Gardiner climate

Gardiner Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gardiner, 0.2 km from Gardiner

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 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 Gardiner, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Snowfall
12.6 in
Record high
48°FDec 13, 2014
Record low
-49°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 02 min to 8 h 50 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
98%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
6.3 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 137°F19°F40°F 2008-18°F 201429%
Dec 236°F19°F42°F 2021-31°F 200929%
Dec 336°F19°F41°F 2021-18°F 201130%
Dec 436°F18°F38°F 2017-31°F 201330%
Dec 535°F18°F39°F 2021-32°F 201130%
Dec 635°F18°F37°F 2023-34°F 201330%
Dec 735°F18°F46°F 2023-32°F 201330%
Dec 835°F18°F38°F 2008-28°F 201631%
Dec 934°F17°F44°F 2014-34°F 201331%
Dec 1034°F17°F44°F 2014-23°F 200931%
Dec 1134°F17°F37°F 2025-24°F 200731%
Dec 1234°F17°F40°F 2025-23°F 200732%
Dec 1334°F17°F48°F 2014-13°F 201132%
Dec 1433°F17°F41°F 2025-15°F 200832%
Dec 1533°F16°F45°F 2025-15°F 200832%
Dec 1633°F16°F45°F 2025-21°F 202232%
Dec 1733°F16°F43°F 2018-43°F 201633%
Dec 1833°F16°F41°F 2025-43°F 201633%
Dec 1933°F16°F35°F 2013-25°F 201233%
Dec 2033°F16°F44°F 2023-25°F 201233%
Dec 2133°F16°F44°F 2024-26°F 201233%
Dec 2233°F16°F44°F 2023-49°F 202233%
Dec 2333°F16°F41°F 2023-44°F 202233%
Dec 2433°F16°F42°F 2019-29°F 201733%
Dec 2533°F16°F45°F 2025-18°F 201132%
Dec 2633°F16°F43°F 2025-25°F 201532%
Dec 2733°F16°F35°F 2025-25°F 201532%
Dec 2833°F16°F33°F 2022-24°F 200932%
Dec 2933°F16°F33°F 2023-23°F 200932%
Dec 3033°F16°F35°F 2011-34°F 201432%
Dec 3133°F16°F36°F 2011-35°F 201432%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gardiner, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 4:51 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00243378 (Gardiner), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00248858, 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.