Deer Lodge climate

Deer Lodge Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Deer Lodge 3 W, 5.2 km from Deer Lodge

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Deer Lodge, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.50 in
Snowfall
12.1 in
Record high
60°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-38°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 8 h 40 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
7.2 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 134°F13°F60°F 2021-20°F 198526%
Dec 233°F12°F58°F 2021-17°F 198526%
Dec 333°F12°F58°F 2021-10°F 198426%
Dec 433°F12°F55°F 1990-16°F 190926%
Dec 532°F12°F56°F 2023-12°F 190926%
Dec 632°F12°F59°F 2023-14°F 190927%
Dec 732°F11°F56°F 1987-23°F 200927%
Dec 832°F11°F55°F 1990-26°F 191927%
Dec 931°F11°F59°F 1990-29°F 191927%
Dec 1031°F11°F60°F 1990-12°F 191927%
Dec 1131°F11°F54°F 1924-17°F 198527%
Dec 1231°F11°F60°F 1924-29°F 191927%
Dec 1331°F11°F58°F 1924-23°F 191927%
Dec 1431°F10°F59°F 1924-21°F 192627%
Dec 1531°F10°F58°F 2025-21°F 200827%
Dec 1631°F10°F54°F 1923-28°F 192427%
Dec 1731°F10°F54°F 1923-29°F 192427%
Dec 1831°F10°F55°F 1923-31°F 192427%
Dec 1931°F10°F54°F 2004-28°F 192427%
Dec 2031°F10°F52°F 2024-28°F 199027%
Dec 2131°F10°F51°F 2005-32°F 198327%
Dec 2231°F10°F52°F 1906-35°F 202227%
Dec 2331°F10°F53°F 1994-32°F 198327%
Dec 2431°F10°F52°F 1919-38°F 198327%
Dec 2531°F10°F55°F 2005-21°F 198327%
Dec 2631°F10°F54°F 1919-16°F 191627%
Dec 2731°F10°F51°F 1917-16°F 191627%
Dec 2831°F10°F52°F 1901-18°F 199027%
Dec 2931°F10°F54°F 1919-34°F 199027%
Dec 3031°F10°F50°F 1917-29°F 199027%
Dec 3132°F10°F57°F 1997-22°F 192327%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Deer Lodge, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:14 AM, sunset 4:54 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00242275 (Deer Lodge 3 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00240199, 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.