Tohatchi climate

Tohatchi Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gallup Sand & Gravel, 37.1 km from Tohatchi

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 in over about 6 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 Tohatchi, 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
0.87 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2003
Record low
-17°FDec 31, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 54 min to 9 h 46 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
18°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 148°F19°F66°F 20032°F 200617%9%
Dec 247°F19°F63°F 20212°F 201817%9%
Dec 347°F19°F63°F 2021-8°F 201817%9%
Dec 447°F18°F61°F 2021-4°F 201817%9%
Dec 546°F18°F64°F 2012-5°F 200517%10%
Dec 646°F18°F61°F 2003-12°F 201117%10%
Dec 746°F18°F64°F 20152°F 200518%10%
Dec 845°F17°F62°F 2015-9°F 200518%10%
Dec 945°F17°F63°F 2015-4°F 201318%10%
Dec 1045°F17°F64°F 2015-9°F 200918%11%
Dec 1145°F17°F63°F 2025-1°F 200918%11%
Dec 1244°F16°F64°F 20252°F 201218%11%
Dec 1344°F16°F64°F 20101°F 200118%11%
Dec 1444°F16°F63°F 20101°F 202019%11%
Dec 1544°F16°F60°F 2006-5°F 200519%12%
Dec 1644°F16°F61°F 2013-5°F 200519%12%
Dec 1743°F16°F62°F 2025-6°F 201519%12%
Dec 1843°F15°F61°F 20133°F 201519%12%
Dec 1943°F15°F65°F 2025-4°F 200219%12%
Dec 2043°F15°F62°F 2024-9°F 201219%12%
Dec 2143°F15°F63°F 2025-2°F 201219%12%
Dec 2243°F15°F65°F 2025-2°F 200219%12%
Dec 2343°F15°F61°F 2025-1°F 199919%12%
Dec 2443°F15°F58°F 2005-2°F 200419%12%
Dec 2543°F15°F60°F 2005-7°F 200219%12%
Dec 2643°F15°F58°F 2017-12°F 200219%12%
Dec 2743°F15°F61°F 2017-9°F 200219%12%
Dec 2843°F15°F63°F 2017-6°F 200319%12%
Dec 2943°F15°F63°F 2017-10°F 201219%12%
Dec 3043°F15°F64°F 2017-3°F 201819%12%
Dec 3143°F15°F58°F 2017-17°F 201019%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tohatchi, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00293428 (Gallup Sand & Gravel), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003029, 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.