Bernalillo Weather in December
Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 5 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 0.76 in
- Snowfall
- 3.8 in
- Record high
- 72°FDec 2, 1995
- Record low
- 5°FDec 6, 2011
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 51°F | 25°F | 68°F 1995 | 13°F 2006 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 51°F | 25°F | 72°F 1995 | 16°F 2004 | 13% | 5% |
| Dec 3 | 50°F | 25°F | 67°F 1998 | 11°F 1996 | 13% | 5% |
| Dec 4 | 50°F | 24°F | 65°F 2007 | 8°F 2009 | 13% | 5% |
| Dec 5 | 50°F | 24°F | 71°F 1995 | 10°F 2009 | 13% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 49°F | 24°F | 69°F 1995 | 5°F 2011 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 49°F | 24°F | 65°F 2007 | 12°F 2011 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 49°F | 24°F | 61°F 1996 | 7°F 2005 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 48°F | 24°F | 62°F 1996 | 13°F 2005 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 10 | 48°F | 23°F | 68°F 1996 | 9°F 2013 | 15% | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 48°F | 23°F | 64°F 1995 | 15°F 1998 | 15% | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 47°F | 23°F | 68°F 2025 | 16°F 1997 | 15% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 47°F | 23°F | 71°F 1995 | 13°F 1997 | 15% | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 47°F | 23°F | 66°F 2025 | 15°F 2001 | 15% | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 47°F | 23°F | 61°F 2024 | 11°F 1999 | 15% | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 46°F | 22°F | 62°F 2025 | 15°F 2015 | 15% | 8% |
| Dec 17 | 46°F | 22°F | 62°F 2025 | 12°F 2001 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 46°F | 22°F | 61°F 1998 | 8°F 1996 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 19 | 46°F | 22°F | 63°F 2025 | 10°F 1996 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 46°F | 22°F | 64°F 1998 | 12°F 2012 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 21 | 46°F | 22°F | 66°F 2025 | 15°F 1999 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 22 | 45°F | 22°F | 67°F 2025 | 14°F 1998 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 23 | 45°F | 22°F | 67°F 2025 | 13°F 2004 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 24 | 45°F | 22°F | 64°F 2005 | 8°F 2004 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 25 | 45°F | 21°F | 64°F 2017 | 7°F 2004 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 26 | 45°F | 21°F | 64°F 2025 | 9°F 2009 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 27 | 45°F | 21°F | 64°F 2025 | 10°F 1997 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 28 | 45°F | 21°F | 61°F 1996 | 10°F 2007 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 29 | 45°F | 21°F | 64°F 1998 | 10°F 2003 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 30 | 45°F | 21°F | 66°F 1998 | 8°F 2018 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 31 | 45°F | 21°F | 65°F 1996 | 8°F 2006 | 15% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297477 (Rio Rancho #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00296754, 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.