Rio Blanco County Weather in December
Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.20 in over about 7 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
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 1.20 in
- Snowfall
- 12.2 in
- Record high
- 61°FDec 3, 2021
- Record low
- -32°FDec 5, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 32 min to 9 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 15°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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 | 13°F | 59°F 1998 | -9°F 2004 | 23% | 18% |
| Dec 2 | 39°F | 13°F | 59°F 2017 | -14°F 2004 | 23% | 18% |
| Dec 3 | 39°F | 12°F | 61°F 2021 | -13°F 2006 | 22% | 19% |
| Dec 4 | 39°F | 12°F | 58°F 2021 | -24°F 2013 | 22% | 19% |
| Dec 5 | 38°F | 12°F | 54°F 2012 | -32°F 2013 | 22% | 19% |
| Dec 6 | 38°F | 11°F | 52°F 2003 | -16°F 2013 | 22% | 19% |
| Dec 7 | 37°F | 11°F | 54°F 2008 | -24°F 2005 | 22% | 19% |
| Dec 8 | 37°F | 11°F | 53°F 2014 | -25°F 2005 | 22% | 19% |
| Dec 9 | 37°F | 10°F | 53°F 2020 | -18°F 2009 | 22% | 20% |
| Dec 10 | 36°F | 10°F | 52°F 2025 | -21°F 2009 | 22% | 20% |
| Dec 11 | 36°F | 9°F | 57°F 2014 | -17°F 2009 | 22% | 20% |
| Dec 12 | 36°F | 9°F | 56°F 2025 | -14°F 1997 | 22% | 20% |
| Dec 13 | 35°F | 9°F | 55°F 2025 | -13°F 2020 | 22% | 20% |
| Dec 14 | 35°F | 9°F | 56°F 2025 | -12°F 2007 | 22% | 20% |
| Dec 15 | 35°F | 8°F | 55°F 2025 | -13°F 2007 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 16 | 34°F | 8°F | 54°F 2025 | -15°F 2022 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 17 | 34°F | 8°F | 53°F 2025 | -16°F 2022 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 18 | 34°F | 7°F | 47°F 2024 | -11°F 2022 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 19 | 34°F | 7°F | 59°F 2025 | -15°F 2012 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 20 | 34°F | 7°F | 56°F 2024 | -21°F 2012 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 21 | 33°F | 7°F | 58°F 2025 | -21°F 1998 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 22 | 33°F | 7°F | 60°F 2025 | -29°F 1998 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 23 | 33°F | 6°F | 60°F 2025 | -25°F 1998 | 22% | 21% |
| Dec 24 | 33°F | 6°F | 59°F 2025 | -16°F 1998 | 21% | 21% |
| Dec 25 | 33°F | 6°F | 56°F 2025 | -13°F 2009 | 21% | 22% |
| Dec 26 | 33°F | 6°F | 51°F 2005 | -14°F 2015 | 21% | 22% |
| Dec 27 | 33°F | 6°F | 49°F 2017 | -26°F 2015 | 21% | 22% |
| Dec 28 | 33°F | 6°F | 52°F 2017 | -24°F 2015 | 22% | 22% |
| Dec 29 | 33°F | 6°F | 56°F 2017 | -16°F 2012 | 22% | 22% |
| Dec 30 | 33°F | 6°F | 60°F 2017 | -23°F 2014 | 22% | 22% |
| Dec 31 | 33°F | 5°F | 47°F 2011 | -27°F 2014 | 22% | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055484 (Meeker), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094050, 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.