Elko Weather in December
Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.20 in over about 9 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 38°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 1.20 in
- Snowfall
- 10.2 in
- Record high
- 65°FDec 1, 1995
- Record low
- -41°FDec 25, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 28 min to 9 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 42°F | 18°F | 65°F 1995 | -12°F 1931 | 26% | 18% |
| Dec 2 | 41°F | 18°F | 61°F 1894 | -12°F 1931 | 26% | 18% |
| Dec 3 | 41°F | 18°F | 63°F 1940 | -7°F 1897 | 26% | 18% |
| Dec 4 | 41°F | 17°F | 64°F 1940 | -9°F 1897 | 26% | 19% |
| Dec 5 | 40°F | 17°F | 61°F 1940 | -7°F 1933 | 27% | 19% |
| Dec 6 | 40°F | 17°F | 63°F 1981 | -20°F 1891 | 27% | 20% |
| Dec 7 | 39°F | 17°F | 60°F 1940 | -26°F 1891 | 27% | 20% |
| Dec 8 | 39°F | 16°F | 61°F 1913 | -21°F 1951 | 27% | 20% |
| Dec 9 | 39°F | 16°F | 62°F 1981 | -26°F 1919 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 10 | 39°F | 16°F | 62°F 2025 | -25°F 1972 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 11 | 38°F | 16°F | 61°F 2025 | -28°F 1972 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 12 | 38°F | 16°F | 60°F 1894 | -38°F 1932 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 13 | 38°F | 15°F | 61°F 1929 | -35°F 1932 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 14 | 38°F | 15°F | 64°F 1929 | -25°F 1932 | 29% | 22% |
| Dec 15 | 37°F | 15°F | 60°F 1929 | -24°F 1932 | 29% | 23% |
| Dec 16 | 37°F | 15°F | 62°F 1939 | -21°F 1931 | 29% | 23% |
| Dec 17 | 37°F | 15°F | 59°F 2025 | -12°F 1984 | 29% | 23% |
| Dec 18 | 37°F | 15°F | 60°F 1917 | -18°F 1895 | 29% | 24% |
| Dec 19 | 37°F | 15°F | 62°F 1917 | -28°F 1924 | 29% | 24% |
| Dec 20 | 37°F | 15°F | 57°F 1958 | -20°F 1924 | 30% | 24% |
| Dec 21 | 37°F | 14°F | 60°F 2025 | -24°F 1990 | 30% | 24% |
| Dec 22 | 37°F | 14°F | 57°F 1964 | -33°F 1990 | 30% | 25% |
| Dec 23 | 37°F | 14°F | 56°F 1964 | -30°F 1990 | 30% | 25% |
| Dec 24 | 37°F | 14°F | 56°F 1910 | -38°F 1924 | 30% | 25% |
| Dec 25 | 37°F | 14°F | 53°F 1946 | -41°F 1924 | 30% | 25% |
| Dec 26 | 37°F | 14°F | 57°F 1933 | -40°F 1924 | 30% | 25% |
| Dec 27 | 37°F | 14°F | 56°F 1917 | -25°F 1924 | 30% | 25% |
| Dec 28 | 37°F | 14°F | 58°F 1980 | -16°F 1913 | 30% | 25% |
| Dec 29 | 37°F | 14°F | 60°F 1917 | -24°F 1895 | 30% | 26% |
| Dec 30 | 37°F | 14°F | 62°F 1917 | -25°F 1990 | 30% | 26% |
| Dec 31 | 37°F | 14°F | 60°F 1917 | -19°F 1916 | 30% | 26% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:16 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 4:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024121 (Elko Rgnl AP), 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.