Breckenridge climate

Breckenridge Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Breckenridge 3E, 6.8 km from Breckenridge

Average highs run from 31°F on December 1 to 20°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 1°F.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Breckenridge, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
7°F
Snowfall
10.7 in
Record high
70°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-26°FDec 31, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 53 min to 8 h 41 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.4 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 131°F14°F47°F 1939-11°F 201415%
Dec 230°F13°F57°F 2021-9°F 201416%
Dec 330°F13°F54°F 2012-9°F 200717%
Dec 429°F12°F53°F 2012-12°F 202517%
Dec 529°F12°F56°F 1939-11°F 200017%
Dec 628°F11°F70°F 1939-11°F 200718%
Dec 728°F11°F58°F 1939-18°F 201318%
Dec 827°F11°F57°F 2023-13°F 200719%
Dec 927°F10°F60°F 1939-11°F 200719%
Dec 1027°F10°F52°F 2006-12°F 200919%
Dec 1126°F9°F57°F 2006-15°F 201920%
Dec 1226°F9°F55°F 1939-22°F 200020%
Dec 1325°F8°F47°F 2011-22°F 200020%
Dec 1425°F8°F47°F 2014-15°F 200021%
Dec 1524°F7°F55°F 2023-16°F 200821%
Dec 1624°F7°F58°F 1939-19°F 200821%
Dec 1724°F7°F47°F 2025-11°F 200821%
Dec 1823°F6°F53°F 1939-25°F 201621%
Dec 1923°F6°F50°F 2011-17°F 201622%
Dec 2023°F5°F48°F 2006-14°F 200022%
Dec 2122°F5°F48°F 2006-17°F 201322%
Dec 2222°F5°F44°F 2004-20°F 200822%
Dec 2322°F4°F50°F 2020-20°F 200822%
Dec 2421°F4°F44°F 2023-18°F 201322%
Dec 2521°F3°F41°F 2011-14°F 201722%
Dec 2621°F3°F51°F 2011-14°F 201722%
Dec 2720°F3°F50°F 2011-16°F 201723%
Dec 2820°F2°F43°F 2006-16°F 201323%
Dec 2920°F2°F40°F 2011-17°F 202123%
Dec 3020°F2°F44°F 2024-21°F 201723%
Dec 3120°F1°F38°F 2024-26°F 200823%

Chance of rain

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

December 1
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210974 (Breckenridge 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218947, 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.