Ruidoso Downs Weather in December
Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 in over about 5 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
- 48°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 1.54 in
- Snowfall
- 7.2 in
- Record high
- 71°FDec 2, 2008
- Record low
- -15°FDec 29, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 07 min to 9 h 59 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 56%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 9.2 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 | 51°F | 23°F | 66°F 1942 | 8°F 1937 | 15% | 6% |
| Dec 2 | 50°F | 23°F | 71°F 2008 | 10°F 1930 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 50°F | 23°F | 66°F 2001 | 5°F 1931 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 50°F | 23°F | 69°F 2000 | -2°F 2009 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 5 | 50°F | 23°F | 69°F 1939 | 0°F 1921 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 6 | 49°F | 22°F | 66°F 1939 | -6°F 2011 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 7 | 49°F | 22°F | 68°F 1981 | 0°F 1942 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 8 | 49°F | 22°F | 68°F 1981 | -11°F 1978 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 9 | 49°F | 22°F | 68°F 1981 | -1°F 1978 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 49°F | 22°F | 63°F 1981 | -3°F 2012 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 49°F | 22°F | 69°F 1939 | -1°F 1978 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 12 | 48°F | 22°F | 71°F 2004 | -3°F 1923 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 13 | 48°F | 22°F | 65°F 1995 | -8°F 1923 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 14 | 48°F | 22°F | 69°F 2010 | -4°F 1938 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 15 | 48°F | 22°F | 65°F 2010 | -6°F 1987 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 16 | 48°F | 21°F | 66°F 2006 | 3°F 1987 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 17 | 48°F | 21°F | 65°F 2013 | 2°F 1932 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 48°F | 21°F | 68°F 1939 | -7°F 1996 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 19 | 48°F | 21°F | 62°F 2010 | -6°F 1927 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 48°F | 21°F | 64°F 2001 | -4°F 1927 | 16% | 8% |
| Dec 21 | 48°F | 21°F | 65°F 1939 | 2°F 1929 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 22 | 48°F | 21°F | 63°F 1921 | -6°F 1930 | 16% | 9% |
| Dec 23 | 48°F | 21°F | 60°F 1983 | -2°F 1930 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 24 | 48°F | 21°F | 65°F 1977 | -2°F 1923 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 25 | 48°F | 21°F | 60°F 1979 | -14°F 1924 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 26 | 48°F | 21°F | 71°F 1980 | -6°F 1930 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 27 | 48°F | 21°F | 65°F 1980 | 1°F 1987 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 28 | 48°F | 21°F | 67°F 1980 | 4°F 1988 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 29 | 48°F | 21°F | 64°F 2004 | -15°F 1983 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 30 | 48°F | 21°F | 61°F 2011 | 5°F 1983 | 15% | 9% |
| Dec 31 | 48°F | 21°F | 61°F 2011 | 5°F 1936 | 15% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297649 (Ruidoso), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.