Silt climate

Silt Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rifle 3ENE, 6.1 km from Silt

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 8 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 Silt, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
62°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
5.6 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 142°F15°F61°F 1999-6°F 200423%16%
Dec 241°F15°F59°F 2012-6°F 200423%17%
Dec 341°F15°F60°F 2017-4°F 200423%17%
Dec 440°F14°F56°F 1998-9°F 201324%18%
Dec 540°F14°F54°F 2023-19°F 201324%18%
Dec 639°F14°F53°F 2003-7°F 201324%19%
Dec 739°F13°F53°F 2014-4°F 200524%19%
Dec 839°F13°F51°F 2020-9°F 200524%19%
Dec 938°F13°F49°F 2014-17°F 200925%20%
Dec 1038°F13°F49°F 2014-17°F 200925%20%
Dec 1138°F12°F51°F 2014-15°F 200925%21%
Dec 1237°F12°F53°F 2017-4°F 201325%21%
Dec 1337°F12°F52°F 2004-2°F 202026%22%
Dec 1437°F11°F51°F 20252°F 199926%22%
Dec 1537°F11°F52°F 2002-5°F 199926%23%
Dec 1636°F11°F52°F 2016-1°F 202227%23%
Dec 1736°F11°F50°F 1998-4°F 202227%23%
Dec 1836°F11°F49°F 1998-1°F 202227%24%
Dec 1936°F10°F53°F 2025-4°F 201227%24%
Dec 2036°F10°F59°F 2025-11°F 201228%24%
Dec 2136°F10°F59°F 2025-14°F 199828%24%
Dec 2236°F10°F62°F 2025-21°F 199828%24%
Dec 2336°F10°F52°F 2025-16°F 199828%25%
Dec 2436°F9°F62°F 2025-13°F 199828%25%
Dec 2536°F9°F57°F 2025-6°F 199829%25%
Dec 2636°F9°F53°F 2025-4°F 200729%25%
Dec 2736°F9°F50°F 2025-10°F 201529%25%
Dec 2836°F9°F47°F 2004-10°F 201529%25%
Dec 2936°F9°F50°F 2011-5°F 201229%25%
Dec 3036°F9°F54°F 2011-5°F 202029%25%
Dec 3136°F9°F49°F 2004-7°F 201029%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Silt, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057033 (Rifle 3ENE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003016, 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.