Westcliffe climate

Westcliffe Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Westcliffe, 0.4 km from Westcliffe

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.53 in over about 4 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 Westcliffe, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.53 in
Snowfall
8.8 in
Record high
72°FDec 5, 1918
Record low
-39°FDec 8, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
8.7 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 143°F11°F64°F 2021-10°F 199614%13%
Dec 242°F11°F68°F 1940-15°F 189714%13%
Dec 342°F11°F60°F 1954-18°F 200614%13%
Dec 442°F10°F67°F 1965-16°F 197814%13%
Dec 542°F10°F72°F 1918-22°F 195514%13%
Dec 641°F10°F63°F 1939-27°F 197214%13%
Dec 741°F9°F61°F 1970-22°F 196414%13%
Dec 841°F9°F61°F 2020-39°F 197814%13%
Dec 940°F9°F65°F 1939-35°F 197814%13%
Dec 1040°F9°F72°F 1940-26°F 198614%13%
Dec 1140°F8°F67°F 1937-30°F 198514%13%
Dec 1240°F8°F62°F 1906-28°F 196114%13%
Dec 1340°F8°F60°F 1988-31°F 193214%13%
Dec 1440°F8°F59°F 1962-21°F 194514%13%
Dec 1539°F8°F61°F 1962-25°F 193214%13%
Dec 1639°F7°F61°F 1980-27°F 193214%13%
Dec 1739°F7°F68°F 1980-26°F 193214%13%
Dec 1839°F7°F60°F 1958-24°F 190914%13%
Dec 1939°F7°F60°F 2025-25°F 190914%13%
Dec 2039°F7°F61°F 1955-21°F 201214%13%
Dec 2139°F7°F58°F 1917-29°F 199014%13%
Dec 2239°F7°F63°F 2025-24°F 196814%13%
Dec 2339°F7°F62°F 1955-28°F 199013%13%
Dec 2439°F7°F64°F 1955-28°F 199013%13%
Dec 2539°F7°F61°F 2005-30°F 197413%13%
Dec 2639°F7°F62°F 1980-26°F 196213%13%
Dec 2739°F7°F69°F 1980-19°F 191113%13%
Dec 2839°F7°F59°F 1947-27°F 195413%13%
Dec 2939°F7°F59°F 1937-30°F 189513%13%
Dec 3039°F7°F70°F 1920-25°F 193213%12%
Dec 3139°F7°F65°F 1920-33°F 193213%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Westcliffe, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058931 (Westcliffe), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058931, 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.