Laporte climate

Laporte Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Collins, 7.1 km from Laporte

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.47 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 Laporte, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.47 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
75°FDec 23, 2025
Record low
-31°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 19 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
9.8 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 146°F21°F66°F 1994-9°F 200414%13%
Dec 246°F21°F71°F 2021-5°F 200414%13%
Dec 346°F21°F73°F 2021-3°F 200414%13%
Dec 446°F20°F67°F 1989-5°F 200614%13%
Dec 545°F20°F72°F 2007-14°F 201314%13%
Dec 645°F20°F67°F 1991-16°F 201314%13%
Dec 745°F19°F63°F 1991-13°F 201114%13%
Dec 844°F19°F62°F 2020-17°F 200514%14%
Dec 944°F19°F64°F 2015-20°F 200913%14%
Dec 1044°F19°F67°F 1990-19°F 200913%14%
Dec 1144°F19°F63°F 1990-8°F 200913%14%
Dec 1244°F18°F71°F 2025-7°F 200913%14%
Dec 1344°F18°F65°F 20174°F 200713%14%
Dec 1444°F18°F65°F 20102°F 202013%14%
Dec 1543°F18°F61°F 1997-20°F 200813%14%
Dec 1643°F18°F65°F 2006-21°F 200813%14%
Dec 1743°F18°F65°F 2025-3°F 199613%14%
Dec 1843°F18°F68°F 2025-17°F 201613%14%
Dec 1943°F18°F60°F 2013-13°F 201613%14%
Dec 2043°F17°F70°F 2025-15°F 199013%14%
Dec 2143°F17°F64°F 1994-29°F 199013%14%
Dec 2243°F17°F64°F 2021-31°F 199013%14%
Dec 2343°F17°F75°F 2025-20°F 199013%14%
Dec 2443°F17°F62°F 2021-15°F 202213%14%
Dec 2543°F17°F68°F 2025-5°F 199013%14%
Dec 2644°F17°F70°F 2025-7°F 201213%14%
Dec 2744°F17°F66°F 2025-5°F 200713%14%
Dec 2844°F17°F65°F 1999-11°F 200713%14%
Dec 2944°F17°F65°F 1996-13°F 200713%14%
Dec 3044°F17°F69°F 2017-18°F 199013%14%
Dec 3144°F17°F62°F 2016-19°F 201413%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Laporte, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053005 (Ft Collins), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055236, 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.