Manitou Springs Weather in December
Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 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
- 39°F
- Average low
- 13°F
- Precipitation
- 0.76 in
- Snowfall
- 14.1 in
- Record high
- 64°FDec 2, 2001
- Record low
- -28°FDec 7, 1978
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 39 min to 9 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 59%
- Dew point
- 12°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 41°F | 15°F | 59°F 1998 | -8°F 1991 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 2 | 41°F | 15°F | 64°F 2001 | -12°F 1978 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 3 | 41°F | 14°F | 62°F 2001 | -16°F 2005 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 4 | 40°F | 14°F | 62°F 1965 | -8°F 2013 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 5 | 40°F | 14°F | 57°F 1979 | -19°F 2013 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 6 | 40°F | 14°F | 55°F 2003 | -22°F 1978 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 7 | 40°F | 14°F | 53°F 1965 | -28°F 1978 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 8 | 40°F | 13°F | 53°F 2015 | -15°F 2009 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 9 | 39°F | 13°F | 56°F 2015 | -13°F 1994 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 10 | 39°F | 13°F | 58°F 2015 | -17°F 1986 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 11 | 39°F | 13°F | 58°F 2004 | -25°F 1985 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 12 | 39°F | 13°F | 56°F 2014 | -26°F 1985 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 13 | 39°F | 13°F | 54°F 2017 | -18°F 1985 | 18% | 18% |
| Dec 14 | 39°F | 13°F | 54°F 2002 | -11°F 1984 | 17% | 18% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 13°F | 55°F 2006 | -16°F 1972 | 17% | 18% |
| Dec 16 | 38°F | 13°F | 54°F 1962 | -11°F 1987 | 17% | 18% |
| Dec 17 | 38°F | 13°F | 56°F 1982 | -22°F 1996 | 17% | 18% |
| Dec 18 | 38°F | 13°F | 63°F 1980 | -9°F 1983 | 17% | 18% |
| Dec 19 | 38°F | 13°F | 53°F 1988 | -9°F 1968 | 17% | 18% |
| Dec 20 | 38°F | 13°F | 55°F 2003 | -11°F 1992 | 17% | 17% |
| Dec 21 | 38°F | 12°F | 51°F 1964 | -16°F 1983 | 17% | 17% |
| Dec 22 | 38°F | 12°F | 57°F 2025 | -24°F 1990 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 23 | 38°F | 12°F | 58°F 2025 | -24°F 1990 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 24 | 38°F | 12°F | 55°F 2025 | -24°F 1983 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 25 | 38°F | 12°F | 57°F 2014 | -22°F 1983 | 16% | 17% |
| Dec 26 | 38°F | 12°F | 55°F 1980 | -13°F 1962 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 27 | 38°F | 13°F | 57°F 1980 | -15°F 1988 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 28 | 38°F | 13°F | 61°F 1980 | -16°F 1983 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 29 | 38°F | 13°F | 51°F 2008 | -18°F 1982 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 30 | 38°F | 13°F | 55°F 2017 | -19°F 2010 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 31 | 38°F | 13°F | 57°F 1980 | -20°F 2010 | 15% | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057309 (Ruxton Park), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.