Leadville Weather in December
Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 7°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.88 in over about 10 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
- 29°F
- Average low
- 5°F
- Precipitation
- 0.88 in
- Snowfall
- 17.6 in
- Record high
- 56°FDec 1, 2003
- Record low
- -31°FDec 23, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 36 min to 9 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 7°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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 | 32°F | 7°F | 56°F 2003 | -11°F 1981 | 31% | 26% |
| Dec 2 | 31°F | 7°F | 56°F 2021 | -12°F 2004 | 31% | 26% |
| Dec 3 | 31°F | 7°F | 53°F 1998 | -17°F 2009 | 31% | 26% |
| Dec 4 | 31°F | 6°F | 55°F 1965 | -13°F 2009 | 31% | 26% |
| Dec 5 | 31°F | 6°F | 50°F 1965 | -19°F 2013 | 31% | 26% |
| Dec 6 | 30°F | 6°F | 54°F 1965 | -17°F 1972 | 31% | 26% |
| Dec 7 | 30°F | 6°F | 50°F 1991 | -20°F 1978 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 8 | 30°F | 5°F | 50°F 1965 | -27°F 1978 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 9 | 30°F | 5°F | 55°F 1981 | -25°F 1978 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 10 | 30°F | 5°F | 48°F 1984 | -25°F 1986 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 11 | 29°F | 5°F | 48°F 2014 | -24°F 1985 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 12 | 29°F | 5°F | 47°F 2017 | -19°F 1961 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 13 | 29°F | 5°F | 47°F 1948 | -14°F 1964 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 14 | 29°F | 5°F | 51°F 2025 | -17°F 1972 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 15 | 29°F | 4°F | 53°F 1952 | -22°F 1972 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 16 | 29°F | 4°F | 54°F 1962 | -14°F 1987 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 17 | 29°F | 4°F | 49°F 2011 | -15°F 1996 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 18 | 29°F | 4°F | 49°F 2023 | -20°F 1996 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 19 | 29°F | 4°F | 49°F 2003 | -15°F 2012 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 20 | 29°F | 4°F | 49°F 2016 | -17°F 2012 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 21 | 29°F | 4°F | 50°F 2024 | -17°F 1983 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 22 | 29°F | 4°F | 51°F 1954 | -27°F 1990 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 23 | 29°F | 4°F | 50°F 2025 | -31°F 1990 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 24 | 29°F | 4°F | 51°F 2025 | -23°F 1974 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 25 | 29°F | 4°F | 48°F 2005 | -21°F 1974 | 32% | 25% |
| Dec 26 | 29°F | 4°F | 48°F 1955 | -18°F 1987 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 27 | 29°F | 4°F | 49°F 1972 | -17°F 2015 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 28 | 29°F | 4°F | 53°F 1999 | -20°F 1988 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 29 | 29°F | 4°F | 45°F 1949 | -20°F 1982 | 32% | 26% |
| Dec 30 | 29°F | 4°F | 45°F 1955 | -17°F 1982 | 32% | 27% |
| Dec 31 | 29°F | 4°F | 46°F 1998 | -19°F 1974 | 33% | 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 4:42 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093009 (Leadville Lake CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093009, 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.