Pitkin climate

Pitkin Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elizabeth, 17.4 km from Pitkin

Average highs run from 66°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.30 in over about 10 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 Pitkin, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
5.30 in
Record high
87°FDec 27, 2021
Record low
13°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
10 h 17 min to 10 h 10 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
4.5 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 166°F43°F79°F 201227°F 202031%0%
Dec 266°F43°F82°F 201226°F 200832%0%
Dec 366°F42°F82°F 202230°F 202532%0%
Dec 465°F42°F80°F 201725°F 200632%0%
Dec 565°F42°F78°F 202122°F 200632%0%
Dec 665°F42°F79°F 202229°F 200832%0%
Dec 765°F42°F77°F 202227°F 201032%0%
Dec 864°F42°F82°F 202223°F 200632%0%
Dec 964°F41°F82°F 202220°F 200632%0%
Dec 1064°F41°F82°F 202129°F 201633%0%
Dec 1164°F41°F80°F 200728°F 201833%0%
Dec 1263°F41°F80°F 200730°F 200833%0%
Dec 1363°F41°F78°F 202528°F 201733%0%
Dec 1463°F41°F78°F 202132°F 201233%0%
Dec 1563°F40°F80°F 201124°F 202533%0%
Dec 1663°F40°F81°F 202127°F 202533%0%
Dec 1762°F40°F80°F 201631°F 201733%0%
Dec 1862°F40°F77°F 202128°F 201933%0%
Dec 1962°F40°F78°F 201227°F 201633%0%
Dec 2062°F40°F77°F 202528°F 201633%0%
Dec 2162°F39°F79°F 201031°F 201233%0%
Dec 2261°F39°F76°F 202520°F 202234%0%
Dec 2361°F39°F80°F 201513°F 202234%0%
Dec 2461°F39°F79°F 201519°F 202234%0%
Dec 2561°F39°F83°F 201522°F 202233%0%
Dec 2661°F39°F81°F 201526°F 201033%0%
Dec 2761°F39°F87°F 202121°F 201034%0%
Dec 2861°F39°F84°F 202128°F 200934%0%
Dec 2961°F39°F83°F 202128°F 200934%0%
Dec 3061°F38°F84°F 202128°F 201234%0%
Dec 3160°F38°F83°F 202128°F 202534%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pitkin, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00162800 (Elizabeth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053988, 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.