Black Rock climate

Black Rock Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Zuni, 4.8 km from Black Rock

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.92 in over about 4 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 Black Rock, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.92 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
75°FDec 1, 2003
Record low
-25°FDec 6, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
18°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 152°F19°F75°F 2003-6°F 200610%3%
Dec 252°F18°F67°F 1998-9°F 200410%3%
Dec 352°F18°F65°F 2010-8°F 196810%3%
Dec 451°F18°F65°F 1958-14°F 200910%3%
Dec 551°F18°F66°F 1965-15°F 201111%3%
Dec 651°F17°F69°F 1970-25°F 201111%4%
Dec 750°F17°F67°F 1970-15°F 201111%4%
Dec 850°F17°F65°F 1981-7°F 201111%4%
Dec 950°F17°F66°F 1981-9°F 201111%4%
Dec 1049°F17°F67°F 1950-9°F 201111%4%
Dec 1149°F17°F66°F 1950-6°F 197811%4%
Dec 1249°F16°F64°F 1950-2°F 195311%4%
Dec 1349°F16°F65°F 1969-5°F 194911%4%
Dec 1448°F16°F67°F 1969-1°F 194912%4%
Dec 1548°F16°F69°F 2006-3°F 200512%4%
Dec 1648°F16°F65°F 2006-1°F 200112%5%
Dec 1748°F16°F64°F 1980-7°F 197112%5%
Dec 1848°F16°F63°F 1969-6°F 196712%5%
Dec 1948°F16°F64°F 20033°F 196812%5%
Dec 2047°F16°F65°F 2001-3°F 195112%5%
Dec 2147°F16°F64°F 1958-9°F 195112%5%
Dec 2247°F16°F63°F 2005-12°F 194912%5%
Dec 2347°F16°F64°F 1955-20°F 199012%5%
Dec 2447°F16°F64°F 1955-20°F 199012%5%
Dec 2547°F16°F63°F 2024-14°F 199012%5%
Dec 2647°F16°F65°F 1955-13°F 200913%5%
Dec 2747°F16°F64°F 1980-14°F 200813%5%
Dec 2847°F16°F66°F 1980-10°F 196613%5%
Dec 2947°F16°F65°F 2024-12°F 196613%5%
Dec 3047°F16°F63°F 1998-7°F 196613%5%
Dec 3147°F16°F63°F 2017-16°F 201013%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Black Rock, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093044 (Zuni), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093044, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.