Saguache climate

Saguache Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saguache, 0.3 km from Saguache

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 2 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 Saguache, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.31 in
Record high
68°FDec 2, 1920
Record low
-27°FDec 7, 1931
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
10.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 141°F12°F65°F 1920-14°F 19319%
Dec 240°F12°F68°F 1920-10°F 19759%
Dec 340°F11°F68°F 1920-18°F 19319%
Dec 439°F11°F67°F 1920-23°F 19318%
Dec 539°F10°F59°F 1958-26°F 19318%
Dec 638°F10°F63°F 1901-26°F 19318%
Dec 738°F9°F58°F 1958-27°F 19318%
Dec 838°F9°F60°F 1900-24°F 19788%
Dec 937°F9°F56°F 1939-20°F 19788%
Dec 1037°F8°F58°F 1939-18°F 19788%
Dec 1137°F8°F56°F 1910-19°F 19438%
Dec 1236°F8°F57°F 1921-21°F 18988%
Dec 1336°F7°F56°F 1900-21°F 18987%
Dec 1436°F7°F55°F 1900-17°F 19317%
Dec 1535°F7°F56°F 1980-25°F 19317%
Dec 1635°F7°F58°F 1959-17°F 19757%
Dec 1735°F7°F54°F 1958-20°F 19027%
Dec 1835°F6°F54°F 1939-14°F 19677%
Dec 1935°F6°F54°F 1910-26°F 19097%
Dec 2034°F6°F54°F 1917-15°F 19097%
Dec 2134°F6°F57°F 1921-21°F 19677%
Dec 2234°F6°F60°F 1901-16°F 19207%
Dec 2334°F6°F60°F 1901-13°F 19687%
Dec 2434°F6°F59°F 1955-22°F 19207%
Dec 2534°F6°F59°F 1980-27°F 19187%
Dec 2634°F6°F59°F 1980-21°F 19247%
Dec 2734°F6°F58°F 1980-23°F 19207%
Dec 2834°F6°F52°F 1980-16°F 19747%
Dec 2934°F6°F55°F 1980-25°F 19747%
Dec 3034°F6°F54°F 1980-26°F 18987%
Dec 3134°F6°F56°F 1980-26°F 19747%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saguache, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057337 (Saguache), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057337, 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.