Cochiti climate

Cochiti Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cochiti Dam, 3.9 km from Cochiti

Average highs run from 54°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.64 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 Cochiti, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
0.64 in
Snowfall
2.8 in
Record high
64°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
-7°FDec 22, 1949
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 154°F23°F61°F 20128°F 200412%2%
Dec 253°F23°F62°F 19429°F 200412%2%
Dec 353°F23°F63°F 19548°F 202012%2%
Dec 453°F22°F62°F 20075°F 200912%3%
Dec 552°F22°F60°F 1946-1°F 201112%3%
Dec 652°F22°F58°F 2008-3°F 201112%3%
Dec 752°F22°F59°F 20204°F 200512%3%
Dec 851°F22°F60°F 2020-2°F 200512%3%
Dec 951°F21°F60°F 19503°F 201212%3%
Dec 1051°F21°F58°F 1950-3°F 201212%3%
Dec 1150°F21°F60°F 19502°F 199712%3%
Dec 1250°F21°F62°F 1950-2°F 194912%3%
Dec 1350°F21°F61°F 20253°F 194512%3%
Dec 1450°F20°F60°F 19463°F 194512%3%
Dec 1549°F20°F62°F 19460°F 194512%3%
Dec 1649°F20°F58°F 19466°F 194512%3%
Dec 1749°F20°F59°F 20255°F 200512%3%
Dec 1849°F20°F57°F 20259°F 194512%3%
Dec 1949°F20°F61°F 19508°F 194512%3%
Dec 2049°F20°F61°F 20255°F 195112%3%
Dec 2149°F19°F61°F 20253°F 195112%3%
Dec 2248°F19°F64°F 2025-7°F 194912%3%
Dec 2348°F19°F62°F 20251°F 194912%3%
Dec 2448°F19°F64°F 20250°F 200412%3%
Dec 2548°F19°F60°F 20250°F 194312%3%
Dec 2648°F19°F59°F 1955-2°F 199712%3%
Dec 2748°F19°F56°F 2017-1°F 199712%3%
Dec 2848°F19°F55°F 19551°F 201812%3%
Dec 2948°F19°F57°F 2005-7°F 201812%3%
Dec 3048°F19°F58°F 1998-1°F 194312%3%
Dec 3148°F19°F57°F 2025-1°F 201012%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cochiti, 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 6:57 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291982 (Cochiti Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023049, 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.