Artesia Weather in December
Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 in over about 3 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
- 57°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 0.55 in
- Snowfall
- 1.2 in
- Record high
- 86°FDec 21, 2025
- Record low
- -13°FDec 15, 1987
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 09 min to 10 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 60°F | 26°F | 82°F 1950 | 5°F 1976 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 2 | 60°F | 26°F | 80°F 2012 | 8°F 1979 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 60°F | 26°F | 83°F 2008 | 11°F 1979 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 59°F | 26°F | 81°F 1954 | 9°F 1934 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 5 | 59°F | 25°F | 85°F 1958 | 9°F 1950 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 6 | 59°F | 25°F | 79°F 2021 | 2°F 2011 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 7 | 59°F | 25°F | 78°F 1933 | 2°F 2011 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 8 | 58°F | 25°F | 77°F 1977 | 1°F 2005 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 9 | 58°F | 25°F | 84°F 1958 | -11°F 1978 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 10 | 58°F | 24°F | 82°F 1933 | -9°F 1978 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 11 | 58°F | 24°F | 81°F 1933 | 3°F 1978 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 12 | 57°F | 24°F | 83°F 1987 | 1°F 1923 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 13 | 57°F | 24°F | 82°F 1995 | 3°F 1923 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 14 | 57°F | 24°F | 78°F 1995 | 5°F 1985 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 15 | 57°F | 24°F | 78°F 1946 | -13°F 1987 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 16 | 57°F | 23°F | 76°F 1921 | -9°F 1987 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 17 | 57°F | 23°F | 79°F 2006 | -3°F 1987 | 9% | 2% |
| Dec 18 | 56°F | 23°F | 80°F 1980 | 5°F 1996 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 19 | 56°F | 23°F | 82°F 1980 | 5°F 1996 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 20 | 56°F | 23°F | 81°F 2025 | 5°F 1973 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 21 | 56°F | 23°F | 86°F 2025 | 5°F 1973 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 22 | 56°F | 23°F | 86°F 1933 | 8°F 1989 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 23 | 56°F | 23°F | 81°F 1964 | -1°F 1989 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 24 | 56°F | 23°F | 81°F 1955 | -11°F 1953 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 25 | 56°F | 23°F | 83°F 1955 | -5°F 1953 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 26 | 56°F | 23°F | 79°F 2025 | 1°F 1997 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 27 | 56°F | 23°F | 80°F 2025 | -5°F 1997 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 28 | 56°F | 23°F | 77°F 1928 | -4°F 1997 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 29 | 56°F | 23°F | 80°F 1945 | -4°F 1983 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 30 | 56°F | 23°F | 79°F 1951 | -4°F 1969 | 10% | 2% |
| Dec 31 | 56°F | 23°F | 78°F 1951 | -4°F 1969 | 10% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00290600 (Artesia 6S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290600, 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.