Radium Springs climate

Radium Springs Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jornada Exp Range, 21.8 km from Radium Springs

Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 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 Radium Springs, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
77°FDec 12, 1987
Record low
5°FDec 27, 1987
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 10 min to 10 h 04 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 160°F24°F74°F 20007°F 19767%0%
Dec 260°F24°F75°F 197313°F 19797%0%
Dec 360°F24°F76°F 199519°F 19797%0%
Dec 459°F24°F75°F 201718°F 19797%0%
Dec 559°F23°F76°F 199519°F 20098%0%
Dec 659°F23°F74°F 197710°F 20118%0%
Dec 758°F23°F71°F 198011°F 20118%0%
Dec 858°F23°F73°F 197716°F 20058%0%
Dec 958°F23°F74°F 197010°F 19788%0%
Dec 1058°F22°F73°F 199310°F 19788%0%
Dec 1157°F22°F74°F 201013°F 19788%1%
Dec 1257°F22°F77°F 198713°F 19898%1%
Dec 1357°F22°F73°F 202515°F 19898%1%
Dec 1457°F22°F73°F 199512°F 19859%1%
Dec 1557°F22°F73°F 20217°F 19879%1%
Dec 1656°F22°F76°F 20167°F 19879%1%
Dec 1756°F22°F74°F 201615°F 19879%1%
Dec 1856°F22°F71°F 202511°F 19969%1%
Dec 1956°F21°F75°F 198013°F 19969%1%
Dec 2056°F21°F76°F 202515°F 19739%1%
Dec 2156°F21°F77°F 202511°F 19779%1%
Dec 2256°F21°F74°F 202513°F 19739%1%
Dec 2356°F21°F77°F 202513°F 19689%1%
Dec 2456°F21°F76°F 202516°F 19909%1%
Dec 2556°F21°F76°F 202514°F 19739%1%
Dec 2656°F21°F75°F 202518°F 19839%1%
Dec 2756°F21°F74°F 19805°F 19879%1%
Dec 2856°F21°F75°F 19806°F 19879%1%
Dec 2956°F21°F73°F 198013°F 19669%1%
Dec 3056°F21°F72°F 201711°F 19699%1%
Dec 3156°F21°F73°F 202413°F 19699%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Radium Springs, 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 6:52 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:09 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 USC00294426 (Jornada Exp Range), 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.