Colfax County climate

Colfax County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Maxwell 3 Nw, 6.7 km from Colfax County

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.35 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 Colfax County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.35 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
76°FDec 3, 2010
Record low
-20°FDec 12, 1961
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 51 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
10.5 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 149°F14°F67°F 19986°F 20196%4%
Dec 249°F14°F72°F 20216°F 20046%5%
Dec 349°F14°F76°F 2010-2°F 20096%5%
Dec 448°F14°F75°F 2007-4°F 20096%5%
Dec 548°F13°F70°F 2021-2°F 19996%5%
Dec 648°F13°F65°F 2023-7°F 19506%5%
Dec 747°F13°F67°F 2008-12°F 20056%5%
Dec 847°F13°F66°F 2024-15°F 20056%5%
Dec 947°F12°F68°F 2015-4°F 19566%5%
Dec 1047°F12°F67°F 2015-8°F 20126%5%
Dec 1146°F12°F75°F 2025-12°F 19616%5%
Dec 1246°F12°F67°F 2021-20°F 19616%5%
Dec 1346°F12°F71°F 2010-14°F 19646%5%
Dec 1446°F12°F66°F 2010-4°F 19636%5%
Dec 1546°F11°F68°F 2025-2°F 19996%5%
Dec 1646°F11°F67°F 2025-2°F 20036%5%
Dec 1745°F11°F67°F 2025-11°F 20166%5%
Dec 1845°F11°F61°F 2011-16°F 20166%5%
Dec 1945°F11°F62°F 2013-7°F 20166%5%
Dec 2045°F11°F65°F 1966-1°F 20126%5%
Dec 2145°F11°F65°F 1955-9°F 19676%5%
Dec 2245°F11°F76°F 2025-10°F 19676%5%
Dec 2345°F11°F74°F 1955-9°F 20046%5%
Dec 2445°F11°F70°F 1955-16°F 20046%5%
Dec 2545°F11°F68°F 1950-4°F 19626%5%
Dec 2645°F11°F69°F 2005-9°F 19626%5%
Dec 2745°F11°F67°F 2022-3°F 19666%5%
Dec 2845°F11°F63°F 2005-12°F 19666%5%
Dec 2945°F11°F68°F 2017-13°F 19666%5%
Dec 3045°F11°F63°F 1956-4°F 19666%5%
Dec 3145°F12°F64°F 2022-5°F 19666%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295490 (Maxwell 3 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023052, 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.