Esmeralda County Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.22 in over about 2 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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 0.22 in
- Snowfall
- 1.3 in
- Record high
- 70°FDec 1, 1959
- Record low
- -13°FDec 21, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 9 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 56%
- Dew point
- 17°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 49°F | 21°F | 70°F 1959 | 9°F 1967 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 2 | 48°F | 20°F | 64°F 1958 | 8°F 1967 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 20°F | 66°F 1977 | 7°F 1955 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 20°F | 67°F 1958 | 6°F 2013 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 5 | 47°F | 19°F | 64°F 1989 | 4°F 2013 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 19°F | 64°F 1958 | 2°F 2009 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 7 | 46°F | 19°F | 63°F 1977 | 3°F 1978 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 8 | 46°F | 19°F | 61°F 1979 | -2°F 2013 | 5% | 2% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 18°F | 62°F 2025 | -1°F 2009 | 5% | 3% |
| Dec 10 | 45°F | 18°F | 65°F 2025 | 2°F 2013 | 5% | 3% |
| Dec 11 | 45°F | 18°F | 66°F 2025 | 0°F 1961 | 5% | 3% |
| Dec 12 | 45°F | 18°F | 61°F 1988 | 1°F 1972 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 13 | 45°F | 17°F | 62°F 1988 | 5°F 1967 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 14 | 44°F | 17°F | 64°F 2019 | 3°F 1972 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 15 | 44°F | 17°F | 62°F 1980 | 6°F 1990 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 16 | 44°F | 17°F | 64°F 2025 | 2°F 1984 | 6% | 3% |
| Dec 17 | 44°F | 17°F | 66°F 2025 | 0°F 1984 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 44°F | 17°F | 61°F 2025 | -1°F 2021 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 19 | 44°F | 17°F | 61°F 2024 | 0°F 1992 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 20 | 44°F | 17°F | 61°F 2024 | -7°F 1967 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 21 | 43°F | 17°F | 59°F 2020 | -13°F 1967 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 22 | 43°F | 17°F | 61°F 2019 | -10°F 1990 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 23 | 43°F | 17°F | 64°F 1964 | -9°F 1984 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 24 | 43°F | 16°F | 63°F 1964 | -5°F 1990 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 25 | 43°F | 17°F | 61°F 1980 | -5°F 1984 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 26 | 43°F | 17°F | 63°F 1980 | -2°F 2016 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 27 | 43°F | 17°F | 58°F 1980 | -4°F 1988 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 28 | 43°F | 17°F | 64°F 1980 | 0°F 1971 | 6% | 4% |
| Dec 29 | 43°F | 17°F | 62°F 1998 | -4°F 1971 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 30 | 44°F | 17°F | 60°F 1980 | -8°F 1971 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 31 | 44°F | 17°F | 59°F 1980 | -2°F 1987 | 7% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267463 (Silverpeak), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023153, 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.