Absarokee climate

Absarokee Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus, 19.4 km from Absarokee

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 6 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 Absarokee, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.65 in
Snowfall
9.2 in
Record high
80°FDec 30, 1897
Record low
-38°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 8 h 46 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
12.5 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 140°F14°F65°F 2021-16°F 201418%13%
Dec 240°F14°F67°F 2021-24°F 191918%13%
Dec 339°F14°F61°F 1939-14°F 190918%13%
Dec 439°F13°F64°F 1939-17°F 197218%14%
Dec 539°F13°F70°F 1939-30°F 190918%14%
Dec 638°F13°F65°F 1939-24°F 197218%14%
Dec 738°F12°F63°F 1939-28°F 190918%14%
Dec 838°F12°F65°F 1939-28°F 197218%14%
Dec 937°F12°F65°F 1957-30°F 193218%15%
Dec 1037°F12°F67°F 1939-15°F 191918%15%
Dec 1137°F11°F62°F 1934-25°F 193218%15%
Dec 1237°F11°F64°F 1895-23°F 192218%15%
Dec 1336°F11°F62°F 1896-17°F 192218%15%
Dec 1436°F11°F67°F 1924-20°F 200819%15%
Dec 1536°F11°F64°F 1980-22°F 189719%16%
Dec 1636°F10°F63°F 1962-23°F 196419%16%
Dec 1736°F10°F63°F 1980-29°F 201619%16%
Dec 1836°F10°F62°F 1931-31°F 192419%16%
Dec 1936°F10°F58°F 1941-20°F 199019%16%
Dec 2036°F10°F61°F 2024-22°F 199019%16%
Dec 2136°F10°F60°F 1896-33°F 198319%16%
Dec 2235°F9°F64°F 1896-32°F 199019%16%
Dec 2335°F9°F58°F 1933-27°F 202219%16%
Dec 2435°F9°F57°F 1950-38°F 198319%16%
Dec 2535°F9°F59°F 2005-25°F 198319%16%
Dec 2635°F9°F60°F 1980-29°F 199619%16%
Dec 2735°F9°F63°F 1980-17°F 196519%16%
Dec 2835°F9°F65°F 1921-16°F 199019%16%
Dec 2936°F9°F59°F 1956-22°F 196819%16%
Dec 3036°F9°F80°F 1897-28°F 196819%16%
Dec 3136°F9°F59°F 1917-38°F 192319%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Absarokee, 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 (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241938 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00240780, 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.