El Paso climate

El Paso Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minonk, 19.4 km from El Paso

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.21 in over about 8 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 El Paso, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
2.21 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
72°FDec 4, 2012
Record low
-22°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 9 h 18 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.6 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 143°F25°F60°F 198212°F 200229%8%
Dec 243°F25°F70°F 19827°F 198528%8%
Dec 342°F25°F67°F 1982-1°F 199128%9%
Dec 442°F24°F72°F 2012-3°F 199128%9%
Dec 542°F24°F64°F 20010°F 202528%9%
Dec 641°F24°F65°F 1980-4°F 197728%9%
Dec 741°F24°F64°F 1980-8°F 197728%9%
Dec 841°F23°F64°F 1991-6°F 200528%10%
Dec 940°F23°F60°F 2024-5°F 197728%10%
Dec 1040°F23°F58°F 1979-9°F 197728%10%
Dec 1139°F22°F62°F 2020-10°F 197728%10%
Dec 1239°F22°F61°F 1991-9°F 198928%10%
Dec 1339°F22°F67°F 2015-3°F 198928%11%
Dec 1438°F22°F62°F 2015-7°F 198928%11%
Dec 1538°F21°F57°F 2011-14°F 198928%11%
Dec 1638°F21°F65°F 2021-14°F 198928%11%
Dec 1738°F21°F58°F 2024-5°F 198928%11%
Dec 1837°F20°F55°F 2002-10°F 198528%11%
Dec 1937°F20°F57°F 2002-16°F 198328%12%
Dec 2037°F20°F58°F 1988-14°F 198928%12%
Dec 2136°F20°F58°F 1984-17°F 198928%12%
Dec 2236°F19°F57°F 1984-22°F 198928%12%
Dec 2336°F19°F62°F 1982-22°F 198928%12%
Dec 2436°F19°F62°F 1982-19°F 198328%12%
Dec 2535°F19°F61°F 1982-14°F 198328%12%
Dec 2635°F19°F61°F 2019-7°F 198328%13%
Dec 2735°F18°F65°F 2019-8°F 201728%13%
Dec 2835°F18°F68°F 1984-8°F 201728%13%
Dec 2935°F18°F67°F 1984-9°F 198128%13%
Dec 3034°F18°F60°F 2022-10°F 198328%13%
Dec 3134°F17°F60°F 2002-4°F 201728%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at El Paso, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00115712 (Minonk), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116200, 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.