Mead climate

Mead Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Longmont 2 Ese, 9.7 km from Mead

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 3 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 Mead, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
78°FDec 11, 1939
Record low
-32°FDec 23, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 22 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.9 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 147°F18°F70°F 1917-16°F 192912%14%
Dec 247°F18°F76°F 2021-11°F 191912%14%
Dec 347°F17°F75°F 19410°F 191912%14%
Dec 447°F17°F75°F 1939-11°F 195512%15%
Dec 546°F17°F70°F 1980-17°F 190912%15%
Dec 646°F16°F77°F 1939-27°F 197211%15%
Dec 746°F16°F68°F 1923-20°F 197211%15%
Dec 846°F16°F70°F 1939-30°F 191911%15%
Dec 945°F15°F71°F 1933-25°F 191911%15%
Dec 1045°F15°F69°F 1957-22°F 197211%15%
Dec 1145°F15°F78°F 1939-29°F 193211%15%
Dec 1245°F15°F71°F 1921-19°F 193211%15%
Dec 1345°F14°F74°F 1921-20°F 192611%15%
Dec 1444°F14°F73°F 1924-22°F 192611%15%
Dec 1544°F14°F70°F 1939-13°F 197210%15%
Dec 1644°F14°F67°F 1942-11°F 197210%15%
Dec 1744°F14°F71°F 1939-13°F 196410%15%
Dec 1844°F14°F70°F 1980-19°F 192410%15%
Dec 1944°F14°F70°F 1941-20°F 192410%15%
Dec 2044°F13°F72°F 2025-14°F 191310%15%
Dec 2144°F13°F66°F 1931-18°F 199010%15%
Dec 2244°F13°F71°F 1933-31°F 199010%16%
Dec 2344°F13°F77°F 2025-32°F 192410%16%
Dec 2444°F13°F73°F 1955-23°F 198910%15%
Dec 2544°F13°F71°F 1955-14°F 194810%15%
Dec 2644°F13°F70°F 2025-15°F 192010%15%
Dec 2744°F13°F70°F 1947-14°F 198810%15%
Dec 2844°F13°F67°F 1980-16°F 198810%15%
Dec 2944°F13°F64°F 1933-20°F 198310%15%
Dec 3044°F13°F69°F 1917-24°F 192310%15%
Dec 3144°F13°F72°F 1980-22°F 191810%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mead, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055116 (Longmont 2 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055116, 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.