Larimer County Weather in December
Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 5 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
- 40°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 0.65 in
- Snowfall
- 16.9 in
- Record high
- 75°FDec 23, 2025
- Record low
- -31°FDec 22, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 28 min to 9 h 18 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 | 42°F | 23°F | 66°F 1994 | -9°F 2004 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 2 | 42°F | 22°F | 71°F 2021 | -5°F 2004 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 3 | 42°F | 22°F | 73°F 2021 | -3°F 2004 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 4 | 42°F | 22°F | 67°F 1989 | -5°F 2006 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 5 | 41°F | 21°F | 72°F 2007 | -14°F 2013 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 6 | 41°F | 21°F | 67°F 1991 | -16°F 2013 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 7 | 41°F | 21°F | 63°F 1991 | -13°F 2011 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 8 | 41°F | 21°F | 62°F 2020 | -17°F 2005 | 19% | 20% |
| Dec 9 | 41°F | 20°F | 64°F 2015 | -20°F 2009 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 10 | 40°F | 20°F | 67°F 1990 | -19°F 2009 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 11 | 40°F | 20°F | 63°F 1990 | -8°F 2009 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 12 | 40°F | 20°F | 71°F 2025 | -7°F 2009 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 13 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 2017 | 4°F 2007 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 14 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 2010 | 2°F 2020 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 15 | 40°F | 20°F | 61°F 1997 | -20°F 2008 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 16 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 2006 | -21°F 2008 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 17 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 2025 | -3°F 1996 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 18 | 40°F | 19°F | 68°F 2025 | -17°F 2016 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 19 | 40°F | 19°F | 60°F 2013 | -13°F 2016 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 20 | 40°F | 19°F | 70°F 2025 | -15°F 1990 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 21 | 40°F | 19°F | 64°F 1994 | -29°F 1990 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 40°F | 19°F | 64°F 2021 | -31°F 1990 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 23 | 40°F | 20°F | 75°F 2025 | -20°F 1990 | 18% | 20% |
| Dec 24 | 40°F | 20°F | 62°F 2021 | -15°F 2022 | 18% | 19% |
| Dec 25 | 40°F | 20°F | 68°F 2025 | -5°F 1990 | 17% | 19% |
| Dec 26 | 40°F | 20°F | 70°F 2025 | -7°F 2012 | 17% | 19% |
| Dec 27 | 40°F | 20°F | 66°F 2025 | -5°F 2007 | 17% | 19% |
| Dec 28 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 1999 | -11°F 2007 | 17% | 19% |
| Dec 29 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 1996 | -13°F 2007 | 17% | 19% |
| Dec 30 | 40°F | 20°F | 69°F 2017 | -18°F 1990 | 17% | 19% |
| Dec 31 | 40°F | 20°F | 62°F 2016 | -19°F 2014 | 17% | 19% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051060 (Buckhorn Mtn 1 E), 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.