Pajarito Mesa climate

Pajarito Mesa Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Albuquerque Valley, 10.6 km from Pajarito Mesa

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 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 Pajarito Mesa, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
0.65 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
72°FDec 4, 1958
Record low
-7°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 59 min to 9 h 51 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
19°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 153°F25°F66°F 198012°F 197612%3%
Dec 253°F25°F68°F 194213°F 197612%3%
Dec 353°F24°F65°F 201212°F 193412%3%
Dec 452°F24°F72°F 195812°F 193412%3%
Dec 552°F24°F68°F 195814°F 201113%4%
Dec 652°F24°F68°F 19669°F 201113%4%
Dec 751°F23°F66°F 198110°F 197813%4%
Dec 851°F23°F68°F 19777°F 197813%4%
Dec 951°F23°F64°F 19396°F 197813%4%
Dec 1051°F23°F66°F 19388°F 197813%4%
Dec 1150°F23°F67°F 198711°F 197813%4%
Dec 1250°F23°F66°F 20257°F 196113%4%
Dec 1350°F22°F68°F 19958°F 194913%4%
Dec 1450°F22°F66°F 19469°F 194513%4%
Dec 1549°F22°F65°F 20109°F 194513%4%
Dec 1649°F22°F62°F 19465°F 197113%4%
Dec 1749°F22°F64°F 19398°F 197113%4%
Dec 1849°F22°F65°F 19806°F 197113%4%
Dec 1949°F22°F66°F 20258°F 196813%4%
Dec 2049°F22°F66°F 202510°F 197313%4%
Dec 2149°F22°F69°F 20258°F 196813%4%
Dec 2249°F22°F69°F 20254°F 196813%4%
Dec 2349°F22°F64°F 1955-7°F 199013%4%
Dec 2449°F21°F65°F 2025-2°F 199013%4%
Dec 2549°F21°F64°F 20250°F 199013%4%
Dec 2649°F21°F64°F 20255°F 199013%4%
Dec 2749°F21°F65°F 19336°F 197313%5%
Dec 2849°F21°F66°F 19803°F 197413%5%
Dec 2949°F21°F63°F 19738°F 195413%5%
Dec 3049°F21°F63°F 19988°F 195813%5%
Dec 3149°F21°F61°F 20113°F 195813%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pajarito Mesa, 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 6:57 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00290231 (Albuquerque Valley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023050, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.