Towaoc climate

Towaoc Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cortez Montezuma CO AP, 14.2 km from Towaoc

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 7 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 Towaoc, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.80 in
Snowfall
7.4 in
Record high
65°FDec 1, 2003
Record low
-12°FDec 31, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 9 h 39 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
7.4 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 146°F18°F65°F 20032°F 200618%12%
Dec 246°F18°F62°F 20174°F 199619%12%
Dec 345°F18°F61°F 2017-1°F 200619%13%
Dec 445°F17°F58°F 2010-4°F 201819%13%
Dec 544°F17°F58°F 2012-2°F 201319%13%
Dec 644°F17°F56°F 2003-2°F 201119%14%
Dec 744°F17°F55°F 20231°F 200520%14%
Dec 843°F16°F56°F 2017-6°F 200520%14%
Dec 943°F16°F53°F 1996-8°F 200920%15%
Dec 1043°F16°F57°F 2015-9°F 200920%15%
Dec 1143°F16°F56°F 2025-7°F 200920%15%
Dec 1242°F16°F62°F 20142°F 199720%16%
Dec 1342°F15°F57°F 2010-1°F 202021%16%
Dec 1442°F15°F59°F 20102°F 200821%16%
Dec 1542°F15°F54°F 1998-1°F 199921%17%
Dec 1641°F15°F53°F 2006-3°F 201521%17%
Dec 1741°F15°F57°F 20250°F 200521%17%
Dec 1841°F15°F54°F 20252°F 199621%18%
Dec 1941°F14°F59°F 20252°F 201621%18%
Dec 2041°F14°F58°F 2025-3°F 201221%18%
Dec 2141°F14°F60°F 2025-1°F 199821%18%
Dec 2241°F14°F63°F 2025-1°F 199821%18%
Dec 2341°F14°F65°F 20251°F 199821%18%
Dec 2440°F14°F59°F 2025-2°F 199821%18%
Dec 2540°F14°F57°F 2025-1°F 200921%19%
Dec 2640°F14°F59°F 2005-9°F 199721%19%
Dec 2740°F13°F53°F 2017-10°F 201521%19%
Dec 2840°F13°F56°F 2004-8°F 200321%19%
Dec 2940°F13°F59°F 2024-4°F 201221%19%
Dec 3040°F13°F60°F 20170°F 201821%19%
Dec 3140°F13°F56°F 2017-12°F 201021%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Towaoc, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093069 (Cortez Montezuma CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.