North La Junta Weather in December
Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.52 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
- 46°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 0.52 in
- Snowfall
- 6.5 in
- Record high
- 81°FDec 17, 1980
- Record low
- -21°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 44 min to 9 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 56%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 50°F | 20°F | 75°F 1995 | 6°F 1985 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 2 | 49°F | 20°F | 75°F 1995 | 4°F 1978 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 3 | 49°F | 20°F | 74°F 2010 | 4°F 1978 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 19°F | 76°F 1979 | 4°F 1978 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 19°F | 75°F 2021 | -9°F 1972 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 6 | 48°F | 19°F | 72°F 2023 | -13°F 1972 | 11% | 10% |
| Dec 7 | 47°F | 19°F | 73°F 1984 | -10°F 2005 | 12% | 10% |
| Dec 8 | 47°F | 18°F | 71°F 1970 | -15°F 1978 | 12% | 10% |
| Dec 9 | 47°F | 18°F | 74°F 1957 | -18°F 1978 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 10 | 47°F | 18°F | 72°F 1975 | -10°F 1972 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 11 | 46°F | 18°F | 78°F 2004 | -11°F 1961 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 17°F | 67°F 1957 | -20°F 1961 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 13 | 46°F | 17°F | 74°F 1948 | -14°F 1961 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 14 | 46°F | 17°F | 71°F 2021 | -3°F 1951 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 15 | 45°F | 17°F | 71°F 1946 | -7°F 1951 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 16 | 45°F | 17°F | 70°F 2016 | -5°F 1972 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 17 | 45°F | 17°F | 81°F 1980 | -12°F 2016 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 18 | 45°F | 16°F | 69°F 2013 | -20°F 2016 | 12% | 11% |
| Dec 19 | 45°F | 16°F | 72°F 2025 | -10°F 1989 | 12% | 12% |
| Dec 20 | 45°F | 16°F | 76°F 1981 | -5°F 1951 | 12% | 12% |
| Dec 21 | 45°F | 16°F | 76°F 2005 | -12°F 1990 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 22 | 45°F | 16°F | 79°F 2025 | -21°F 1989 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 23 | 45°F | 16°F | 76°F 1964 | -14°F 1990 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 24 | 45°F | 16°F | 79°F 1955 | -13°F 1983 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 25 | 45°F | 16°F | 77°F 2025 | -12°F 1983 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 26 | 45°F | 16°F | 72°F 1971 | -4°F 1962 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 27 | 45°F | 16°F | 73°F 1980 | -6°F 1973 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 28 | 45°F | 16°F | 69°F 1999 | -18°F 1983 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 29 | 45°F | 16°F | 67°F 1945 | -19°F 1983 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 30 | 45°F | 16°F | 75°F 1980 | -10°F 1990 | 13% | 11% |
| Dec 31 | 45°F | 16°F | 65°F 2022 | -7°F 1973 | 13% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054724 (La Junta), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023067, 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.