Shiprock climate

Shiprock Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fruitland, 30.6 km from Shiprock

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in over about 5 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 Shiprock, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.62 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
67°FDec 1, 1999
Record low
-18°FDec 12, 1961
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
63%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 148°F17°F67°F 19998°F 200614%4%
Dec 248°F17°F62°F 20177°F 200614%4%
Dec 347°F17°F63°F 20175°F 200614%4%
Dec 447°F17°F60°F 19582°F 200914%4%
Dec 547°F16°F63°F 19584°F 196015%4%
Dec 646°F16°F60°F 19582°F 195315%4%
Dec 746°F16°F58°F 19495°F 194815%4%
Dec 845°F16°F61°F 1958-2°F 200515%4%
Dec 945°F16°F57°F 19500°F 195315%4%
Dec 1045°F16°F58°F 2015-1°F 195115%5%
Dec 1145°F16°F60°F 2022-16°F 196115%5%
Dec 1244°F16°F58°F 2014-18°F 196115%5%
Dec 1344°F16°F60°F 1948-14°F 196116%5%
Dec 1444°F16°F59°F 20100°F 196416%5%
Dec 1543°F16°F56°F 19501°F 195116%5%
Dec 1643°F16°F57°F 20163°F 200516%5%
Dec 1743°F16°F59°F 20252°F 202216%5%
Dec 1843°F16°F62°F 20050°F 196717%5%
Dec 1943°F16°F60°F 20253°F 196117%6%
Dec 2042°F16°F60°F 20250°F 195117%6%
Dec 2142°F16°F61°F 2025-8°F 195117%6%
Dec 2242°F16°F64°F 2025-6°F 196817%6%
Dec 2342°F16°F60°F 2025-6°F 196817%6%
Dec 2442°F16°F62°F 2025-3°F 196117%6%
Dec 2542°F16°F61°F 2025-2°F 196117%6%
Dec 2642°F16°F59°F 2005-1°F 196117%6%
Dec 2742°F16°F53°F 2017-3°F 196117%6%
Dec 2842°F16°F56°F 2004-2°F 196117%6%
Dec 2942°F16°F62°F 2004-2°F 196618%7%
Dec 3042°F16°F57°F 1949-3°F 196618%7%
Dec 3142°F16°F55°F 1949-1°F 201018%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shiprock, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00293340 (Fruitland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023090, 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.