Stapleton climate

Stapleton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stapleton 5W, 7.5 km from Stapleton

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.68 in over about 4 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 Stapleton, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.68 in
Snowfall
5.8 in
Record high
78°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
-34°FDec 22, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 14 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.9 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 143°F17°F71°F 1994-8°F 198514%13%
Dec 243°F17°F71°F 2021-9°F 198514%13%
Dec 342°F17°F71°F 1959-8°F 197814%13%
Dec 442°F16°F67°F 1989-8°F 197814%13%
Dec 541°F16°F65°F 1989-13°F 197214%13%
Dec 641°F16°F66°F 1991-15°F 197214%13%
Dec 741°F16°F72°F 2023-15°F 197814%13%
Dec 840°F15°F68°F 1970-17°F 197814%14%
Dec 940°F15°F70°F 2020-13°F 197714%14%
Dec 1040°F15°F66°F 1990-18°F 200914%14%
Dec 1139°F15°F71°F 2025-12°F 197214%14%
Dec 1239°F14°F63°F 1980-20°F 196114%14%
Dec 1339°F14°F70°F 1988-18°F 198514%14%
Dec 1439°F14°F64°F 1966-17°F 198914%14%
Dec 1539°F14°F69°F 2021-23°F 198914%14%
Dec 1638°F14°F73°F 1962-12°F 197214%14%
Dec 1738°F14°F75°F 1980-17°F 201614%14%
Dec 1838°F13°F68°F 2013-19°F 198314%14%
Dec 1938°F13°F71°F 2025-19°F 198914%14%
Dec 2038°F13°F64°F 2003-15°F 198314%14%
Dec 2138°F13°F63°F 1982-29°F 198314%14%
Dec 2237°F13°F78°F 2025-34°F 198314%14%
Dec 2337°F13°F74°F 1964-24°F 198914%14%
Dec 2437°F13°F72°F 2025-19°F 198314%14%
Dec 2537°F13°F65°F 1999-16°F 198314%14%
Dec 2637°F13°F68°F 2025-12°F 196214%14%
Dec 2737°F12°F71°F 1980-9°F 201414%14%
Dec 2837°F12°F65°F 1999-14°F 198314%14%
Dec 2937°F12°F66°F 1999-16°F 198314%14%
Dec 3037°F12°F64°F 1980-18°F 196814%14%
Dec 3137°F12°F63°F 2025-25°F 196715%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stapleton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00258133 (Stapleton 5W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024023, 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.