Elk Creek climate

Elk Creek Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taylorsville Lake, 12.2 km from Elk Creek

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.50 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 Elk Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.50 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
75°FDec 26, 2016
Record low
-7°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.3 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 152°F30°F66°F 200619°F 20026%
Dec 252°F30°F70°F 202119°F 20246%
Dec 351°F30°F74°F 201221°F 20066%
Dec 451°F30°F71°F 201316°F 20067%
Dec 551°F29°F72°F 200117°F 20027%
Dec 650°F29°F65°F 202111°F 20027%
Dec 750°F29°F68°F 200416°F 20107%
Dec 850°F29°F61°F 201911°F 20108%
Dec 949°F28°F65°F 201214°F 20058%
Dec 1049°F28°F67°F 202120°F 20138%
Dec 1149°F28°F72°F 200718°F 20138%
Dec 1248°F28°F72°F 201512°F 20138%
Dec 1348°F27°F68°F 201515°F 20109%
Dec 1448°F27°F71°F 20154°F 20259%
Dec 1547°F27°F69°F 20215°F 20259%
Dec 1647°F27°F65°F 202118°F 20169%
Dec 1747°F26°F70°F 20068°F 200010%
Dec 1847°F26°F62°F 200210°F 200010%
Dec 1946°F26°F69°F 200811°F 200010%
Dec 2046°F26°F64°F 20138°F 200010%
Dec 2146°F26°F70°F 20137°F 200810%
Dec 2246°F25°F62°F 20075°F 200011%
Dec 2345°F25°F69°F 2015-7°F 202211%
Dec 2445°F25°F65°F 20212°F 202211%
Dec 2545°F25°F74°F 20212°F 200411%
Dec 2645°F24°F75°F 201613°F 202011%
Dec 2745°F24°F73°F 20217°F 201712%
Dec 2844°F24°F73°F 202511°F 201712%
Dec 2944°F24°F64°F 201917°F 200012%
Dec 3044°F24°F67°F 202211°F 201712%
Dec 3144°F23°F68°F 20108°F 201712%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk Creek, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157950 (Taylorsville Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013810, 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.