La Luz climate

La Luz Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alamogordo, 6.8 km from La Luz

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 53°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.10 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 La Luz, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.10 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
78°FDec 26, 1933
Record low
-1°FDec 24, 1953
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 08 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
22°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 157°F35°F72°F 197313°F 195710%1%
Dec 257°F35°F74°F 196619°F 195710%1%
Dec 357°F35°F73°F 195415°F 194511%1%
Dec 456°F34°F74°F 197717°F 194511%1%
Dec 556°F34°F76°F 194616°F 194811%1%
Dec 656°F34°F74°F 195814°F 195011%1%
Dec 755°F34°F73°F 195810°F 195311%1%
Dec 855°F33°F75°F 197713°F 200511%1%
Dec 955°F33°F73°F 199610°F 195311%1%
Dec 1055°F33°F72°F 193913°F 196711%1%
Dec 1154°F33°F73°F 195012°F 194511%1%
Dec 1254°F33°F72°F 195010°F 198911%1%
Dec 1354°F33°F72°F 195012°F 196411%1%
Dec 1454°F32°F75°F 19508°F 194511%1%
Dec 1554°F32°F70°F 19506°F 198711%1%
Dec 1654°F32°F72°F 19809°F 194511%1%
Dec 1753°F32°F72°F 198012°F 194311%1%
Dec 1853°F32°F69°F 19807°F 199611%2%
Dec 1953°F32°F68°F 191712°F 194512%2%
Dec 2053°F32°F70°F 192110°F 192412%2%
Dec 2153°F32°F70°F 195510°F 192412%2%
Dec 2253°F32°F70°F 192111°F 198912%2%
Dec 2353°F32°F74°F 19553°F 195312%2%
Dec 2453°F32°F71°F 1955-1°F 195312%2%
Dec 2553°F32°F76°F 19335°F 195312%2%
Dec 2653°F32°F78°F 19336°F 192412%2%
Dec 2753°F32°F74°F 19804°F 192412%2%
Dec 2853°F32°F74°F 19804°F 191512%2%
Dec 2953°F32°F73°F 19559°F 196612%2%
Dec 3053°F32°F72°F 19519°F 195812%2%
Dec 3153°F32°F68°F 19178°F 195812%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Luz, 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 6:49 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00290199 (Alamogordo), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290199, 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.