Carbon County climate

Carbon County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bridger 2 N, 14.4 km from Carbon County

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 in over about 3 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 Carbon County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.37 in
Snowfall
6.7 in
Record high
69°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-34°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 8 h 48 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.5 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 139°F18°F66°F 1999-18°F 19859%7%
Dec 239°F17°F64°F 1995-22°F 19859%7%
Dec 339°F17°F69°F 2021-2°F 20099%7%
Dec 438°F17°F59°F 2012-9°F 19849%7%
Dec 538°F16°F57°F 2021-15°F 20139%8%
Dec 638°F16°F58°F 1981-15°F 20139%8%
Dec 737°F16°F63°F 1981-19°F 20139%8%
Dec 837°F16°F59°F 2008-20°F 20139%8%
Dec 937°F15°F62°F 2025-19°F 20099%8%
Dec 1036°F15°F66°F 2025-16°F 20099%8%
Dec 1136°F15°F67°F 2025-16°F 19859%8%
Dec 1236°F15°F67°F 2025-15°F 20009%8%
Dec 1336°F14°F52°F 2006-13°F 20168%8%
Dec 1436°F14°F56°F 1988-15°F 20088%8%
Dec 1535°F14°F67°F 2025-18°F 20088%8%
Dec 1635°F14°F62°F 2025-17°F 20088%8%
Dec 1735°F14°F66°F 2025-22°F 20168%8%
Dec 1835°F13°F63°F 2025-20°F 20168%8%
Dec 1935°F13°F63°F 2025-17°F 19908%8%
Dec 2035°F13°F52°F 2004-23°F 19908%8%
Dec 2135°F13°F51°F 1981-33°F 19908%9%
Dec 2235°F13°F58°F 2025-34°F 19908%9%
Dec 2335°F13°F57°F 2005-31°F 19908%9%
Dec 2435°F13°F55°F 2005-31°F 19838%9%
Dec 2535°F13°F57°F 2025-30°F 19838%9%
Dec 2635°F13°F62°F 2025-26°F 19968%9%
Dec 2735°F12°F66°F 2025-16°F 19888%9%
Dec 2835°F12°F49°F 2025-15°F 19838%9%
Dec 2935°F12°F53°F 1998-25°F 19908%9%
Dec 3035°F12°F51°F 1997-27°F 19908%9%
Dec 3135°F12°F49°F 2011-15°F 19908%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carbon County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241102 (Bridger 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00487388, 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.