Placitas Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 2 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 46°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 0.65 in
- Snowfall
- 2.9 in
- Record high
- 72°FDec 4, 1958
- Record low
- -7°FDec 23, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 18°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 49°F | 27°F | 66°F 1980 | 12°F 1976 | 8% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 49°F | 27°F | 68°F 1942 | 13°F 1976 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 3 | 49°F | 26°F | 65°F 2012 | 12°F 1934 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 26°F | 72°F 1958 | 12°F 1934 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 26°F | 68°F 1958 | 14°F 2011 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 6 | 48°F | 26°F | 68°F 1966 | 9°F 2011 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 7 | 47°F | 25°F | 66°F 1981 | 10°F 1978 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 8 | 47°F | 25°F | 68°F 1977 | 7°F 1978 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 9 | 47°F | 25°F | 64°F 1939 | 6°F 1978 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 10 | 47°F | 25°F | 66°F 1938 | 8°F 1978 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 11 | 46°F | 25°F | 67°F 1987 | 11°F 1978 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 24°F | 66°F 2025 | 7°F 1961 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 13 | 46°F | 24°F | 68°F 1995 | 8°F 1949 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 14 | 46°F | 24°F | 66°F 1946 | 9°F 1945 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 65°F 2010 | 9°F 1945 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 16 | 45°F | 24°F | 62°F 1946 | 5°F 1971 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 17 | 45°F | 24°F | 64°F 1939 | 8°F 1971 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 45°F | 23°F | 65°F 1980 | 6°F 1971 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 19 | 45°F | 23°F | 66°F 2025 | 8°F 1968 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 20 | 45°F | 23°F | 66°F 2025 | 10°F 1973 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 21 | 45°F | 23°F | 69°F 2025 | 8°F 1968 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 22 | 45°F | 23°F | 69°F 2025 | 4°F 1968 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 23 | 45°F | 23°F | 64°F 1955 | -7°F 1990 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 24 | 45°F | 23°F | 65°F 2025 | -2°F 1990 | 7% | 5% |
| Dec 25 | 45°F | 23°F | 64°F 2025 | 0°F 1990 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 26 | 45°F | 23°F | 64°F 2025 | 5°F 1990 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 27 | 45°F | 23°F | 65°F 1933 | 6°F 1973 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 28 | 45°F | 23°F | 66°F 1980 | 3°F 1974 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 29 | 45°F | 22°F | 63°F 1973 | 8°F 1954 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 30 | 45°F | 22°F | 63°F 1998 | 8°F 1958 | 7% | 4% |
| Dec 31 | 45°F | 22°F | 61°F 2011 | 3°F 1958 | 7% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00296911 (Placitas 4W), 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.