Minturn Weather in December
Average highs run from 31°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 10°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.73 in over about 11 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
- 28°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 1.73 in
- Snowfall
- 28.0 in
- Record high
- 52°FDec 7, 1975
- Record low
- -33°FDec 23, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 35 min to 9 h 26 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 | 31°F | 10°F | 50°F 1973 | -13°F 2004 | 34% | 34% |
| Dec 2 | 30°F | 10°F | 49°F 1998 | -11°F 1895 | 34% | 34% |
| Dec 3 | 30°F | 9°F | 49°F 2021 | -16°F 2006 | 34% | 34% |
| Dec 4 | 30°F | 9°F | 50°F 1998 | -18°F 2009 | 35% | 34% |
| Dec 5 | 29°F | 9°F | 48°F 1987 | -16°F 2005 | 35% | 34% |
| Dec 6 | 29°F | 8°F | 49°F 1987 | -18°F 1978 | 35% | 34% |
| Dec 7 | 29°F | 8°F | 52°F 1975 | -23°F 1978 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 8 | 29°F | 8°F | 44°F 1984 | -25°F 1978 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 9 | 29°F | 8°F | 45°F 2011 | -23°F 1978 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 10 | 28°F | 8°F | 48°F 1981 | -22°F 1986 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 11 | 28°F | 7°F | 44°F 2011 | -20°F 1986 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 12 | 28°F | 7°F | 42°F 1973 | -25°F 1961 | 35% | 35% |
| Dec 13 | 28°F | 7°F | 46°F 2014 | -17°F 1964 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 14 | 28°F | 7°F | 42°F 1969 | -16°F 1987 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 15 | 28°F | 7°F | 46°F 2025 | -21°F 2008 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 16 | 28°F | 7°F | 49°F 2025 | -18°F 1987 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 17 | 27°F | 7°F | 44°F 1980 | -19°F 1996 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 18 | 27°F | 6°F | 48°F 1980 | -29°F 1996 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 19 | 27°F | 6°F | 42°F 1980 | -22°F 1996 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 20 | 27°F | 6°F | 44°F 2025 | -18°F 2012 | 37% | 36% |
| Dec 21 | 27°F | 6°F | 42°F 1954 | -14°F 1983 | 37% | 36% |
| Dec 22 | 27°F | 6°F | 49°F 1954 | -23°F 1990 | 37% | 36% |
| Dec 23 | 27°F | 6°F | 46°F 2019 | -33°F 1990 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 24 | 27°F | 6°F | 48°F 2011 | -23°F 1895 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 25 | 27°F | 6°F | 46°F 2025 | -19°F 2023 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 26 | 27°F | 6°F | 40°F 2010 | -19°F 2002 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 27 | 27°F | 6°F | 42°F 1993 | -22°F 1988 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 28 | 27°F | 6°F | 51°F 1980 | -25°F 1988 | 37% | 37% |
| Dec 29 | 27°F | 6°F | 45°F 1952 | -23°F 1895 | 38% | 37% |
| Dec 30 | 27°F | 6°F | 42°F 1955 | -18°F 1895 | 38% | 37% |
| Dec 31 | 27°F | 6°F | 42°F 1980 | -17°F 1973 | 38% | 37% |
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 4:42 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058575 (Vail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051660, 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.