Big Timber climate

Big Timber Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Timber, 0.4 km from Big Timber

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.73 in over about 4 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 Big Timber, 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
20°F
Precipitation
0.73 in
Snowfall
10.2 in
Record high
80°FDec 30, 1897
Record low
-38°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 8 h 44 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
13.2 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°F22°F65°F 2021-16°F 201415%7%
Dec 240°F22°F67°F 2021-24°F 191915%8%
Dec 339°F22°F61°F 1939-14°F 190914%8%
Dec 439°F21°F64°F 1939-17°F 197214%8%
Dec 539°F21°F70°F 1939-30°F 190914%8%
Dec 638°F21°F65°F 1939-24°F 197214%8%
Dec 738°F21°F63°F 1939-28°F 190914%8%
Dec 838°F20°F65°F 1939-28°F 197214%8%
Dec 938°F20°F65°F 1957-30°F 193214%8%
Dec 1037°F20°F67°F 1939-15°F 191914%8%
Dec 1137°F20°F62°F 1934-25°F 193214%8%
Dec 1237°F20°F64°F 1895-23°F 192215%8%
Dec 1337°F19°F62°F 1896-17°F 192215%8%
Dec 1437°F19°F67°F 1924-20°F 200815%8%
Dec 1537°F19°F64°F 1980-22°F 189715%9%
Dec 1637°F19°F63°F 1962-23°F 196415%9%
Dec 1736°F19°F63°F 1980-29°F 201615%9%
Dec 1836°F19°F62°F 1931-31°F 192415%9%
Dec 1936°F19°F58°F 1941-20°F 199015%9%
Dec 2036°F19°F61°F 2024-22°F 199015%9%
Dec 2136°F19°F60°F 1896-33°F 198315%9%
Dec 2236°F19°F64°F 1896-32°F 199015%9%
Dec 2336°F19°F58°F 1933-27°F 202216%9%
Dec 2436°F19°F57°F 1950-38°F 198316%10%
Dec 2536°F18°F59°F 2005-25°F 198316%10%
Dec 2636°F18°F60°F 1980-29°F 199616%10%
Dec 2737°F19°F63°F 1980-17°F 196516%10%
Dec 2837°F19°F65°F 1921-16°F 199016%10%
Dec 2937°F19°F59°F 1956-22°F 196816%10%
Dec 3037°F19°F80°F 1897-28°F 196816%10%
Dec 3137°F19°F59°F 1917-38°F 192316%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Timber, 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 7:41 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00240780 (Big Timber), 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.