The Silos climate

The Silos Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Townsend 3SE, 14.3 km from The Silos

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.30 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 The Silos, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.30 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-38°FDec 17, 1964
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 8 h 39 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
6.9 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°F18°F70°F 2021-25°F 198516%13%
Dec 237°F17°F64°F 2021-25°F 198516%13%
Dec 337°F17°F62°F 1975-16°F 197216%13%
Dec 436°F17°F61°F 1939-24°F 197216%13%
Dec 536°F16°F64°F 2023-28°F 197216%13%
Dec 636°F16°F61°F 2023-30°F 197216%14%
Dec 735°F16°F58°F 2024-28°F 197216%14%
Dec 835°F16°F62°F 1939-35°F 197216%14%
Dec 935°F15°F59°F 1957-30°F 197216%14%
Dec 1034°F15°F65°F 1939-27°F 197216%15%
Dec 1134°F15°F59°F 1939-22°F 196117%15%
Dec 1234°F15°F62°F 2014-17°F 196117%15%
Dec 1334°F14°F57°F 1988-17°F 196317%15%
Dec 1434°F14°F57°F 1979-16°F 200817%15%
Dec 1533°F14°F58°F 2025-23°F 197917%16%
Dec 1633°F14°F60°F 1939-36°F 196417%16%
Dec 1733°F14°F58°F 1998-38°F 196417%16%
Dec 1833°F13°F56°F 1966-21°F 196417%16%
Dec 1933°F13°F59°F 1941-22°F 199017%16%
Dec 2033°F13°F54°F 2019-25°F 199017%16%
Dec 2133°F13°F56°F 2019-32°F 199017%16%
Dec 2233°F13°F55°F 1955-35°F 199017%16%
Dec 2333°F13°F53°F 2024-32°F 198317%16%
Dec 2432°F13°F52°F 1950-37°F 198317%16%
Dec 2532°F13°F53°F 1980-26°F 198317%16%
Dec 2632°F13°F61°F 1980-27°F 199617%16%
Dec 2732°F13°F64°F 1980-19°F 194117%17%
Dec 2832°F12°F54°F 1965-25°F 196817%17%
Dec 2932°F12°F53°F 1949-29°F 199017%17%
Dec 3032°F12°F52°F 1997-37°F 196817%17%
Dec 3133°F12°F52°F 1996-34°F 196817%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at The Silos, 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 7:49 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248324 (Townsend 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024144, 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.