Estes Park Weather in December
Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 0.67 in
- Snowfall
- 12.7 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 11, 1939
- Record low
- -32°FDec 23, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 38°F | 19°F | 70°F 1917 | -16°F 1929 | 22% | 25% |
| Dec 2 | 38°F | 19°F | 76°F 2021 | -11°F 1919 | 22% | 25% |
| Dec 3 | 38°F | 19°F | 75°F 1941 | 0°F 1919 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 4 | 37°F | 18°F | 75°F 1939 | -11°F 1955 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 5 | 37°F | 18°F | 70°F 1980 | -17°F 1909 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 6 | 37°F | 18°F | 77°F 1939 | -27°F 1972 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 7 | 37°F | 18°F | 68°F 1923 | -20°F 1972 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 70°F 1939 | -30°F 1919 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 9 | 36°F | 17°F | 71°F 1933 | -25°F 1919 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 10 | 36°F | 17°F | 69°F 1957 | -22°F 1972 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 11 | 36°F | 17°F | 78°F 1939 | -29°F 1932 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 12 | 36°F | 17°F | 71°F 1921 | -19°F 1932 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 13 | 36°F | 16°F | 74°F 1921 | -20°F 1926 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 14 | 36°F | 16°F | 73°F 1924 | -22°F 1926 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 15 | 36°F | 16°F | 70°F 1939 | -13°F 1972 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 16 | 36°F | 16°F | 67°F 1942 | -11°F 1972 | 22% | 28% |
| Dec 17 | 36°F | 16°F | 71°F 1939 | -13°F 1964 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 18 | 36°F | 16°F | 70°F 1980 | -19°F 1924 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 19 | 36°F | 16°F | 70°F 1941 | -20°F 1924 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 20 | 36°F | 15°F | 72°F 2025 | -14°F 1913 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 21 | 36°F | 15°F | 66°F 1931 | -18°F 1990 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 22 | 36°F | 15°F | 71°F 1933 | -31°F 1990 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 23 | 36°F | 15°F | 77°F 2025 | -32°F 1924 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 24 | 36°F | 15°F | 73°F 1955 | -23°F 1989 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 25 | 36°F | 15°F | 71°F 1955 | -14°F 1948 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 26 | 36°F | 15°F | 70°F 2025 | -15°F 1920 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 27 | 36°F | 15°F | 70°F 1947 | -14°F 1988 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 28 | 36°F | 15°F | 67°F 1980 | -16°F 1988 | 23% | 27% |
| Dec 29 | 36°F | 15°F | 64°F 1933 | -20°F 1983 | 23% | 27% |
| Dec 30 | 36°F | 16°F | 69°F 1917 | -24°F 1923 | 23% | 27% |
| Dec 31 | 36°F | 16°F | 72°F 1980 | -22°F 1918 | 23% | 27% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052761 (Estes Park 3 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055116, 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.