Council Weather in December
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 40°F | 23°F | 53°F 2021 | -2°F 2015 | 35% | |
| Dec 2 | 40°F | 22°F | 49°F 2021 | -3°F 1997 | 35% | |
| Dec 3 | 39°F | 22°F | 46°F 2021 | -6°F 2022 | 35% | |
| Dec 4 | 39°F | 22°F | 44°F 2021 | -4°F 2018 | 36% | |
| Dec 5 | 39°F | 22°F | 47°F 2023 | -5°F 2018 | 36% | |
| Dec 6 | 38°F | 21°F | 46°F 2023 | -10°F 2018 | 37% | |
| Dec 7 | 38°F | 21°F | 42°F 2015 | -15°F 2005 | 37% | |
| Dec 8 | 38°F | 21°F | 45°F 2015 | -15°F 2005 | 37% | |
| Dec 9 | 37°F | 21°F | 46°F 2015 | -11°F 2009 | 38% | |
| Dec 10 | 37°F | 20°F | 47°F 2025 | -15°F 2009 | 38% | |
| Dec 11 | 37°F | 20°F | 45°F 2025 | -9°F 2009 | 38% | |
| Dec 12 | 37°F | 20°F | 49°F 2025 | -3°F 1997 | 38% | |
| Dec 13 | 36°F | 20°F | 49°F 2025 | -2°F 2020 | 39% | |
| Dec 14 | 36°F | 20°F | 48°F 2002 | -4°F 2005 | 39% | |
| Dec 15 | 36°F | 19°F | 46°F 2002 | -7°F 2005 | 39% | |
| Dec 16 | 36°F | 19°F | 48°F 2025 | -11°F 2008 | 39% | |
| Dec 17 | 35°F | 19°F | 47°F 2025 | -16°F 2016 | 39% | |
| Dec 18 | 35°F | 19°F | 41°F 2024 | -16°F 2016 | 39% | |
| Dec 19 | 35°F | 19°F | 40°F 2025 | -6°F 1997 | 39% | |
| Dec 20 | 35°F | 18°F | 42°F 2023 | -12°F 1998 | 39% | |
| Dec 21 | 35°F | 18°F | 43°F 2019 | -22°F 1998 | 39% | |
| Dec 22 | 34°F | 18°F | 48°F 2019 | -17°F 2022 | 39% | |
| Dec 23 | 34°F | 18°F | 43°F 2025 | -12°F 1998 | 39% | |
| Dec 24 | 34°F | 18°F | 47°F 2025 | -14°F 2017 | 39% | |
| Dec 25 | 34°F | 18°F | 42°F 2005 | -10°F 2001 | 39% | |
| Dec 26 | 34°F | 18°F | 43°F 2022 | -11°F 2001 | 39% | |
| Dec 27 | 34°F | 18°F | 46°F 2022 | -5°F 2003 | 39% | |
| Dec 28 | 34°F | 18°F | 43°F 2011 | -2°F 2000 | 39% | |
| Dec 29 | 34°F | 17°F | 42°F 2011 | -5°F 2020 | 39% | |
| Dec 30 | 33°F | 17°F | 42°F 2017 | -9°F 2003 | 39% | |
| Dec 31 | 33°F | 17°F | 39°F 2005 | -11°F 2010 | 39% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.