Telluride climate

Telluride Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Telluride 4WNW, 5.5 km from Telluride

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 6°F to -1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.37 in over about 9 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 Telluride, 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
2°F
Precipitation
1.37 in
Snowfall
19.3 in
Record high
61°FDec 19, 2025
Record low
-31°FDec 8, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 44 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
5.8 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 139°F6°F60°F 1999-13°F 200629%26%
Dec 239°F6°F60°F 1926-14°F 200429%26%
Dec 339°F6°F60°F 1999-14°F 200429%27%
Dec 438°F5°F56°F 1979-15°F 199329%27%
Dec 538°F5°F58°F 1946-19°F 200529%27%
Dec 638°F4°F57°F 1939-21°F 196029%27%
Dec 737°F4°F57°F 1981-14°F 196430%28%
Dec 837°F4°F58°F 1940-31°F 200530%28%
Dec 937°F3°F56°F 1981-23°F 200530%28%
Dec 1037°F3°F58°F 1940-18°F 199430%28%
Dec 1136°F3°F55°F 1939-20°F 194730%29%
Dec 1236°F2°F55°F 2017-24°F 196130%29%
Dec 1336°F2°F56°F 2017-24°F 194530%29%
Dec 1436°F2°F54°F 1936-25°F 194530%29%
Dec 1536°F2°F52°F 1946-26°F 194530%29%
Dec 1636°F1°F58°F 1959-17°F 199930%29%
Dec 1736°F1°F57°F 1980-17°F 200330%29%
Dec 1835°F1°F55°F 1931-22°F 199630%30%
Dec 1935°F1°F61°F 2025-16°F 192731%30%
Dec 2035°F0°F56°F 2025-16°F 191331%30%
Dec 2135°F0°F60°F 1919-17°F 192931%30%
Dec 2235°F0°F56°F 1940-20°F 199831%30%
Dec 2335°F0°F57°F 2025-23°F 199031%30%
Dec 2435°F0°F58°F 2025-24°F 192631%30%
Dec 2535°F0°F53°F 1980-18°F 192431%30%
Dec 2635°F0°F55°F 1980-21°F 196231%30%
Dec 2735°F-1°F57°F 1980-17°F 191131%30%
Dec 2835°F-1°F54°F 1933-22°F 200731%30%
Dec 2935°F-1°F51°F 1921-22°F 200731%30%
Dec 3035°F-1°F53°F 1980-15°F 196431%31%
Dec 3135°F-1°F57°F 1980-18°F 201931%31%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Telluride, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058204 (Telluride 4WNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058204, 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.