Tierra Amarilla climate

Tierra Amarilla Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tierra Amarilla 4 N, 7.4 km from Tierra Amarilla

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.31 in over about 7 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 Tierra Amarilla, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
1.31 in
Snowfall
15.0 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 1932
Record low
-47°FDec 12, 1961
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 41 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
15°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 144°F11°F66°F 1932-26°F 193120%17%
Dec 243°F11°F60°F 1906-18°F 191820%17%
Dec 343°F11°F60°F 1907-22°F 193121%17%
Dec 443°F10°F60°F 2010-32°F 193121%17%
Dec 542°F10°F60°F 1965-33°F 193121%17%
Dec 642°F10°F61°F 1965-37°F 193121%18%
Dec 742°F10°F61°F 1906-22°F 193121%18%
Dec 841°F9°F62°F 1981-24°F 197822%18%
Dec 941°F9°F65°F 1981-27°F 191922%18%
Dec 1041°F9°F59°F 2014-28°F 195122%18%
Dec 1140°F8°F59°F 1939-24°F 201322%19%
Dec 1240°F8°F59°F 2017-47°F 196122%19%
Dec 1340°F8°F58°F 1921-31°F 196122%19%
Dec 1440°F8°F59°F 1921-35°F 193123%19%
Dec 1540°F8°F57°F 1998-30°F 193123%19%
Dec 1639°F7°F57°F 1998-26°F 193123%19%
Dec 1739°F7°F58°F 1976-28°F 193123%19%
Dec 1839°F7°F58°F 1980-20°F 192823%19%
Dec 1939°F7°F58°F 1985-25°F 194523%19%
Dec 2039°F7°F59°F 1953-30°F 192423%19%
Dec 2139°F7°F58°F 1939-35°F 195123%19%
Dec 2239°F7°F60°F 1906-29°F 194923%19%
Dec 2339°F6°F56°F 2005-25°F 194922%19%
Dec 2439°F6°F59°F 1999-38°F 199022%19%
Dec 2539°F6°F59°F 2005-42°F 192422%19%
Dec 2639°F6°F59°F 1980-37°F 191122%19%
Dec 2739°F6°F63°F 1980-33°F 192422%19%
Dec 2839°F6°F57°F 1999-26°F 198822%19%
Dec 2939°F6°F63°F 1980-28°F 191022%18%
Dec 3039°F6°F57°F 2017-28°F 193122%19%
Dec 3139°F6°F61°F 1980-35°F 193122%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tierra Amarilla, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298845 (Tierra Amarilla 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00292608, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.