Salida Weather in December
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 46°F | 15°F | 65°F 1999 | -15°F 1931 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 46°F | 15°F | 64°F 1995 | -14°F 1931 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 3 | 45°F | 15°F | 63°F 1941 | -14°F 1931 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 4 | 45°F | 14°F | 61°F 1987 | -10°F 1931 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 5 | 45°F | 14°F | 64°F 1946 | -6°F 1931 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 6 | 45°F | 14°F | 64°F 1901 | -14°F 1931 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 7 | 44°F | 14°F | 62°F 1900 | -10°F 1912 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 8 | 44°F | 14°F | 70°F 1900 | -13°F 1919 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 9 | 44°F | 13°F | 61°F 1900 | -13°F 1919 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 10 | 44°F | 13°F | 61°F 1933 | -13°F 1913 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 11 | 43°F | 13°F | 65°F 1937 | -22°F 1985 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 12 | 43°F | 13°F | 60°F 1900 | -19°F 1985 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 13 | 43°F | 13°F | 64°F 1921 | -24°F 1901 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 14 | 43°F | 13°F | 62°F 1900 | -26°F 1899 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 15 | 43°F | 12°F | 62°F 1969 | -16°F 1899 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 16 | 43°F | 12°F | 61°F 1962 | -11°F 1914 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 17 | 43°F | 12°F | 60°F 1919 | -7°F 1988 | 10% | 10% |
| Dec 18 | 42°F | 12°F | 58°F 1917 | -20°F 1909 | 10% | 9% |
| Dec 19 | 42°F | 12°F | 60°F 1917 | -20°F 1909 | 10% | 9% |
| Dec 20 | 42°F | 12°F | 63°F 1941 | -11°F 1913 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 12°F | 58°F 1933 | -24°F 1990 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 12°F | 67°F 1915 | -28°F 1990 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 12°F | 61°F 1964 | -14°F 1905 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 24 | 42°F | 12°F | 58°F 1955 | -16°F 1918 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 25 | 42°F | 11°F | 60°F 1946 | -20°F 1918 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 26 | 42°F | 11°F | 61°F 1902 | -15°F 1962 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 27 | 42°F | 11°F | 65°F 1919 | -15°F 1966 | 8% | 8% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 11°F | 61°F 1919 | -20°F 1954 | 8% | 8% |
| Dec 29 | 43°F | 11°F | 62°F 1919 | -16°F 1954 | 8% | 8% |
| Dec 30 | 43°F | 11°F | 64°F 1919 | -16°F 1958 | 8% | 8% |
| Dec 31 | 43°F | 11°F | 62°F 1919 | -21°F 1900 | 8% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.