Hatch climate

Hatch Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Caballo Dam, 29.5 km from Hatch

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.66 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 Hatch, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
0.66 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
77°FDec 12, 1987
Record low
5°FDec 27, 1987
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 09 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
8.1 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 162°F31°F74°F 20007°F 19768%0%
Dec 261°F31°F75°F 197313°F 19798%0%
Dec 361°F31°F76°F 199519°F 19798%0%
Dec 461°F30°F75°F 201718°F 19798%0%
Dec 560°F30°F76°F 199519°F 20098%0%
Dec 660°F30°F74°F 197710°F 20119%0%
Dec 760°F30°F71°F 198011°F 20119%0%
Dec 860°F29°F73°F 197716°F 20059%0%
Dec 959°F29°F74°F 197010°F 19789%0%
Dec 1059°F29°F73°F 199310°F 19789%0%
Dec 1159°F29°F74°F 201013°F 19789%0%
Dec 1259°F29°F77°F 198713°F 19899%0%
Dec 1358°F29°F73°F 202515°F 19899%0%
Dec 1458°F29°F73°F 199512°F 19859%0%
Dec 1558°F28°F73°F 20217°F 19879%0%
Dec 1658°F28°F76°F 20167°F 19879%0%
Dec 1758°F28°F74°F 201615°F 19879%0%
Dec 1857°F28°F71°F 202511°F 19969%0%
Dec 1957°F28°F75°F 198013°F 19969%0%
Dec 2057°F28°F76°F 202515°F 19739%0%
Dec 2157°F28°F77°F 202511°F 19779%0%
Dec 2257°F28°F74°F 202513°F 19739%0%
Dec 2357°F28°F77°F 202513°F 19689%0%
Dec 2457°F28°F76°F 202516°F 199010%0%
Dec 2557°F28°F76°F 202514°F 197310%0%
Dec 2657°F28°F75°F 202518°F 198310%0%
Dec 2757°F28°F74°F 19805°F 198710%0%
Dec 2857°F28°F75°F 19806°F 198710%0%
Dec 2957°F28°F73°F 198013°F 196610%0%
Dec 3057°F28°F72°F 201711°F 196910%0%
Dec 3157°F28°F73°F 202413°F 196910%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hatch, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291286 (Caballo Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00298535, 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.