Westcliffe Weather in December
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 43°F | 11°F | 64°F 2021 | -10°F 1996 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 2 | 42°F | 11°F | 68°F 1940 | -15°F 1897 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 3 | 42°F | 11°F | 60°F 1954 | -18°F 2006 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 4 | 42°F | 10°F | 67°F 1965 | -16°F 1978 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 5 | 42°F | 10°F | 72°F 1918 | -22°F 1955 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 6 | 41°F | 10°F | 63°F 1939 | -27°F 1972 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 7 | 41°F | 9°F | 61°F 1970 | -22°F 1964 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 8 | 41°F | 9°F | 61°F 2020 | -39°F 1978 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 9 | 40°F | 9°F | 65°F 1939 | -35°F 1978 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 10 | 40°F | 9°F | 72°F 1940 | -26°F 1986 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 11 | 40°F | 8°F | 67°F 1937 | -30°F 1985 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 12 | 40°F | 8°F | 62°F 1906 | -28°F 1961 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 13 | 40°F | 8°F | 60°F 1988 | -31°F 1932 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 14 | 40°F | 8°F | 59°F 1962 | -21°F 1945 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 8°F | 61°F 1962 | -25°F 1932 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 16 | 39°F | 7°F | 61°F 1980 | -27°F 1932 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 17 | 39°F | 7°F | 68°F 1980 | -26°F 1932 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 18 | 39°F | 7°F | 60°F 1958 | -24°F 1909 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 19 | 39°F | 7°F | 60°F 2025 | -25°F 1909 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 20 | 39°F | 7°F | 61°F 1955 | -21°F 2012 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 21 | 39°F | 7°F | 58°F 1917 | -29°F 1990 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 22 | 39°F | 7°F | 63°F 2025 | -24°F 1968 | 14% | 13% |
| Dec 23 | 39°F | 7°F | 62°F 1955 | -28°F 1990 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 24 | 39°F | 7°F | 64°F 1955 | -28°F 1990 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 25 | 39°F | 7°F | 61°F 2005 | -30°F 1974 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 26 | 39°F | 7°F | 62°F 1980 | -26°F 1962 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 27 | 39°F | 7°F | 69°F 1980 | -19°F 1911 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 28 | 39°F | 7°F | 59°F 1947 | -27°F 1954 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 29 | 39°F | 7°F | 59°F 1937 | -30°F 1895 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 30 | 39°F | 7°F | 70°F 1920 | -25°F 1932 | 13% | 12% |
| Dec 31 | 39°F | 7°F | 65°F 1920 | -33°F 1932 | 13% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.