Florence climate

Florence Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canon City, 12.1 km from Florence

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 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 Florence, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Snowfall
6.2 in
Record high
82°FDec 28, 1928
Record low
-25°FDec 9, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 9 h 33 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
14°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°F21°F73°F 20030°F 199115%12%
Dec 251°F21°F77°F 20212°F 199115%12%
Dec 351°F21°F76°F 20213°F 189715%12%
Dec 451°F21°F72°F 19892°F 200915%12%
Dec 550°F20°F72°F 1946-7°F 201315%12%
Dec 650°F20°F73°F 1918-16°F 197215%12%
Dec 750°F20°F73°F 2023-5°F 192714%12%
Dec 850°F20°F72°F 1940-13°F 200514%12%
Dec 949°F19°F71°F 1981-25°F 191914%12%
Dec 1049°F19°F72°F 1915-25°F 191914%12%
Dec 1149°F19°F73°F 1937-12°F 198514%12%
Dec 1249°F19°F75°F 1906-12°F 198514%12%
Dec 1349°F19°F70°F 2017-12°F 191914%12%
Dec 1449°F19°F72°F 1924-21°F 190114%12%
Dec 1549°F18°F74°F 1893-19°F 200814%12%
Dec 1648°F18°F77°F 1928-16°F 200814%12%
Dec 1748°F18°F71°F 1942-6°F 198914%12%
Dec 1848°F18°F76°F 1980-19°F 201614%12%
Dec 1948°F18°F71°F 1917-14°F 192414%12%
Dec 2048°F18°F75°F 1917-11°F 192413%12%
Dec 2148°F18°F76°F 1917-25°F 199013%12%
Dec 2248°F18°F70°F 1896-25°F 199013%12%
Dec 2348°F18°F74°F 2025-24°F 199013%12%
Dec 2448°F18°F70°F 1917-11°F 200413%12%
Dec 2548°F18°F72°F 2025-10°F 198313%12%
Dec 2648°F18°F73°F 1928-4°F 199013%12%
Dec 2748°F18°F81°F 1928-14°F 190413%12%
Dec 2849°F18°F82°F 1928-11°F 189413%12%
Dec 2949°F18°F75°F 1922-9°F 198313%11%
Dec 3049°F18°F72°F 1917-10°F 199012%11%
Dec 3149°F18°F74°F 1980-25°F 190012%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Florence, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051294 (Canon City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051294, 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.