Salmon climate

Salmon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salmon-Ksra, 0.9 km from Salmon

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.73 in over about 7 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 Salmon, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.73 in
Snowfall
6.4 in
Record high
60°FDec 12, 2025
Record low
-31°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 01 min to 8 h 49 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
13°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 133°F17°F57°F 1995-5°F 201523%10%
Dec 232°F16°F54°F 1972-4°F 201523%11%
Dec 332°F16°F56°F 2021-7°F 198423%11%
Dec 432°F16°F57°F 1979-13°F 199223%11%
Dec 531°F16°F57°F 2021-18°F 199223%11%
Dec 631°F15°F59°F 1987-11°F 199223%12%
Dec 731°F15°F53°F 2023-11°F 197223%12%
Dec 830°F15°F48°F 1979-18°F 197123%12%
Dec 930°F14°F49°F 1996-21°F 197223%12%
Dec 1030°F14°F51°F 1979-22°F 197222%12%
Dec 1129°F14°F53°F 2004-15°F 197222%13%
Dec 1229°F14°F60°F 2025-6°F 200522%13%
Dec 1329°F13°F58°F 2025-8°F 197022%13%
Dec 1429°F13°F50°F 2025-12°F 197222%13%
Dec 1529°F13°F52°F 1979-15°F 197222%13%
Dec 1628°F13°F49°F 1982-12°F 197822%14%
Dec 1728°F12°F56°F 2025-10°F 201622%14%
Dec 1828°F12°F53°F 2025-14°F 201622%14%
Dec 1928°F12°F47°F 2024-10°F 198422%14%
Dec 2028°F12°F48°F 2025-17°F 199022%14%
Dec 2128°F12°F48°F 1974-26°F 199022%14%
Dec 2228°F11°F47°F 1972-31°F 199022%14%
Dec 2327°F11°F49°F 1972-29°F 198322%14%
Dec 2427°F11°F50°F 1978-28°F 198322%14%
Dec 2527°F11°F44°F 1979-11°F 199022%14%
Dec 2627°F11°F45°F 1980-8°F 200122%14%
Dec 2727°F11°F48°F 2025-9°F 198322%15%
Dec 2827°F11°F43°F 1968-20°F 197121%15%
Dec 2927°F11°F51°F 1996-22°F 197821%15%
Dec 3027°F11°F49°F 1996-27°F 197821%15%
Dec 3127°F10°F46°F 1996-27°F 197821%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salmon, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:14 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00108080 (Salmon-Ksra), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00108080, 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.