Española climate

Española Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alcalde, 11.3 km from Española

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.73 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 Española, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.73 in
Snowfall
3.3 in
Record high
64°FDec 27, 1980
Record low
-13°FDec 9, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
6.7 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°F18°F61°F 19265°F 199110%4%
Dec 248°F18°F61°F 20085°F 199110%4%
Dec 348°F17°F59°F 19771°F 200910%4%
Dec 447°F17°F60°F 1918-2°F 200910%4%
Dec 547°F17°F60°F 1939-1°F 201110%4%
Dec 647°F17°F58°F 1939-3°F 201110%4%
Dec 746°F17°F61°F 1981-2°F 197810%5%
Dec 846°F16°F60°F 1981-8°F 197810%5%
Dec 946°F16°F60°F 1981-13°F 197811%5%
Dec 1045°F16°F58°F 1981-3°F 195111%5%
Dec 1145°F16°F59°F 19392°F 191911%5%
Dec 1245°F16°F62°F 1933-9°F 196111%5%
Dec 1345°F15°F57°F 1942-4°F 193111%5%
Dec 1444°F15°F56°F 19502°F 193111%5%
Dec 1544°F15°F58°F 20162°F 199211%5%
Dec 1644°F15°F57°F 19800°F 192711%6%
Dec 1744°F15°F60°F 1980-3°F 199611%6%
Dec 1844°F15°F59°F 1939-11°F 199611%6%
Dec 1943°F14°F59°F 19420°F 192711%6%
Dec 2043°F14°F59°F 19392°F 192811%6%
Dec 2143°F14°F58°F 2025-1°F 196711%6%
Dec 2243°F14°F59°F 2025-3°F 198911%6%
Dec 2343°F14°F57°F 2025-10°F 199011%6%
Dec 2443°F14°F58°F 2025-10°F 192411%6%
Dec 2543°F14°F55°F 2025-9°F 192411%6%
Dec 2643°F14°F61°F 19800°F 191811%6%
Dec 2743°F14°F64°F 19800°F 193911%6%
Dec 2843°F14°F58°F 19800°F 198311%6%
Dec 2943°F14°F54°F 20240°F 198211%6%
Dec 3043°F14°F55°F 20171°F 199011%6%
Dec 3143°F14°F58°F 1980-4°F 201011%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Española, 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 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00290245 (Alcalde), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295084, 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.