Council climate

Council Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Council, 1.6 km from Council

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.98 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Council, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
2.98 in
Snowfall
33.5 in
Record high
53°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-22°FDec 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 03 min to 8 h 52 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
19°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 140°F23°F53°F 2021-2°F 201535%
Dec 240°F22°F49°F 2021-3°F 199735%
Dec 339°F22°F46°F 2021-6°F 202235%
Dec 439°F22°F44°F 2021-4°F 201836%
Dec 539°F22°F47°F 2023-5°F 201836%
Dec 638°F21°F46°F 2023-10°F 201837%
Dec 738°F21°F42°F 2015-15°F 200537%
Dec 838°F21°F45°F 2015-15°F 200537%
Dec 937°F21°F46°F 2015-11°F 200938%
Dec 1037°F20°F47°F 2025-15°F 200938%
Dec 1137°F20°F45°F 2025-9°F 200938%
Dec 1237°F20°F49°F 2025-3°F 199738%
Dec 1336°F20°F49°F 2025-2°F 202039%
Dec 1436°F20°F48°F 2002-4°F 200539%
Dec 1536°F19°F46°F 2002-7°F 200539%
Dec 1636°F19°F48°F 2025-11°F 200839%
Dec 1735°F19°F47°F 2025-16°F 201639%
Dec 1835°F19°F41°F 2024-16°F 201639%
Dec 1935°F19°F40°F 2025-6°F 199739%
Dec 2035°F18°F42°F 2023-12°F 199839%
Dec 2135°F18°F43°F 2019-22°F 199839%
Dec 2234°F18°F48°F 2019-17°F 202239%
Dec 2334°F18°F43°F 2025-12°F 199839%
Dec 2434°F18°F47°F 2025-14°F 201739%
Dec 2534°F18°F42°F 2005-10°F 200139%
Dec 2634°F18°F43°F 2022-11°F 200139%
Dec 2734°F18°F46°F 2022-5°F 200339%
Dec 2834°F18°F43°F 2011-2°F 200039%
Dec 2934°F17°F42°F 2011-5°F 202039%
Dec 3033°F17°F42°F 2017-9°F 200339%
Dec 3133°F17°F39°F 2005-11°F 201039%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Council, 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 8:03 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:23 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00102187 (Council), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094182, 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.