Chaparral climate

Chaparral Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Tuna 1 S, 19.9 km from Chaparral

Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.52 in over about 2 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 Chaparral, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
0.52 in
Record high
80°FDec 2, 1973
Record low
5°FDec 24, 1953
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 13 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
8.1 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 159°F36°F75°F 201214°F 19797%0%
Dec 259°F36°F80°F 197317°F 19797%0%
Dec 358°F36°F75°F 197016°F 19387%0%
Dec 458°F36°F76°F 195821°F 19687%0%
Dec 558°F35°F75°F 195819°F 19527%0%
Dec 657°F35°F74°F 201218°F 20117%0%
Dec 757°F35°F74°F 199517°F 19537%0%
Dec 857°F35°F76°F 197713°F 20057%0%
Dec 957°F35°F74°F 199613°F 19787%0%
Dec 1056°F34°F74°F 201515°F 19787%0%
Dec 1156°F34°F76°F 198718°F 19737%0%
Dec 1256°F34°F76°F 20258°F 19897%0%
Dec 1356°F34°F73°F 202511°F 19897%0%
Dec 1456°F34°F72°F 19508°F 19877%0%
Dec 1556°F34°F74°F 20166°F 19877%0%
Dec 1655°F34°F76°F 20167°F 19877%0%
Dec 1755°F34°F73°F 198015°F 19857%0%
Dec 1855°F34°F79°F 19806°F 19967%0%
Dec 1955°F33°F76°F 202511°F 19967%0%
Dec 2055°F33°F77°F 202511°F 19967%0%
Dec 2155°F33°F77°F 198112°F 19737%0%
Dec 2255°F33°F78°F 202510°F 19737%0%
Dec 2355°F33°F78°F 20259°F 19897%0%
Dec 2455°F33°F76°F 20215°F 19537%0%
Dec 2555°F33°F76°F 202510°F 19537%0%
Dec 2655°F33°F76°F 198014°F 19537%0%
Dec 2755°F33°F76°F 198014°F 19877%0%
Dec 2855°F33°F76°F 198014°F 19876%0%
Dec 2955°F33°F75°F 195510°F 19836%0%
Dec 3055°F33°F76°F 202415°F 19836%0%
Dec 3155°F33°F72°F 201716°F 19536%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chaparral, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00414931 (La Tuna 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023044, 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.