Cottonwood climate

Cottonwood Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marshall, 17.8 km from Cottonwood

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 in over about 5 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 Cottonwood, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.02 in
Snowfall
10.1 in
Record high
62°FDec 7, 2023
Record low
-32°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 04 min to 8 h 52 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
12.1 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 136°F16°F57°F 2021-25°F 189317%12%
Dec 235°F15°F59°F 2012-13°F 189517%13%
Dec 335°F15°F55°F 2012-14°F 202517%13%
Dec 434°F14°F49°F 1894-11°F 202517%13%
Dec 534°F14°F52°F 1894-8°F 189517%13%
Dec 633°F14°F61°F 2023-12°F 201317%13%
Dec 733°F13°F62°F 2023-19°F 201317%14%
Dec 832°F13°F53°F 2020-15°F 189517%14%
Dec 932°F12°F54°F 2020-12°F 200917%14%
Dec 1032°F12°F52°F 2015-11°F 200917%14%
Dec 1131°F12°F45°F 2023-16°F 201317%14%
Dec 1231°F11°F43°F 2017-18°F 189317%15%
Dec 1330°F11°F52°F 2014-19°F 189317%15%
Dec 1430°F11°F55°F 2023-13°F 200917%15%
Dec 1530°F10°F49°F 2021-17°F 200817%15%
Dec 1629°F10°F51°F 2025-11°F 200817%15%
Dec 1729°F10°F40°F 2011-24°F 201617%15%
Dec 1829°F9°F57°F 2011-32°F 201616%15%
Dec 1928°F9°F54°F 1894-10°F 200816%15%
Dec 2028°F9°F52°F 1894-12°F 200817%15%
Dec 2128°F8°F48°F 1894-21°F 200817%16%
Dec 2227°F8°F57°F 2020-23°F 200817%16%
Dec 2327°F8°F49°F 1893-21°F 200817%16%
Dec 2427°F7°F51°F 2023-21°F 201317%16%
Dec 2527°F7°F47°F 2023-22°F 201317%16%
Dec 2626°F7°F54°F 2011-15°F 201717%16%
Dec 2726°F7°F50°F 2025-20°F 189417%16%
Dec 2826°F6°F53°F 2024-11°F 200917%16%
Dec 2926°F6°F45°F 2023-16°F 201817%16%
Dec 3025°F6°F40°F 1896-18°F 200817%16%
Dec 3125°F6°F44°F 1896-24°F 201717%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cottonwood, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215204 (Marshall), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00213311, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.