Stratton climate

Stratton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cripple Creek 3NNW, 6.9 km from Stratton

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Stratton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.56 in
Snowfall
14.1 in
Record high
64°FDec 2, 2001
Record low
-28°FDec 7, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 9 h 30 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
9.4 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 137°F18°F59°F 1998-8°F 199118%
Dec 236°F17°F64°F 2001-12°F 197818%
Dec 336°F17°F62°F 2001-16°F 200518%
Dec 436°F17°F62°F 1965-8°F 201318%
Dec 536°F16°F57°F 1979-19°F 201318%
Dec 635°F16°F55°F 2003-22°F 197818%
Dec 735°F16°F53°F 1965-28°F 197818%
Dec 835°F15°F53°F 2015-15°F 200918%
Dec 935°F15°F56°F 2015-13°F 199418%
Dec 1035°F15°F58°F 2015-17°F 198618%
Dec 1134°F15°F58°F 2004-25°F 198518%
Dec 1234°F14°F56°F 2014-26°F 198518%
Dec 1334°F14°F54°F 2017-18°F 198518%
Dec 1434°F14°F54°F 2002-11°F 198418%
Dec 1534°F14°F55°F 2006-16°F 197218%
Dec 1634°F14°F54°F 1962-11°F 198718%
Dec 1734°F14°F56°F 1982-22°F 199618%
Dec 1834°F14°F63°F 1980-9°F 198318%
Dec 1934°F13°F53°F 1988-9°F 196818%
Dec 2034°F13°F55°F 2003-11°F 199217%
Dec 2134°F13°F51°F 1964-16°F 198317%
Dec 2234°F13°F57°F 2025-24°F 199017%
Dec 2334°F13°F58°F 2025-24°F 199017%
Dec 2434°F13°F55°F 2025-24°F 198317%
Dec 2534°F13°F57°F 2014-22°F 198317%
Dec 2634°F13°F55°F 1980-13°F 196216%
Dec 2734°F13°F57°F 1980-15°F 198816%
Dec 2834°F14°F61°F 1980-16°F 198316%
Dec 2934°F14°F51°F 2008-18°F 198216%
Dec 3034°F14°F55°F 2017-19°F 201016%
Dec 3134°F14°F57°F 1980-20°F 201016%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stratton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051977 (Cripple Creek 3NNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.