Sunland Park climate

Sunland Park Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Teresa AP, 14 km from Sunland Park

Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 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 Sunland Park, 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
30°F
Precipitation
0.65 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
76°FDec 20, 2025
Record low
11°FDec 6, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 13 min to 10 h 07 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
24°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°F32°F74°F 201215°F 200610%2%
Dec 259°F32°F75°F 202220°F 200411%2%
Dec 359°F32°F73°F 200523°F 200611%2%
Dec 459°F31°F70°F 201318°F 200611%2%
Dec 558°F31°F71°F 200719°F 200911%2%
Dec 658°F31°F73°F 201211°F 201111%2%
Dec 758°F31°F72°F 202314°F 201111%2%
Dec 858°F31°F72°F 202315°F 200511%2%
Dec 957°F30°F68°F 201519°F 200511%2%
Dec 1057°F30°F74°F 201518°F 200511%2%
Dec 1157°F30°F73°F 201519°F 201211%2%
Dec 1257°F30°F73°F 202520°F 201211%2%
Dec 1356°F30°F70°F 201624°F 200311%2%
Dec 1456°F30°F72°F 201623°F 201811%2%
Dec 1556°F30°F73°F 201620°F 200711%2%
Dec 1656°F29°F75°F 201618°F 201511%2%
Dec 1756°F29°F69°F 200218°F 200311%2%
Dec 1856°F29°F72°F 202517°F 201911%2%
Dec 1956°F29°F73°F 202522°F 200411%3%
Dec 2055°F29°F76°F 202516°F 201211%3%
Dec 2155°F29°F74°F 202523°F 201210%3%
Dec 2255°F29°F76°F 202520°F 200610%3%
Dec 2355°F29°F73°F 202517°F 200710%3%
Dec 2455°F29°F74°F 202116°F 200410%3%
Dec 2555°F29°F74°F 202515°F 202010%3%
Dec 2655°F29°F73°F 202516°F 200710%3%
Dec 2755°F29°F70°F 200616°F 200910%3%
Dec 2855°F29°F71°F 202012°F 201510%3%
Dec 2955°F29°F69°F 200512°F 200310%3%
Dec 3055°F29°F73°F 202415°F 200310%3%
Dec 3155°F29°F71°F 201115°F 202010%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunland Park, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:06 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 USC00298127 (Santa Teresa AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00298127, 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.