Lander County climate

Lander County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beowawe 49S - U Of N Rch, 38.6 km from Lander County

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 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 Lander County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.89 in
Record high
70°FDec 3, 1958
Record low
-20°FDec 11, 1932
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
18°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 146°F17°F64°F 19582°F 199116%
Dec 246°F17°F64°F 19582°F 193416%
Dec 345°F17°F70°F 1958-1°F 201816%
Dec 445°F16°F64°F 19393°F 197216%
Dec 544°F16°F67°F 1939-2°F 197216%
Dec 644°F16°F63°F 19581°F 196016%
Dec 744°F16°F63°F 1925-4°F 197816%
Dec 843°F15°F64°F 1940-8°F 197816%
Dec 943°F15°F65°F 1979-15°F 197217%
Dec 1043°F15°F66°F 1921-10°F 193217%
Dec 1143°F15°F65°F 1958-20°F 193217%
Dec 1242°F14°F68°F 1933-18°F 193217%
Dec 1342°F14°F68°F 1924-8°F 193217%
Dec 1442°F14°F62°F 2025-4°F 196717%
Dec 1542°F14°F63°F 19620°F 193117%
Dec 1642°F14°F65°F 19581°F 196517%
Dec 1741°F14°F67°F 19583°F 196517%
Dec 1841°F14°F64°F 1919-11°F 192418%
Dec 1941°F14°F62°F 1939-18°F 192418%
Dec 2041°F13°F61°F 2024-8°F 199818%
Dec 2141°F13°F62°F 1933-8°F 199018%
Dec 2241°F13°F63°F 1919-19°F 199018%
Dec 2341°F13°F63°F 1919-14°F 199018%
Dec 2441°F13°F64°F 1933-10°F 192418%
Dec 2541°F13°F61°F 1933-7°F 189118%
Dec 2641°F13°F65°F 1933-5°F 191618%
Dec 2741°F13°F64°F 1933-5°F 198818%
Dec 2841°F13°F60°F 1933-3°F 191518%
Dec 2941°F13°F62°F 1917-4°F 198818%
Dec 3041°F14°F70°F 1919-6°F 191519%
Dec 3141°F14°F62°F 1980-14°F 201519%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lander County, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:33 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00260800 (Beowawe 49S - U Of N Rch), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00260507, 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.