Salida climate

Salida Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salida, 1.5 km from Salida

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.38 in over about 3 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 Salida, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.38 in
Snowfall
4.7 in
Record high
70°FDec 8, 1900
Record low
-28°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
10.1 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 146°F15°F65°F 1999-15°F 193110%10%
Dec 246°F15°F64°F 1995-14°F 193110%10%
Dec 345°F15°F63°F 1941-14°F 193110%10%
Dec 445°F14°F61°F 1987-10°F 193110%10%
Dec 545°F14°F64°F 1946-6°F 193110%10%
Dec 645°F14°F64°F 1901-14°F 193110%10%
Dec 744°F14°F62°F 1900-10°F 191210%10%
Dec 844°F14°F70°F 1900-13°F 191910%10%
Dec 944°F13°F61°F 1900-13°F 191910%10%
Dec 1044°F13°F61°F 1933-13°F 191310%10%
Dec 1143°F13°F65°F 1937-22°F 198510%10%
Dec 1243°F13°F60°F 1900-19°F 198510%10%
Dec 1343°F13°F64°F 1921-24°F 190110%10%
Dec 1443°F13°F62°F 1900-26°F 189910%10%
Dec 1543°F12°F62°F 1969-16°F 189910%10%
Dec 1643°F12°F61°F 1962-11°F 191410%10%
Dec 1743°F12°F60°F 1919-7°F 198810%10%
Dec 1842°F12°F58°F 1917-20°F 190910%9%
Dec 1942°F12°F60°F 1917-20°F 190910%9%
Dec 2042°F12°F63°F 1941-11°F 19139%9%
Dec 2142°F12°F58°F 1933-24°F 19909%9%
Dec 2242°F12°F67°F 1915-28°F 19909%9%
Dec 2342°F12°F61°F 1964-14°F 19059%9%
Dec 2442°F12°F58°F 1955-16°F 19189%9%
Dec 2542°F11°F60°F 1946-20°F 19189%9%
Dec 2642°F11°F61°F 1902-15°F 19629%9%
Dec 2742°F11°F65°F 1919-15°F 19668%8%
Dec 2842°F11°F61°F 1919-20°F 19548%8%
Dec 2943°F11°F62°F 1919-16°F 19548%8%
Dec 3043°F11°F64°F 1919-16°F 19588%8%
Dec 3143°F11°F62°F 1919-21°F 19008%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salida, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057370 (Salida), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057370, 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.