Laurel climate

Laurel Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Billings WFO, 18.1 km from Laurel

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 6 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 Laurel, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
74°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-26°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 57 min to 8 h 45 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
9.2 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°F19°F67°F 2021-13°F 201418%15%
Dec 240°F19°F74°F 2021-4°F 200718%16%
Dec 340°F19°F64°F 20242°F 200518%16%
Dec 439°F19°F59°F 2007-2°F 201318%16%
Dec 539°F18°F67°F 2012-17°F 201318%16%
Dec 639°F18°F64°F 2023-18°F 201318%16%
Dec 739°F18°F61°F 2020-23°F 201318%16%
Dec 838°F18°F66°F 2020-20°F 201318%17%
Dec 938°F18°F66°F 2015-6°F 200019%17%
Dec 1038°F17°F59°F 2014-6°F 200019%17%
Dec 1138°F17°F67°F 2004-13°F 200019%17%
Dec 1237°F17°F58°F 2017-14°F 200019%17%
Dec 1337°F17°F59°F 2014-7°F 200819%17%
Dec 1437°F17°F58°F 2018-20°F 200819%17%
Dec 1537°F17°F57°F 2025-18°F 200819%18%
Dec 1637°F16°F59°F 2025-17°F 200820%18%
Dec 1737°F16°F61°F 2025-7°F 200820%18%
Dec 1837°F16°F60°F 2018-7°F 200520%18%
Dec 1937°F16°F58°F 2004-8°F 200820%18%
Dec 2037°F16°F61°F 2024-17°F 200820%18%
Dec 2136°F16°F59°F 2024-23°F 202220%18%
Dec 2236°F16°F60°F 2023-24°F 202220%18%
Dec 2336°F15°F56°F 2019-26°F 202220%19%
Dec 2436°F15°F54°F 2003-5°F 200821%19%
Dec 2536°F15°F64°F 2025-2°F 201721%19%
Dec 2636°F15°F61°F 2025-5°F 201721%19%
Dec 2736°F15°F54°F 2022-9°F 202121%19%
Dec 2836°F15°F58°F 2011-4°F 202121%19%
Dec 2936°F15°F62°F 1999-4°F 201721%19%
Dec 3037°F15°F56°F 2011-7°F 201721%19%
Dec 3137°F15°F57°F 2025-17°F 201721%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Laurel, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 4:41 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00240801 (Billings WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00240801, 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.