Monte Vista Weather in December
Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 5°F to -3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 in over about 4 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
- 35°F
- Average low
- 0°F
- Precipitation
- 0.41 in
- Snowfall
- 5.7 in
- Record high
- 62°FDec 8, 1958
- Record low
- -26°FDec 25, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 9 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 12°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 40°F | 5°F | 59°F 1973 | -16°F 2004 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 39°F | 4°F | 60°F 1958 | -9°F 2004 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 3 | 39°F | 4°F | 59°F 1998 | -12°F 1931 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 4 | 38°F | 3°F | 59°F 1958 | -14°F 1931 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 5 | 38°F | 3°F | 59°F 1965 | -11°F 2005 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 6 | 37°F | 3°F | 57°F 1958 | -16°F 2011 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 7 | 37°F | 2°F | 60°F 1977 | -16°F 1931 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 8 | 37°F | 2°F | 62°F 1958 | -21°F 1978 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 9 | 36°F | 2°F | 57°F 1970 | -23°F 1978 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 10 | 36°F | 1°F | 55°F 1981 | -14°F 2012 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 11 | 35°F | 1°F | 57°F 1921 | -12°F 1943 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 12 | 35°F | 1°F | 60°F 1921 | -19°F 1961 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 13 | 35°F | 0°F | 59°F 1921 | -16°F 1961 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 14 | 34°F | 0°F | 54°F 1921 | -19°F 1964 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 15 | 34°F | 0°F | 55°F 1939 | -14°F 1931 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 16 | 34°F | -1°F | 57°F 1980 | -13°F 1943 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 17 | 34°F | -1°F | 58°F 1939 | -15°F 1932 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 18 | 33°F | -1°F | 54°F 1939 | -16°F 2019 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 19 | 33°F | -1°F | 53°F 1958 | -16°F 2019 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 20 | 33°F | -2°F | 59°F 2025 | -17°F 2012 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 21 | 33°F | -2°F | 56°F 2025 | -16°F 2012 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 22 | 33°F | -2°F | 53°F 1955 | -23°F 1967 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 23 | 32°F | -2°F | 58°F 1955 | -16°F 1967 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 24 | 32°F | -2°F | 57°F 1955 | -20°F 1990 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 25 | 32°F | -2°F | 57°F 1955 | -26°F 1924 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 26 | 32°F | -2°F | 57°F 1980 | -20°F 1924 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 27 | 32°F | -3°F | 58°F 1980 | -13°F 2007 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 28 | 32°F | -3°F | 55°F 1980 | -18°F 1974 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 29 | 32°F | -3°F | 59°F 1945 | -21°F 2007 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 30 | 32°F | -3°F | 53°F 2024 | -20°F 2007 | 11% | 11% |
| Dec 31 | 32°F | -3°F | 60°F 2017 | -16°F 2007 | 11% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055706 (Monte Vista 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00052184, 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.