Hinsdale County Weather in December
Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 2°F to -5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.15 in over about 4 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
- 34°F
- Average low
- -3°F
- Precipitation
- 1.15 in
- Snowfall
- 12.6 in
- Record high
- 58°FDec 1, 2021
- Record low
- -42°FDec 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 44 min to 9 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 8°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 37°F | 2°F | 58°F 2021 | -20°F 2019 | 13% | 11% |
| Dec 2 | 37°F | 2°F | 54°F 2021 | -19°F 2019 | 13% | 11% |
| Dec 3 | 36°F | 1°F | 55°F 2021 | -11°F 2016 | 13% | 11% |
| Dec 4 | 36°F | 1°F | 56°F 2021 | -16°F 2009 | 13% | 11% |
| Dec 5 | 36°F | 0°F | 51°F 2021 | -23°F 2013 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 6 | 35°F | 0°F | 51°F 2010 | -28°F 2011 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 7 | 35°F | -1°F | 50°F 2008 | -22°F 2013 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 8 | 35°F | -1°F | 50°F 2008 | -20°F 2013 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 9 | 34°F | -2°F | 52°F 2024 | -28°F 2013 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 10 | 34°F | -2°F | 53°F 2025 | -31°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 11 | 34°F | -2°F | 54°F 2025 | -29°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 12 | 34°F | -3°F | 55°F 2017 | -18°F 2013 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 13 | 34°F | -3°F | 52°F 2017 | -20°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 14 | 33°F | -3°F | 56°F 2010 | -27°F 2008 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 15 | 33°F | -4°F | 56°F 2010 | -25°F 2008 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 16 | 33°F | -4°F | 52°F 2016 | -27°F 2011 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 17 | 33°F | -4°F | 50°F 2025 | -31°F 2019 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 18 | 33°F | -4°F | 50°F 2017 | -30°F 2019 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 19 | 33°F | -4°F | 42°F 2017 | -27°F 2009 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 20 | 33°F | -5°F | 55°F 2025 | -30°F 2012 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 21 | 33°F | -5°F | 55°F 2024 | -26°F 2012 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 22 | 33°F | -5°F | 52°F 2024 | -26°F 2012 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 23 | 33°F | -5°F | 50°F 2024 | -27°F 2011 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 24 | 33°F | -5°F | 53°F 2025 | -27°F 2011 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 25 | 33°F | -5°F | 45°F 2025 | -27°F 2007 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 26 | 33°F | -5°F | 50°F 2025 | -31°F 2015 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 27 | 33°F | -5°F | 47°F 2017 | -30°F 2015 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 28 | 33°F | -5°F | 49°F 2017 | -31°F 2015 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 29 | 33°F | -5°F | 51°F 2017 | -33°F 2007 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 30 | 33°F | -5°F | 56°F 2017 | -32°F 2019 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 31 | 33°F | -5°F | 58°F 2017 | -42°F 2019 | 12% | 11% |
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 4:50 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057050 (Rio Grande Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051948, 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.