Clayton climate

Clayton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clayton 1 N, 1.6 km from Clayton

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.63 in over about 3 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 Clayton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.63 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
83°FDec 23, 1955
Record low
-14°FDec 21, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 51 min to 9 h 43 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
11.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 152°F22°F75°F 19266°F 198510%7%
Dec 252°F21°F76°F 19262°F 198510%7%
Dec 352°F21°F74°F 19264°F 189910%8%
Dec 451°F21°F76°F 20074°F 196410%8%
Dec 551°F21°F75°F 2021-2°F 197210%8%
Dec 651°F21°F76°F 1939-6°F 197210%8%
Dec 751°F20°F76°F 1987-5°F 200510%8%
Dec 850°F20°F74°F 1897-7°F 197810%8%
Dec 950°F20°F75°F 1938-12°F 191910%8%
Dec 1050°F20°F74°F 1929-2°F 193210%8%
Dec 1150°F20°F82°F 2025-1°F 191710%8%
Dec 1249°F19°F74°F 1921-5°F 189910%8%
Dec 1349°F19°F81°F 19211°F 191910%8%
Dec 1449°F19°F73°F 2010-3°F 198711%8%
Dec 1549°F19°F76°F 19293°F 192611%8%
Dec 1649°F19°F75°F 19294°F 198311%8%
Dec 1749°F19°F80°F 1980-5°F 201611%9%
Dec 1849°F19°F72°F 1980-4°F 199611%9%
Dec 1949°F19°F72°F 1917-8°F 192411%9%
Dec 2049°F19°F75°F 1917-6°F 192411%9%
Dec 2148°F18°F73°F 1915-14°F 198311%9%
Dec 2248°F18°F80°F 2025-12°F 198311%9%
Dec 2348°F18°F83°F 1955-13°F 199011%9%
Dec 2448°F18°F77°F 1955-12°F 192411%9%
Dec 2548°F18°F75°F 2025-2°F 196211%9%
Dec 2648°F18°F74°F 2005-2°F 196211%9%
Dec 2748°F18°F74°F 19281°F 192411%9%
Dec 2848°F18°F74°F 1920-3°F 198311%9%
Dec 2949°F18°F74°F 2017-4°F 198312%9%
Dec 3049°F18°F76°F 1919-4°F 199012%9%
Dec 3149°F18°F70°F 1942-8°F 192312%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clayton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291883 (Clayton 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023051, 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.