Carson City climate

Carson City Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carson City, 4.3 km from Carson City

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 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 Carson City, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Snowfall
6.4 in
Record high
75°FDec 4, 1958
Record low
-26°FDec 13, 1932
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 28 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
21°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 148°F25°F70°F 20082°F 193614%3%
Dec 247°F25°F70°F 19776°F 196714%3%
Dec 347°F25°F73°F 19405°F 197314%3%
Dec 447°F25°F75°F 19582°F 194814%4%
Dec 546°F25°F71°F 1958-11°F 197215%4%
Dec 646°F25°F73°F 19580°F 197215%4%
Dec 746°F25°F70°F 19585°F 195915%4%
Dec 845°F24°F73°F 1958-5°F 200915%4%
Dec 945°F24°F67°F 1938-16°F 200915%4%
Dec 1045°F24°F67°F 1993-6°F 200915%4%
Dec 1145°F24°F66°F 1958-18°F 197215%4%
Dec 1245°F24°F68°F 1958-18°F 193215%4%
Dec 1344°F24°F66°F 1969-26°F 193216%4%
Dec 1444°F24°F69°F 1946-22°F 193216%4%
Dec 1544°F24°F67°F 1939-16°F 193116%4%
Dec 1644°F24°F68°F 1939-15°F 193116%4%
Dec 1744°F24°F70°F 1939-5°F 193316%4%
Dec 1844°F24°F65°F 1958-6°F 192816%4%
Dec 1944°F24°F66°F 1958-5°F 199216%5%
Dec 2044°F23°F63°F 1934-11°F 197816%5%
Dec 2144°F23°F64°F 2018-18°F 196816%5%
Dec 2244°F23°F64°F 1901-19°F 199016%5%
Dec 2344°F23°F67°F 1901-19°F 199016%5%
Dec 2444°F23°F68°F 1902-17°F 199017%5%
Dec 2544°F23°F67°F 1902-1°F 193017%5%
Dec 2644°F23°F63°F 1928-4°F 198817%5%
Dec 2744°F23°F67°F 1980-12°F 198817%5%
Dec 2844°F23°F64°F 1961-3°F 194817%5%
Dec 2944°F23°F62°F 1998-7°F 194817%5%
Dec 3044°F23°F62°F 1961-4°F 199018%5%
Dec 3144°F23°F64°F 1945-5°F 198718%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carson City, 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 (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00261485 (Carson City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00261485, 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.