 201310%
Dec 649°F18°F67°F 2012-16°F 201310%
Dec 749°F18°F69°F 2023-11°F 201110%
Dec 848°F18°F64°F 2015-1°F 201310%
Dec 948°F18°F70°F 2015-12°F 201310%
Dec 1048°F18°F70°F 2015-7°F 201210%
Dec 1148°F17°F72°F 20151°F 201310%
Dec 1247°F17°F65°F 20214°F 201010%
Dec 1347°F17°F68°F 20186°F 201310%
Dec 1447°F17°F68°F 2025-2°F 20229%
Dec 1547°F16°F64°F 20150°F 20229%
Dec 1647°F16°F65°F 2025-7°F 20229%
Dec 1746°F16°F67°F 2025-7°F 20229%
Dec 1846°F16°F63°F 2025-20°F 20169%
Dec 1946°F16°F64°F 2013-11°F 20169%
Dec 2046°F15°F70°F 2025-5°F 20129%
Dec 2146°F15°F66°F 20174°F 20119%
Dec 2246°F15°F66°F 2025-13°F 20229%
Dec 2346°F15°F72°F 2025-18°F 20229%
Dec 2446°F15°F64°F 2021-7°F 20228%
Dec 2546°F15°F72°F 20254°F 20118%
Dec 2646°F15°F69°F 20254°F 20118%
Dec 2746°F14°F64°F 2022-3°F 20148%
Dec 2846°F14°F60°F 2013-5°F 20128%
Dec 2945°F14°F61°F 2013-3°F 20128%
Dec 3045°F14°F65°F 2017-8°F 20148%
Dec 3145°F14°F65°F 2017-16°F 20147%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ellicott, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:16 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 USC00052668 (Ellicott 7S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00052668, 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.