Ada County climate

Ada County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Boise Air Terminal, 12.9 km from Ada County

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 in over about 12 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 Ada County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
1.54 in
Snowfall
5.6 in
Record high
65°FDec 22, 1964
Record low
-25°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 01 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
23°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 142°F28°F60°F 19419°F 194836%14%
Dec 242°F28°F62°F 20129°F 198336%14%
Dec 341°F27°F61°F 200715°F 199236%14%
Dec 441°F27°F60°F 20074°F 198337%15%
Dec 541°F27°F61°F 2023-6°F 197237%15%
Dec 641°F27°F63°F 19870°F 199237%15%
Dec 740°F27°F54°F 19810°F 197237%15%
Dec 840°F26°F60°F 1993-19°F 197237%16%
Dec 940°F26°F57°F 1993-21°F 197237%16%
Dec 1039°F26°F62°F 2025-23°F 197237%16%
Dec 1139°F26°F63°F 2014-22°F 197237%16%
Dec 1239°F26°F62°F 2014-9°F 197237%17%
Dec 1339°F25°F54°F 1969-14°F 197237%17%
Dec 1439°F25°F58°F 2002-9°F 197238%17%
Dec 1538°F25°F55°F 1968-7°F 197238%17%
Dec 1638°F25°F59°F 1941-2°F 198538%17%
Dec 1738°F25°F58°F 2025-2°F 198538%18%
Dec 1838°F25°F59°F 2024-3°F 198538%18%
Dec 1938°F25°F58°F 2025-6°F 198438%18%
Dec 2038°F25°F57°F 1964-8°F 199038%18%
Dec 2138°F25°F60°F 1964-23°F 199038%18%
Dec 2238°F25°F65°F 1964-25°F 199038%18%
Dec 2338°F24°F61°F 2025-18°F 198338%18%
Dec 2438°F24°F60°F 2025-20°F 199038%19%
Dec 2537°F24°F59°F 2025-20°F 199038%19%
Dec 2637°F24°F57°F 1976-8°F 198538%19%
Dec 2737°F24°F56°F 2022-7°F 198538%19%
Dec 2837°F24°F59°F 1945-9°F 198538%19%
Dec 2937°F24°F56°F 1996-17°F 199038%19%
Dec 3037°F24°F54°F 1996-9°F 199038%19%
Dec 3137°F24°F58°F 1996-9°F 197838%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ada County, 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 7:58 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:18 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024131 (Boise Air Terminal), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024131, 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.