Pioche climate

Pioche Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pioche, 0.4 km from Pioche

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.61 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 Pioche, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.61 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
68°FDec 3, 1977
Record low
-23°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 44 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
8.9 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 146°F24°F65°F 19950°F 200411%5%
Dec 246°F24°F64°F 1977-4°F 196711%6%
Dec 346°F24°F68°F 1977-1°F 200411%6%
Dec 445°F24°F66°F 1958-11°F 201311%6%
Dec 545°F23°F64°F 1958-18°F 201312%6%
Dec 645°F23°F62°F 1958-19°F 201312%6%
Dec 744°F23°F67°F 1959-15°F 195112%6%
Dec 844°F23°F64°F 1981-14°F 195113%7%
Dec 944°F22°F65°F 1981-16°F 195113%7%
Dec 1043°F22°F66°F 1950-14°F 197213%7%
Dec 1143°F22°F64°F 1950-11°F 196113%7%
Dec 1243°F22°F63°F 1950-15°F 194914%7%
Dec 1343°F22°F64°F 1988-7°F 194914%7%
Dec 1443°F22°F64°F 1977-4°F 197214%7%
Dec 1542°F21°F63°F 1981-3°F 197215%8%
Dec 1642°F21°F66°F 1958-1°F 200115%8%
Dec 1742°F21°F66°F 2025-3°F 201615%8%
Dec 1842°F21°F67°F 1958-5°F 201615%8%
Dec 1942°F21°F60°F 1958-7°F 199215%8%
Dec 2042°F21°F63°F 2024-10°F 201215%8%
Dec 2142°F21°F61°F 2005-13°F 199015%8%
Dec 2241°F21°F64°F 2025-20°F 199015%8%
Dec 2341°F21°F63°F 2025-23°F 199015%7%
Dec 2441°F21°F60°F 1964-21°F 199016%7%
Dec 2541°F21°F62°F 1980-16°F 196216%7%
Dec 2641°F21°F61°F 1955-15°F 196216%7%
Dec 2741°F22°F66°F 1980-12°F 199016%7%
Dec 2841°F22°F59°F 1980-11°F 196616%7%
Dec 2941°F22°F62°F 2017-5°F 194816%7%
Dec 3042°F22°F61°F 2017-14°F 199016%7%
Dec 3142°F22°F59°F 1980-9°F 199016%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pioche, 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 6:35 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00266252 (Pioche), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093129, 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.