Crownpoint climate

Crownpoint Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thoreau 12 Se, 42 km from Crownpoint

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.85 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 Crownpoint, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.85 in
Snowfall
6.5 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 1995
Record low
-34°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
9.4 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 151°F16°F66°F 1995-5°F 197611%8%
Dec 251°F15°F63°F 1998-7°F 199111%8%
Dec 351°F15°F65°F 1987-9°F 199111%8%
Dec 450°F15°F63°F 1979-6°F 200911%9%
Dec 550°F15°F65°F 2012-8°F 200512%9%
Dec 650°F14°F61°F 1995-3°F 199212%9%
Dec 749°F14°F63°F 1981-11°F 199212%9%
Dec 849°F14°F61°F 1981-23°F 197812%9%
Dec 949°F14°F65°F 1981-18°F 197812%9%
Dec 1049°F13°F63°F 2015-9°F 197812%10%
Dec 1148°F13°F62°F 1987-7°F 197812%10%
Dec 1248°F13°F63°F 2025-5°F 197812%10%
Dec 1348°F13°F64°F 2025-9°F 200112%10%
Dec 1448°F13°F62°F 2010-7°F 197513%10%
Dec 1548°F12°F60°F 1977-14°F 197513%10%
Dec 1647°F12°F60°F 2025-10°F 197513%10%
Dec 1747°F12°F63°F 1980-7°F 199213%10%
Dec 1847°F12°F60°F 1988-5°F 199613%11%
Dec 1947°F12°F64°F 2025-11°F 199213%11%
Dec 2047°F12°F61°F 2001-20°F 199213%11%
Dec 2147°F12°F63°F 2025-12°F 199213%11%
Dec 2247°F12°F66°F 2025-20°F 199014%11%
Dec 2347°F11°F63°F 2025-34°F 199014%11%
Dec 2447°F11°F60°F 2025-32°F 199014%11%
Dec 2547°F11°F61°F 1980-27°F 199014%11%
Dec 2647°F11°F63°F 1980-18°F 199014%11%
Dec 2747°F11°F65°F 1980-17°F 199014%11%
Dec 2847°F11°F64°F 1980-11°F 198814%11%
Dec 2947°F11°F63°F 2017-8°F 198814%12%
Dec 3047°F11°F62°F 2017-10°F 198814%12%
Dec 3147°F11°F62°F 1980-12°F 201014%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Crownpoint, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298834 (Thoreau 12 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023081, 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.