Mancos climate

Mancos Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mancos 1SW, 2.6 km from Mancos

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.25 in over about 7 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 Mancos, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.25 in
Snowfall
12.8 in
Record high
65°FDec 1, 2003
Record low
-12°FDec 31, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 38 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
17°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 144°F17°F65°F 20032°F 200620%13%
Dec 244°F17°F62°F 20174°F 199620%13%
Dec 343°F17°F61°F 2017-1°F 200621%14%
Dec 443°F16°F58°F 2010-4°F 201821%14%
Dec 543°F16°F58°F 2012-2°F 201321%14%
Dec 642°F16°F56°F 2003-2°F 201121%14%
Dec 742°F16°F55°F 20231°F 200521%15%
Dec 842°F15°F56°F 2017-6°F 200521%15%
Dec 941°F15°F53°F 1996-8°F 200922%15%
Dec 1041°F15°F57°F 2015-9°F 200922%15%
Dec 1141°F15°F56°F 2025-7°F 200922%16%
Dec 1241°F15°F62°F 20142°F 199722%16%
Dec 1340°F14°F57°F 2010-1°F 202022%16%
Dec 1440°F14°F59°F 20102°F 200823%16%
Dec 1540°F14°F54°F 1998-1°F 199923%17%
Dec 1640°F14°F53°F 2006-3°F 201523%17%
Dec 1740°F14°F57°F 20250°F 200523%17%
Dec 1840°F13°F54°F 20252°F 199623%17%
Dec 1940°F13°F59°F 20252°F 201623%17%
Dec 2039°F13°F58°F 2025-3°F 201223%17%
Dec 2139°F13°F60°F 2025-1°F 199824%18%
Dec 2239°F13°F63°F 2025-1°F 199824%18%
Dec 2339°F13°F65°F 20251°F 199824%18%
Dec 2439°F13°F59°F 2025-2°F 199824%18%
Dec 2539°F12°F57°F 2025-1°F 200924%18%
Dec 2639°F12°F59°F 2005-9°F 199724%18%
Dec 2739°F12°F53°F 2017-10°F 201524%18%
Dec 2839°F12°F56°F 2004-8°F 200324%18%
Dec 2939°F12°F59°F 2024-4°F 201224%19%
Dec 3039°F12°F60°F 20170°F 201824%19%
Dec 3139°F12°F56°F 2017-12°F 201024%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mancos, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055327 (Mancos 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.