Choteau climate

Choteau Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Choteau, 1.1 km from Choteau

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.32 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 Choteau, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.32 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-40°FDec 16, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 41 min to 8 h 28 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
17°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 140°F18°F66°F 2021-27°F 198514%15%
Dec 240°F18°F57°F 2008-28°F 198514%15%
Dec 339°F17°F55°F 1975-15°F 197214%15%
Dec 439°F17°F60°F 1989-28°F 197214%15%
Dec 539°F17°F57°F 1987-26°F 201314%15%
Dec 639°F17°F55°F 1987-32°F 197714%15%
Dec 738°F16°F57°F 1987-32°F 201314%15%
Dec 838°F16°F57°F 2020-35°F 197214%15%
Dec 938°F16°F58°F 1975-29°F 200914%15%
Dec 1038°F16°F60°F 1990-20°F 197215%16%
Dec 1138°F15°F56°F 1990-25°F 198915%16%
Dec 1237°F15°F58°F 2014-23°F 200015%16%
Dec 1337°F15°F54°F 2010-25°F 201615%16%
Dec 1437°F15°F53°F 1998-25°F 200815%17%
Dec 1537°F14°F53°F 1998-29°F 196416%17%
Dec 1637°F14°F59°F 1980-40°F 201616%17%
Dec 1737°F14°F59°F 1980-37°F 196416%17%
Dec 1837°F14°F54°F 1979-23°F 198316%18%
Dec 1937°F14°F57°F 2004-25°F 199016%18%
Dec 2037°F14°F52°F 1979-35°F 199017%18%
Dec 2137°F13°F55°F 2019-35°F 199017%18%
Dec 2237°F13°F52°F 2005-23°F 198317%19%
Dec 2337°F13°F52°F 2020-22°F 198917%19%
Dec 2437°F13°F50°F 2005-38°F 198317%19%
Dec 2537°F13°F58°F 2005-27°F 198317%19%
Dec 2637°F13°F54°F 1980-37°F 202118%19%
Dec 2737°F13°F56°F 1980-37°F 202118%19%
Dec 2837°F13°F52°F 1989-25°F 199018%19%
Dec 2937°F13°F50°F 1980-39°F 196818%20%
Dec 3037°F13°F52°F 1997-31°F 201718%20%
Dec 3137°F13°F49°F 2005-31°F 201718%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Choteau, 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 7:57 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:18 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241737 (Choteau), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00247159, 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.