Elko County climate

Elko County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Deeth, 11.5 km from Elko County

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.16 in over about 8 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 Elko County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.16 in
Record high
65°FDec 1, 1995
Record low
-41°FDec 25, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 141°F13°F65°F 1995-12°F 193126%
Dec 241°F13°F61°F 1894-12°F 193126%
Dec 341°F13°F63°F 1940-7°F 189726%
Dec 440°F13°F64°F 1940-9°F 189726%
Dec 540°F12°F61°F 1940-7°F 193325%
Dec 640°F12°F63°F 1981-20°F 189125%
Dec 739°F12°F60°F 1940-26°F 189125%
Dec 839°F12°F61°F 1913-21°F 195125%
Dec 939°F12°F62°F 1981-26°F 191925%
Dec 1038°F11°F62°F 2025-25°F 197225%
Dec 1138°F11°F61°F 2025-28°F 197225%
Dec 1238°F11°F60°F 1894-38°F 193225%
Dec 1337°F11°F61°F 1929-35°F 193225%
Dec 1437°F11°F64°F 1929-25°F 193225%
Dec 1537°F11°F60°F 1929-24°F 193225%
Dec 1637°F10°F62°F 1939-21°F 193124%
Dec 1737°F10°F59°F 2025-12°F 198424%
Dec 1836°F10°F60°F 1917-18°F 189524%
Dec 1936°F10°F62°F 1917-28°F 192424%
Dec 2036°F10°F57°F 1958-20°F 192424%
Dec 2136°F10°F60°F 2025-24°F 199024%
Dec 2236°F10°F57°F 1964-33°F 199024%
Dec 2336°F10°F56°F 1964-30°F 199024%
Dec 2435°F10°F56°F 1910-38°F 192424%
Dec 2535°F10°F53°F 1946-41°F 192424%
Dec 2635°F9°F57°F 1933-40°F 192424%
Dec 2735°F9°F56°F 1917-25°F 192424%
Dec 2835°F9°F58°F 1980-16°F 191325%
Dec 2935°F9°F60°F 1917-24°F 189525%
Dec 3035°F9°F62°F 1917-25°F 199025%
Dec 3135°F9°F60°F 1917-19°F 191625%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elko County, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00262189 (Deeth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024121, 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.