Cloudcroft Weather in December
Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.15 in over about 6 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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 2.15 in
- Snowfall
- 16.3 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 26, 1933
- Record low
- -1°FDec 24, 1953
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 08 min to 10 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 20°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 46°F | 22°F | 72°F 1973 | 13°F 1957 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 2 | 45°F | 21°F | 74°F 1966 | 19°F 1957 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 3 | 45°F | 21°F | 73°F 1954 | 15°F 1945 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 4 | 45°F | 21°F | 74°F 1977 | 17°F 1945 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 5 | 45°F | 21°F | 76°F 1946 | 16°F 1948 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 6 | 44°F | 21°F | 74°F 1958 | 14°F 1950 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 7 | 44°F | 20°F | 73°F 1958 | 10°F 1953 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 8 | 44°F | 20°F | 75°F 1977 | 13°F 2005 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 9 | 44°F | 20°F | 73°F 1996 | 10°F 1953 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 10 | 43°F | 20°F | 72°F 1939 | 13°F 1967 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 11 | 43°F | 20°F | 73°F 1950 | 12°F 1945 | 18% | 15% |
| Dec 12 | 43°F | 20°F | 72°F 1950 | 10°F 1989 | 19% | 15% |
| Dec 13 | 43°F | 19°F | 72°F 1950 | 12°F 1964 | 19% | 15% |
| Dec 14 | 43°F | 19°F | 75°F 1950 | 8°F 1945 | 19% | 15% |
| Dec 15 | 43°F | 19°F | 70°F 1950 | 6°F 1987 | 19% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | 42°F | 19°F | 72°F 1980 | 9°F 1945 | 19% | 15% |
| Dec 17 | 42°F | 19°F | 72°F 1980 | 12°F 1943 | 19% | 15% |
| Dec 18 | 42°F | 19°F | 69°F 1980 | 7°F 1996 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 19 | 42°F | 19°F | 68°F 1917 | 12°F 1945 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 20 | 42°F | 19°F | 70°F 1921 | 10°F 1924 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 19°F | 70°F 1955 | 10°F 1924 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 19°F | 70°F 1921 | 11°F 1989 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 19°F | 74°F 1955 | 3°F 1953 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 24 | 42°F | 19°F | 71°F 1955 | -1°F 1953 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 25 | 42°F | 19°F | 76°F 1933 | 5°F 1953 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 26 | 42°F | 19°F | 78°F 1933 | 6°F 1924 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 27 | 42°F | 18°F | 74°F 1980 | 4°F 1924 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 18°F | 74°F 1980 | 4°F 1915 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 29 | 42°F | 18°F | 73°F 1955 | 9°F 1966 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 30 | 42°F | 18°F | 72°F 1951 | 9°F 1958 | 20% | 16% |
| Dec 31 | 42°F | 18°F | 68°F 1917 | 8°F 1958 | 20% | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291931 (Cloudcroft), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290199, 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.